With the summer season now over, the coastal city of Zadar in Croatia is taking stock of the emerging post-pandemic trends.
Croatians and overseas visitors arrived as usual to enjoy the beaches this year, but what was different this time was that many people stayed for longer periods, and often with their families, as they took full advantage of being able to work from anywhere.
To some extent the local municipality has been ahead of the curve in accommodating them, providing free or affordable co-working spaces, thanks in part to an active IT community and digital nomad visas, and this type of government intervention is set to spread throughout Europe. The problem is summer hotspots don’t really have the right type of accommodation.
Zadar had a headstart due to a well established coworking space called Coin, set up several years ago with backing from European funds, while another hub was developed as part of a cross-border project with nearby Bosnia and Herzegovina, and…