Gabriel Leigh
With its non-profit model, humanitarian airline Bluelight could be a game changer in crisis relief
A new Swiss airline pitching itself as a go-to carrier for crisis response offers an intriguing twist: it plans to be a non-profit. Geneva-based Bluelight aims to kick off operations next year using a…
What zero-emission flying really needs: smarter planes and radically different airports
Aviation's future won’t just be won in the sky - it starts with rethinking everything on the ground.
The Monocle Design Awards 2024
The latest edition of the Monocle Design Awards is here to celebrate the year’s most inspiring and ingenious products, models and structures as they set the standard across private and public spaces.
The business agenda: Swedish snowmobiles, reimagining London’s high streets and Singapore’s special brew
Mobility: SwedenCool runnings An electric snowmobile might sound risky: if its batteries fail in the cold, wouldn’t it leave you stranded on the tundra? But Swedish start-up Vidde says that it has a solution.…
Upgrade your travel plans with an oceanside escape and a tempting train ride across Malaysia
Plus: new flight routes departing from Cape Town, Shanghai and more.
Routes that forward-facing tourism should be taking in 2024
Plus: Some personal perspectives on what makes a tour truly grand be it on wheels, wings, rails or even, as one writer makes the case, on the deck of a cruise liner.
Business
The new special offer on Taiwan’s shopping-mall scene, Ethiopian leather and electric flight.
Business
Balkan holiday woes, Finnish office pods and the heritage brand that is turning heads.
Plane sight
Business aviation is innovating at speed. Ahead of Ebace, the sector’s key trade fair, we spot the high fliers.
Track changes
Marrakech’s latest design hotel in Yves Saint Laurent’s old backyard. Plus: the rail projects that are getting the green light.
