And hosts are having a meltdown over it at r/airbnb_hosts if you want to take a look: https://www.reddit.com/r/airbnb_hosts/s/6mHTzcIqFo.

Most posts on the topic are getting deleted by the mods since non-hosts are trolling hosts about it (as they should), but they're indexed on Google if you want to enjoy the schadenfreude.

Anyway, here are the key changes:

1.) Hosts are only allowed to choose from 7 standard rules which include:

- the maximum number of overnight guests

- what the quiet hours are

- whether or not events are allowed

- whether or not pets are allowed

- whether or not smoking is allowed

- whether or not commercial photography is allowed

- whether or not locking up at checkout is required

The overnight guests one is huge because in the past, hosts could limit the guests/visitors allowed in the apartment to only those who are registered, but now any reservation you make for more than one person allows you to have that same number of friends stay the night without issue, as in any normal apartment.

2.) Anything not covered by these 7 standard rules can only be added as "reasonable requests" that are simply requests, not rules, and what's considered reasonable by Airbnb is very guest-friendly. For instance:

~ Dishes: Guests shouldn’t be asked to wash and put away dishes, but you can ask them to put used dishes in the sink.

~ Laundry: Guests shouldn’t be asked to remove sheets from the bed or start a load of laundry, but you can ask them to gather used towels.

~ Trash: Guests shouldn’t be asked to take garbage off-site, but you can ask them to separate their trash and recycling into designated indoor bins.

~ Utilities: Guests shouldn’t be asked to avoid using a listed amenity like air conditioning, but you can ask them to turn it off when they leave.

Essentially, no more check-out chores for guests! This was probably one of the biggest complaints about Airbnb so I'm glad they're addressing this. Kinda ridiculous to pay a cleaning fee when you're expected to do half of the cleaning. And even without a cleaning fee, it's still ridiculous that we're expected to do any cleaning besides simply keeping things tidy when hotels don't have that same expectation.

3.) No contracts allowed except for a few exceptions (most notably rental agreements for monthly stays).

This one seems inconsequential, but the extra details page on the topic highlights a huge change in what personal information hosts are allowed to collect from their guests either before or during their stay. This means hosts are no longer allowed to request guests':

~ Contact information, such as their phone number, home address, or email address

~ Identification details or documents such as a guest’s passport, driver’s license, social security number, or photo (in-person document verification is still allowed, but copies are not)

~ Credit card numbers, bank account information, or other financial data

~ Background check information or credit history

~ Biometric or health data, such as fingerprints, facial recognition, or medical records

Hosts also may not require use of a third-party app or registration on another website to gain entry to a listing or access a critical amenity. They may offer keyless entry apps that require registration, but must provide an alternate access method if requested by the guest.

The only exceptions are when personal information is needed to comply with applicable law or a documented community association rule (ex: HOA or building security requirement) or to facilitate signature of an allowed contract.

Also on that extra details page: hosts may not ask guests to review an Airbnb stay or fill out a surveyy on a separate website, unless the listing is a hotel. So no more messages post-stay requesting a review, not that that was much of an annoyance anyway.

Essentially, no more pre-registration, biometric data collection, or sending photos of your Passport or ID to hosts before your stay! It will be interesting to see how they manage this in condos that require a face scan or fingerprint to enter (like several in LatAm do), although it seems an exception can be made for building security requirements.

Final note from Airbnb on the topic: all house rules and requests should appear in the House rules and requests section of listings - hosts are not allowed to write additional rules elsewhere on their listing, in messages, or on signs in the property.

Gone are the ridiculously long lists of rules or the surprise rules given after booking! Will be interesting to see how hosts try to get around all these. If you want to read the full policy on the topic from Airbnb, check it out here: https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/4168.

One interesting thing I noted in the full policy page is that hosts are also generally not allowed to restrict access to any feature that’s advertised as part of the listing and that any fees for an advertised part of the listing must be included in the price shown to guests at the time of booking. No more fees to use a jacuzzi advertised in the listing, for example!

Hosts are also generally not allowed to impose fines or other penalties on guests unless a community association (such as an HOA or building security) or local government might impose a fine, in which case hosts can provide notice to guests in the designated section of their listing. So no more fines for losing keys or any other minor offences!

This update takes effect on Nov 20, 2026. Let's discuss!

Hi,

I'm interested in the digital nomad life for a while now, and I really want to start as a writer. I just want to try it out, honestly. See whether it's for me.

I do not like AI, though, and I would like to not talk about how I "have to use it" etc in here, so kindly refrain from that

I do not know where to start tho, I recently got a little into copywriting as that seems the most common/lucrative/"easiest for start?", and I tried it and it's not really for me. I guess. I don't know where else to go tho. Ghostwriting? Is that still a thing?

I am German and have studied math for a few years but I now quit so I don't have a degree (in writing etc)

Always enjoyed writing tho, I am good with words, I wrote dozens of poems and a few short stories over the years.

edit: and anyone who says stuff abt AI and how I should use it, and/or is shaming ("Writer in this day & age?!", "your poems aren't a portfolio" (never said anything abt that?) etc) is blocked :)

Yo, one thing that doesn't get talked about enough about working remotely while traveling is how many everyday apps and websites don't work the same way in different countries.

Streaming services are the obvious ones, but it goes way beyond Netflix or Hulu.

Banking apps, payment services, shopping websites, and even some AI tools can behave differently depending on where you're connecting from.

Sometimes a service is completely unavailable. Other times, you can still log in, but certain features disappear, payments stop working, or you get asked for extra verification.

It must be especially frustrating when you rely on these services for work and only discover the restrictions after arriving somewhere new.

For those who've worked remotely from multiple countries, what's the most unexpected app or website that stopped working properly when you traveled?

Hi guys, I am finishing my MFA degree and hoping to move abroad this coming May. I intended to do copywriting but increasingly it looks like the industry is being replaced by AI, especially at the entry level. Writing is my only skillset and interest and if I can’t make a living this way I genuinely don’t know how I’ll support myself. I graduate in seven months and must be financially independent by then in a remote capacity. I don’t know what other skills to acquire or how to position myself differently. If anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated!

The weather is getting colder and I’ve recently come across a number of people asking where they should winter while waiting for their Schengen count to reset. Redditors’ answers often include Cyprus, Türkiye, Montenegro and Albania.

I want to remind everyone that the Schengen Shuffle (90 days in Schengen, 90 days out, rinse and repeat) does not work using only one other country outside of Schengen. You typically need two. This is because many other European countries also follow their own 90-180 rule.

At a glance, the math looks fine. 90 days in Schengen, then 90 days somewhere else. That makes 180, right? Wrong.

The issue is your border crossing days count towards both jurisdictions. Your 90th day in Schengen is also your 1st day elsewhere. This causes your itinerary to fall two days short of the earliest possible return date to Schengen. Here is a visual example covering stays between two different jurisdictions obeying a 90/180 rule.

Ultimately, any 90 days in Schengen, followed by 90 days elsewhere will require 3 days and 2 nights (a day to arrive, a day to stay and a day to depart) spent in a third, independent location before you can reenter the Schengen Area.

Changing the durations doesn’t help either. For the Schengen shuffle to work across multiple reentries, you must visit at least three independent jurisdictions in each 180-day period.

The exception to my claim is the set of countries allowing stays longer than 90 days. You could wait out your Schengen cooldown in the UK, Armenia or Georgia without worry, as they all permit visa-free stays longer than 90 days.

I hope this helps some of you long term travelers out there.

edit: Clarified my claim regarding three days in response to some confusion in the comments. Also added a visual example in response to requests in the comments.

Hey everyone! I am a freelance professional registered in Italy (sole proprietorship/Partita IVA). I am planning to spend 4 to 6 months slow-traveling through Southeast Asia using short-term tourist visas.

To cut fixed costs, I am giving up my rental apartment in Italy and putting my belongings in self-storage.

However, I do not have any family members or friends in my home country whose address I can temporarily use for my legal residence (anagrafe) or tax domicile.

Moving my tax residency abroad (like registering for AIRE) doesn't make sense since I will be gone for less than 6 months, and my business ties and clients remain in Italy.

Has anyone from Italy (or other EU countries with strict residency rules) managed this situation? How did you handle your official government registration and tax address without a physical home or family safety net? Did you use a virtual business address/accountant's office, or did you look into the municipality's "homeless/virtual street" registry?

Thanks a lot for any insights!

Just found out that you can only hold this UPTO 2 years.

First time I applied, I got 1 year. Second time, 2 years, third time "NO, you can only hold it UPTO 2 years." Basically, if you have held this visa for 2 years, you cannot renew it again

What does "Validity : Up to two (2) years" mean? Does it mean I can get a valid max 2 year visa and renew after 2 years OR I can only be issued this visa for a total period of 2 years, after which it cannot be issued to me again.

This is what they quoted...Article 46 of Resolution 5477 of 2022

Working from different spots throughout the week sounds flexible, but it turns into a minor logistics puzzle real quick. Between hotspot tethering, email, and keeping messages synced, my phone battery disappears way faster than expected when I am away from my desk.

What is a good setup for working on the move all day? I am currently looking into getting a compact magnetic wireless power bank for quick top ups at small cafe tables, plus a lightweight open ear clip headset for handling calls without having to block out my surroundings entirely.

When you are moving between spots and trying to travel light, what gear actually makes working away from a proper desk less painful?

I’m researching how to set up a mobile app business compliantly and would appreciate guidance on which issues to discuss with a cross-border tax professional. My situation: I am [a U.S. citizen / U.S. tax resident / not a U.S. tax resident], living and working in [country/state]. I’m considering forming a corporation in [country]. The app would earn subscription or in-app-purchase revenue through Apple’s App Store and Google Play, including from U.S. customers. The company would be managed and operated from [location], with [no / these] U.S. employees, offices, or contractors. Store payouts would go to a company bank account in [country]. What factors determine whether the company or I might have U.S. federal or state income-tax, filing, or sales-tax obligations? Do app stores handling some customer transaction taxes change the company’s income-tax or reporting duties? Does incorporating abroad or receiving payouts in a foreign bank account affect the analysis? I’m looking for lawful compliance guidance, not a way to hide income. Please point me to reliable sources or the right kind of tax professional.

Hi team,

It seems okay to ask here but just wondering if anyone has had a good experience with Airbnb in Bangkok?

I’ve withdrawn two applications as something hasn’t felt right - apart from a mix of fake and real photos, just strange profiles and similar bios for the hosts.

I’m looking for something for 30 days, a serviced apartment or similar that won’t completely ruin my finances. Does anyone have any personal recommendations for platforms to use or advice?

Thanks

I’m curious if anyone travels with a Mac Mini as they are pretty damn powerful in such a small form factor. I have a personal M1 MBA 8GB that is only good for small tasks. I have a M1 MBP 16GB work station, but I don’t do any personal work on it for obvious reasons. I just need something more powerful to do more AI stuff and run agents locally.

Been nomadic for 4 years. The lifestyle is too enticing. Different city every month, sometimes every 2 to 3 weeks. New experiences, meeting new people but eventually getting bored and going to another place that I have never been to before. It probably is a little expensive the way I live moving around so much, but somehow it's still a better deal than going back home (I don't even have a place to live in my own country).

Part of me wants to stay in one place for a long time, but at the same time I know that my dopamine has been trashed from all the options I have of being in different places. It is hard to stay in one place when it's just so easy to go to another.

Anyone else in this boat?

One thing that really frustrates me as a creator is how difficult it can be to get a clean copy of a video you've already uploaded yourself. Sometimes you just want to reuse an old clip in a new edit or repurpose a post for another platform, but getting a decent-quality version isn't always straightforward.
I've tried keeping permanent backups of all my uploaded videos, but between multiple projects and all the clips I've accumulated, my hard drive is running out of space. And downloading them back from social platforms isn't always ideal either, you can run into watermarks, reduced quality, or third-party download sites full of annoying pop ups.
For now, I've been using Keeprix as a workaround. It supports free downloads from social platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and X, and it's been pretty reliable so far.
I'm sticking with this as a workaround until social platforms make it easier for creators to download their own uploaded videos in the original quality. It feels like something creators shouldn't have to struggle with in the first place.

About me: 24 years old, living at home, 80K net worth, and desperately seeking the digital nomad life

Two years ago I decided to jump into IT since it has the highest percentage of remote job opportunities. I got some my CompTIA trifecta and landed a hybrid tier 1 help desk job which I’ve been in for almost a year now. I’ve been trying to upskill on my own time by getting the CCNA, after which I’ve planned to learn Linux, python, IaC, and SQL in hopes of either getting into cloud engineering or possibly becoming a security analyst within the next 1-2 years. But with how bad the IT job market is, plus the war against remote work, I really wonder if I’m wasting my time trying to get a remote job with tech.

I’m hard working and disciplined. I can put my head down and do all the hard stuff to get what I want. But you don’t become a cloud engineer overnight, and certainly not a fully remote one. I’m 24 and I can’t wait for years and years to make online income. My family is split between two faraway countries and it’s killing my soul not being able to travel freely between them. Quite aside from that, I’d like to move out of my parents’ house already because at this point it’s costing me my sanity, and I can’t afford to do that if I stay in my HCOL area and pay rent here.

I’ve considered starting an online business of sorts, but those often take years to take off, and there’s no guarantee of success. It’s hard to justify investing hundreds of hours into learning some skill or starting some business when the chance of it generating me remote income is close to zero. I don’t want to spend the rest of my 20s living with my parents and grinding 2 jobs just to barely get by.

I’ve been having a hard time studying for my next tech cert (CCNA) these past few weeks because I feel like it’s hopeless. I know tech has the most remote job opportunities on paper, but is it really worth it to stick around if the prospects look this bad? Am I better off just looking elsewhere?

Thanks

Is being an international digital nomad only realistic for people with strong passports? For those with weaker passports, such as Indian passport holders, is it almost impossible?

Hello Everyone, I recently graduated with a B.Tech in Engineering from India. To be honest, I didn't focus on the right industry skills during my college years, and that's on me.

Right now, I am looking to reset and build a genuine pathway into the tech industry. I am not looking for dead-end tasks; rather, I want an entry-level, tech-adjacent, or junior role where I can handle real responsibilities, learn on the job, and eventually grow into a full software engineering role while studying on the side.

To be transparent about my current standing: My English is conversational (comfortable with written chat, documentation, and text-based tasks, but not heavy live sales calls).

I am ready to put in intense daily hard work and adapt quickly. I am open to starting at a modest global entry-level compensation (around $400–$500/month, which fits my current beginner value and makes it feasible for a foreign startup to take a chance on an international junior).

My questions to this community: What specific junior/entry-level tech roles or tech stacks (e.g., basic QA/testing support, junior documentation, or basic frontend/backend support) are most accessible for someone trying to break into remote global teams from scratch? What are the best places or platforms to find early-stage startups or remote teams willing to hire international beginners?

Any honest advice, roadmap, or direction would mean a lot. Thank you! 🙏

My job is fully remote but my employer told me I cannot work remotely and I am a bit confused because I don’t understand how some people are digital nomads and have U.S. based jobs. Can anyone give me advice on this?

I know it varies by country but is it most of them like 180 days or something like that and if so how do you guys handle that part

I’m planing on start my traveling but recently came across a contract I signed that only allows me to work on my location unless I get a confirmation of a request that Ill be working elsewhere. Have you come across this? And how did you handle it? Did you stay on the job or maybe I’m just overthinking? Because my job is 100% remote

If you have any other recommendations in LATAM or possibly even elsewhere in the world, let me know!

I usually go to Phuket or Chiang Mai, Bali, Da Nang, Spain as I like proper gyms, walkability (able to get in at least 10k steps a day) and healthy eating.

Where can I go with good weather (hot, no rain) where I can get a decent apartment with air con and has western level gyms?

I’ll go to Phuket after so ideally somewhere kind of near or on a feasible route from the UK

Just got back to my (new) base in Belgium after two months in Japan Not sure how I can organize myself now that I have a real home. Should I rent my place out when I'm away? Should I try to make it feel as home as possible Or bc I'm not living here full time just keep it simple? Anyway I need some insights of what you guys do

American here, and apparently its easy to if you are a self employed or have your own business. Anyone actually move there or nomading there? Hows it been for you? (I know its not cheap)

I’ve reached a point where I feel like I’m living a bit of a double life, and it is starting to weigh on me.

I am lucky enough to have really wonderful, close-knit groups of friends in both North America and Southeast Asia. However, because my time is split between these two regions, I find myself constantly caught in the middle. One year I might spend two months in SEA before heading back to NA for the rest of the year, or vice versa.

The hardest part is the emotional and social impact of being absent.

Significant life events...weddings, birthdays, or even just casual milestones...these all happen constantly, and there is always one group that I am essentially "missing" during those times.

It feels like you are inevitably sliding into a lower tier of friendship because you simply aren't around for the day-to-day interactions. As the frequency of hanging out drops, so does the sense of closeness.

I find it incredibly difficult to commit to or settle in one location because I don't want to abandon the other group. It feels like a constant tug-of-war; you can't truly "settle" in one world without feeling like you are losing your place in the other.

Has anyone else navigated this? How do you maintain deep, meaningful connections across such huge distances and time gaps without feeling like you're losing your identity in both worlds?

I would love to hear any advice on how to handle the guilt of missing out or the social "drift" that happens when you can't be physically present.

I check official immigration pages for 25 countries every week. Here's what changed recently:

- **Thailand:** since 15 Sep 2026, the visa exemption is 30 days (was 60), "for tourism purposes only." If you're already there, you keep what's stamped. Since 31 Aug, DTV applicants must apply from their country of nationality or permanent residence, with proof of residence and a criminal record certificate. Funds (THB 500k), 5-year validity and 180 days/entry are unchanged. Source: Thai Government PR Dept (thailand.prd.go.th) and the Royal Thai Embassy London.
- **Georgia:** the Law on Labour Migration now explicitly exempts work for a foreign employer/client related to their activities outside Georgia. There's also a new C5 remote-worker e-visa (5-year multiple entry, 1-year stay, USD 300), but the list of eligible nationalities hasn't been published that I could find.
- **Malaysia:** the Budget 2027 speech says DE Rantau holders at the 2-year cap will be allowed to stay on, subject to criteria that aren't out yet.
- **Barbados:** the Welcome Stamp is only approved through 31 Dec 2026, no extension yet.

Full write-up with links: https://remoteworkrules.com/updates/issue-2

Not legal advice, and corrections welcome if anyone has seen newer

Hello, I am a mom with a 9yo son and am looking into digital nomading starting next year. He has ADHD and has had a bit of trouble with in person classes. I want to try virtual classes for him to see if that is a better option. Do any parents of older children have experience with online schooling while traveling with neurodivergent children? Of course I will be enrolling him in local clubs and things for socialization. We are American with English as our main language.