DUBAI: Dubai has been ranked third in the world in terms of being the city to live in for digital nomads, in new research by real estate consultancy Savills, The National reported.
Savills brings out the Executive Nomad Index, which ranks the top 15 cities for long-term remote workers, based on Internet speed, quality of life, climate, air connectivity, and prime rents.
Lisbon and Miami hold the first and second positions respectively on the index.
Helen Tatham, head of residential community sales and leasing at Savills Dubai, said in a statement that “remote working enabled business owners from abroad to make Dubai their main hub.”
The report noted that an increasing number of workers have relocated from the cities or countries where their employers are based as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“UK nationals have long favored Dubai for holiday and work, but the market also benefited from new demand from French, German, Swedish and Swiss buyers,” she said.
Savills said Dubai topped its air connectivity index, with Emirates serving 100 nations.
The consultancy firm said that all the cities included in the Savills index either have a digital nomad visa program, or an equivalent program, or they are already part of a large economic bloc that allows people to move freely for work and living.
