A New Tourist Typology Proposal: Digital Nomad

Abstract

It is known that the development of the internet and technology provides many conveniences to people. In particular, people can carry out their work outside the offices in different environments where they can enjoy. These environments can be a cafe or library with the necessary infrastructure, as well as a touristic destination in the country or abroad. This situation is called digital nomadism. This concept argues that people can fulfill their duties even when they are traveling without going to their workplaces. Especially during the Covid-19 pandemic period, it has been seen that most professions can be done remotely outside of the office environment. In this context, the aim of the study is to reveal the theoretical foundations of the concept of digital nomadism. In this context, the aim of the study was to reveal the theoretical foundations of the concept of digital nomadism and to evaluate digital nomadism as a tourist typology. A literature review was made using secondary data sources, and a conceptual framework was created from domestic and foreign sources related to the subject. As a result of the research, there is not study has been found in which digital nomadism, which is a new concept, is expressed as a tourist typology. In this context, comparisons with the tourist typologies of the most well-known Cohen, Plog and Smith were made and their similar and different aspects were revealed. Finally, the characteristics of digital nomadism, which is considered as a tourist typology and proposed, are determined and presented to the tourism literature.