Media

Matthias Zeitler is an entrepreneur and community builder known for developing digital-nomad ecosystems through projects such as Coworking Camp, Coworking Bansko, Bansko Nomad Fest, and Coliving Semkovo.

Over the past decade these initiatives have been featured in international media covering remote work, digital nomads, and new forms of community living. This page provides a selection of representative coverage.

International Press

BBC Travel

Bansko: Bulgaria's unlikely new digital nomad hub

Feature on Bansko's emergence as a major destination for remote workers and the role of community-driven infrastructure.

Euronews

Meet the man who set up a haven for digital nomads in Bulgaria

Profile of Matthias Zeitler and Coworking Bansko, describing the space as one of Europe's most recognised destinations for digital nomads.

Deutsche Welle

Digital nomads discovering Bulgaria

Feature about the growth of digital nomad communities in Bulgaria and the role of coworking spaces in Bansko.

Die Zeit

Digital Nomads in Bansko

German national newspaper coverage of the coworking and digital nomad movement in Bansko.

The Economic Times (AFP) — Bulgaria ski station becomes refuge for digital nomads
Global News (Canada) — Inside Digital Nomad Paradise: How a Bulgarian town became a haven for remote workers
Radio Bulgaria (BNR) — Co-living and co-working: How Semkovo could become a paradise for digital nomads

Television & Video

ARD Mediathek (Germany) — Brave New World: Digital Nomads in Bulgaria (DE)
Galileo TV (Germany) — From Lost Place to Start-Up Hot-Spot: The Best Co-Living Space in the World (DE)
Bloomberg TV Bulgaria — Project transforms Semkovo into a destination for digital nomads
Nova TV Bulgaria — Feature on transformation of socialist-era building into coliving community
YouTube — Banknotes from Real Estate: What will REALLY happen to your money in 2026? (18 experts answered)
YouTube — Bansko digital nomad ecosystem
YouTube — Crafting Remote Coworking Communities with Matthias Zeitler

Film & Documentary

Paradoks Film — Hotel Semkovo (working title) — Cinematic documentary in post production

Business & Industry

Skift — Bulgaria Sees Former Communist Party Hotel Being Converted to a Digital Nomad Co-op
Capital.bg — Buyers from 53 countries in the Bansko real estate market
Capital.bg — A former dispensary in Malo Selo will be transformed into a residential complex an hour from Sofia (BG)
Capital.bg — How Bansko became a hub for digital nomads (BG)
Capital.bg — How Bansko became a destination for digital nomads (BG)
Manager.bg — Not just remote work, but a better life
WorkLife News — Coliving Semkovo and the future of remote work communities
VentureBurn — Digital Nomads Create Co-Living Utopias Across the Globe
Coworking Insights — Digital Nomads Build New Coliving Utopia in Remote Mountain Hamlet
Coworking Insights — Meet the founders of Coworking Bansko

Podcasts

The Maverick Show — Founding Bansko Nomad Fest, Sailing a Catamaran Across the Sea of Bengal and the Impact of Traveling to 100 Countries
Spark Podcast — Building A Nomad Nation: How a $9m "crazy" idea is revolutionizing remote work
That Remote Life — Building a thriving coworking space in Bansko

Regional & Specialized Press

The Recursive — Digital nomads are building their coliving utopia in Semkovo
The Sofia Globe — Digital nomads building coliving project in Semkovo
Vagabond Magazine — Coliving Semkovo: A digital nomad utopia in the Rila mountains
Globetrender — Bansko Nomad Fest takes place in Bulgaria
SofiaLocks — Coworking Bansko CEO on the future of coworking and coliving
Foreigner.bg — Matthias Zeitler, a German digital nomad in Bansko
TravelPressNews — The world's biggest gathering of digital nomads is happening in Bulgaria
Travel Massive — What happened at Bansko Nomad Fest
Travel Massive — Bansko Nomad Fest aims to attract digital nomads to Bulgaria
The Altruistic Traveller — The One With The Digital Nomad Festival in Bansko Bulgaria
Sofia Expats — Bansko Nomad Fest – Practical Guide & Insider Tips

For media inquiries, interviews, or speaking requests: me@matthias.net