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Strange bedfellows
Despite the rise of Airbnb, small independent hotels can co-exist with the homestay giant – but they have to be smart. We highlight intelligent examples and look to the future of the city stay.
Shooting stars
Ambitious entrepreneurs worldwide are starting businesses with one thing in common: good ideas. From a dog walker in Australia to delivery vans in Singapore, here are a few dark horses with bright futures.
Welcome to the land of prosperity and opportunity
New Zealand is welcoming a modern gold rush of international investors and entrepreneurs attracted by the prospects of fresh business opportunities, a warm welcome and an unrivalled quality of life.
On the move
Speedy rail links connecting the Baltics, the first nuclear-power reactor in the UAE and a sea port in Pakistan that is open for business: all are headline projects but will they work?
Staying afloat
Despite a slowdown in the yachting industry, top shipyards and designers are feeling quietly confident.
Sunny outlook
During monsoon season, Oman’s second city turns into a lush oasis in the Arabian desert. Ripe for discovery, it’s ready to give its Gulf neighbours some competition in the year ahead.
Breath of fresh air
Despite being conceived in the 1960s, science-and-technology park Sophia Antipolis remains a green and pleasant blueprint for anyone wanting to do business and think big.
Securing the skies
With Donald Trump’s comments on Nato stoking fears of abandonment, the airbase at Ämari has become a crucial site for policing the Baltic states from above, guarding against an ambiguous Russia.
Driving forces
As cities become choked with traffic, new ways of keeping urban centres moving are being explored. Perhaps surprisingly, the car is still key, with the auto industry fighting back through car-sharing and more.
Seasoned to taste
From keeping a nation’s food culture fresh to shelf space for small-scale producers, here are five food firms with tasty ideas for the year ahead.
