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9 January 2025

Episode 691

28 minutes


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We visit two destinations that should factor into your 2025 travel plans. In Portugal we assess the hospitality sector after a record year in visitor numbers, then we tune in to the sounds of Tokyo to hear what sonic attractions await you in the Japanese capital.

9 January 2025

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

How hospitality is keeping up with Portugal’s visitor boom

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Margarida Caldeira from Broadway Malyan describes how her practice’s projects, as well as the hospitality sector as a whole, are responding to Portugal’s record visitor numbers.

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Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

Designing the sound of Tokyo

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Alexandra Strelcova reports on the surprising soundscape of Tokyo and how it might be less anarchic and more planned than you thought.

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