Five ways digital nomads can have a positive impact on the places they travel to for work - The Conversation

This sponsored content was created in collaboration with a Skift partner. A traveler lands in a new country and reaches for a phone. The boarding pass, hotel address, ride-hailing app, maps, payment tools, and messages all live there, and every one of them assumes a working connection.

The confirmation email used to mark the end of the sale. For many travelers, it now marks the start of a second round of shopping, and most hotels are not set up to compete in it. New research from Skift and McKinsey & Company finds that 41% of U. S. travelers keep checking prices on their trip after they’ve booked, and 29% keep looking at other options in case something more desirable becomes available.