The family missing from the nomad photograph

The remote-work postcard includes a laptop, rarely a washing machine. In the research material and editorial kit supplied by the author, Matteo Cerri describes more complex demand: 78.2% of respondents answering the household question imagine staying with a partner, children or other relatives. In a separate question, 72.4% prefer an entire private home or serviced apartment. These percentages cannot be combined to manufacture a single individual profile.

For Sicily, the editorial implication is practical: before marketing a destination to mobile workers, check whether two adults can work in the same home, how services can be reached and what information families receive. These are U Chianu’s operational suggestions, not findings from a Sicilian survey. A two-month stay does not automatically involve school enrolment or permanent registration.

The public NOMAG book introduction ↗ provides a route to the research. Its English-language survey of a deliberately selected audience collected 1,056 responses in June–July 2026, including 981 complete initial questionnaires; valid bases vary by question. It describes that audience, not all digital nomads or confirmed Sicilian bookings. Disclosure: Cerri works through ITS Italy; NOMAG belongs to the same group, which has commercial interests in territorial and relocation services.