Destination for digital nomads

Certification for digital nomad destinations improves the attraction and retention of digital talent, promoting innovation and sustainability in certified cities.

Strategies to attract and retain digital talent

Digital nomads provide digital talent and innovation capacity due to their high qualification and varied experience, demand professional services, give access to international contacts and facilitate the promotion of the destination, by sharing their experiences, and attracting international companies, especially those for which they provide services. They also contribute to generating international networks of professionals and companies, providing valuable opportunities for professionals and the local business ecosystem.

The AENOR model of destinations for digital nomads is the certification solution that makes it possible to make visible and promote the transformation strategy developed by cities and territories in this area, generating the following benefits:

  • Attracting digital nomads, acting as a seal of quality and trust

  • It supports the destination's strategy, helping to align it with the actions and their results

  • It provides operational criteria and indicators valued by digital-nomads

  • Strengthen synergies and relationships between the digital nomad community and local agents

  • Recognition and credibility in the eyes of the agents of the destination

  • Provides an independent and expert external view

  • It promotes an improvement in the destination that benefits the entire population

  • Recognizes efforts made internally and externally

  • Promotes the sustainability of the destination

Certified Destination Certificate for Digital Nomads

The destination certification for digital nomads improves the attraction and retention of digital talent, promoting innovation, sustainability and trust in certified cities.

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Key benefits for digital nomads:

  • Greater security and confidence in the choice of destination

  • Ensures the availability of specialized services, information, communication and care channels, aimed at digital nomads

  • Boost the growth of a digital nomad community

For the granting of the certificate to digital nomads, AENOR's audit team assesses, among other issues, the quality and variety of the services provided to digital nomads, together with the context of each city (communications, business and technological environment with the implementation of international technology companies, climatology, friendliness of the inhabitants, etc.).

 Malaga has become the first city to receive the Digital Nomad Destination certification  . 

Malaga, the first certified destination for Digital Nomads

Malaga is the first city to receive AENOR certification as a destination for digital nomads, standing out for its quality of services, innovation and sustainability, attracting global digital talent.

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Related Industries

This certification is a useful tool aimed at any destination or territory that, regardless of size and location, wants to incorporate digital nomads into its strategy and obtain maximum efficiency and profitability.

The implementation of a strategy for the recruitment and retention of digital nomads, according to the specific characteristics of the destination, helps the responsible entity and the local business ecosystem to focus, organize and systematize the actions.

Our experience

Malaga has been the first territory to successfully implement and certify the AENOR model of destination for digital nomads.

Integration with other systems

Due to its organisation and structure, the Destination certification for digital nomads is compatible and integrable with other management systems applied in the management of the Destination (ISO 9001, UNE 178202UNE 178601UNE 178501, etc.).

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La Opinión de Málaga:

Alicia Izquierdo: "When digital nomads arrive in Malaga, they cease to be digital nomads"

Certified destination for digital nomads

AENOR certification improves the attraction of digital nomads and local innovation.