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The global marketplace isn’t short of economic indicators but none’s a more rapid read than hotel occupancy rates.
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A Monocle guide to the most interesting architecture going up in the next year, including a Chilean winery and a healthcare centre in Copenhagen. Plus, one of Finland's greatest furniture designers, Ilmari Tapiovaara,…
The fitness industry appears to be outrunning the economic downturn. At the Fibo trade show in Essen in April, optimism was high – and so was the number of million-euro equipment deals.