Influencers are moving to tropical destinations for a new lifestyle and fresh content

Now, as more influencers like LeBlanc fall in love with the places that they visit, Ketut considers their moves a win-win - influencers are able to experience the beauty of Bali every single day and businesses like his are able to thrive because of them.

"Influencers are very good at promoting the island because they want to live here and they feel comfortable with the nature, culture, and social life of Bali," he said. "We welcome whoever brings positivity and promotes our destinations."

Governments also often have a hand in destination marketing campaigns. In 2015, the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau launched the #LetHawaiiHappen campaign on Instagram, utilizing the high reach of well-known travel influencers to inspire people to visit.

And it worked - 65% of people who saw the campaign said they planned to visit the Hawaiian Islands in the next two years, according to Mediakix, an influencer marketing agency.

Critics argue that influencer moves do little to boost local economies. And for locals, the idea of influencers becoming permanent residents of places they moved partly for new content can feel unnerving, according to Andrew J. Padilla, a researcher and educator who has written about the effects of Puerto Rican colonization.

"Our economy is gearing people towards selling more and more of themselves, of their day-to-day experiences. The more influencers advertise how beautiful our home is, the more difficult it can be to remain there," Padilla told Insider.

The Abolish Act 60 Collective was established to educate Puerto Ricans on how bills like Act 60 allow wealthy individuals to profit off of the gradual privatization of the country, especially when it comes to avoiding paying high taxes.

The collective said influencers establishing permanent homes in a place where local elders are fighting to keep their pensions is not only disrespectful but unwelcome by the native community.

"When you have people who are not paying taxes on the same social infrastructure that everybody uses, it's of course going to create a detriment on those structures," the collective's spokesperson said.

Padilla also argues that there's a permanent impact that ripples through the community when foreigners settle in.

"That doesn't mean that influencers are bad people," Padilla told Insider. "In Puerto Rico's context, if you're an influencer and you're trying to get people to move to a U.S. colony, you're asking people to become colonial settlers. You should think about what that means for them and for that place."

I'm shocked that Logan Paul can afford a $13,000,000 home.

What exactly does he DO?

Hes not too bright is he ?

Are YOU influenced by influencers?

These kinds of stories really bring me down.

I know (without a doubt) that I'm smarter than these people, nicer than they are, and more thoughtful.

So why are they so rich and successful.

There seems to be a much different formula for being rich and successful now, than there used to be. And it's AWFUL.

Our new society rewards TRASH for doing NOTHING, except leeching off others, and exploiting them.

Meanwhile, the people who actually WORK for a living are constantly getting fucked over.

It's not right. It's just not right.

Because they’re hot, r5.

This has been another episode of Short Answers to Stupid Questions.

R5 Anything/Anyone that can pool in the attention of consumers can make it big. Companies want someone that can help get the word out to sell their products and if it takes some dumb trash to do it, then so be it. Morality, Intelligence or Nobility of a profession don't really matter. That's why athletes, movie stars, models and now social media stars make bank because they have the most attention of the consumers.

Comparing social media influencers to professional athletes and actors is quite a stretch.

Lol at these morons moving to Bali. Just wait till they get caught with drugs.

[quote]In Puerto Rico, you're motivated to do more and make more money because of the implications that come with it

WTF does that even mean?

There needs to be a federal tax that hits citizens hard, over this bs work around with states and territories. Want citizenship? You pay your fair share. Notice it's usually the type that used the area to prosper, but GTFO when they feel they are wealthy enough.

The US is going downhill quick with the wealrh gap. Don't think they'll give a crap about the poors -- there's places all over the globe, where elites are surrounded by poverty, but they just buy a gate. Hawaii should be really ashamed too, considering they still haven't given natives that promised land back.

[quote] Hawaii should be really ashamed too, considering they still haven't given natives that promised land back.

Absolutely, R12.

Hawaii's government leaders have whored out their land to the highest bidders from china, japan, korea and the u.s. mainland. Only rich people can afford to live there now.

Median home prices are over $700,000, and condos are over $400,000 (not including monthly maintenance fees). People who were born and raised there, have been priced out and forced to move elsewhere.

This is what happens when governments cater to the rich.

And make no mistake: it's happening in BLUE states, not red states.

I guess what that means is that folks in Puerto Rico judge others on a shallow, materialistic basis based on spending, R11. Kind of like Los Angeles!