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Inside Gatwick Airport’s £1.1bn investment programme
Gatwick Airport’s £1.1bn investment plan includes a major terminal extension, automation of check-in, and runway optimisation. Airport Industry Review investigates the major upgrades planned for Gatwick Airport in the next 5 years.
Tackling alcohol abuse at sea
Do cruise operators need to do more to rein in alcohol consumption on the high seas? We find out the effects of alcohol on passengers in the latest issue of Future Cruise.
Pacific Northwest: America’s next high-speed venture?
Stunning shops: key trends for retail design in 2019
As ever more shoppers move online, striking retail design is more important than ever. But as with any industry, trends abound. In the latest issue of Design & Build Review we look at some of the biggest retail design trends for the coming year.
Capturing the Instagram aesthetic in hotels
With the rise of Instagram and competition from Airbnb, hotels are increasingly having to create striking and unique interior designs to attract customers. Charlotte Edwards speaks to hotel experts about the Instagram effect, and what steps designers need to take to help lure in this vital customer base.
White City: the story of Bauhaus in Tel Aviv
In the first of a season of articles celebrating 100 years of Bauhaus, Patrick Kingsland looks at Tel Aviv’s White City – a collection of some 4,000 Bauhaus and International style buildings built in the 1930s by Jewish immigrants and designated a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003
Vancouver: a new gateway for cruises to Alaska
Vancouver is set for a cruise boom with Cunard, Viking Ocean and Azamara planning to offer Alaskan itineraries from the city in 2019. Frances Marcellin looks at Vancouver’s cruise market and the city’s effort to position itself as a major departure point for cruises to Alaska.
Around the world in 1,000km of automated metro lines
In April the world’s fully automated metro lines reached a combined length of 1,000km. From Dubai to Vancouver, via various European cities, Eva Grey explores some of the most modern automated metro networks around the globe.
Meeting the growing consumer demand for locally sourced food products
Consumers are increasingly seeking products that have been sourced within their countries as a way to support local businesses and traditions. Drawing on research from GlobalData, Eloise McLennan examines how the demand for ‘local’ products is impacting the food industry.
Commodities of the future
As the world edges away from fossil fuels and green tech firms jostle for control of key minerals, how will this affect commodities markets in the future? Will gold still be on top, or will clean energy minerals disrupt the markets?
The shipping industry feels the heat of geopolitical crises
As an international sector, shipping is often vulnerable to volatile political and economic forces that can threaten vital access points, shift the volume and direction of trade flows, or send fuel prices surging. Eva Grey takes a look at the world’s most volatile regions for shipping.
The best technologies for predicting earthquakes
A recent earthquake in Papua New Guinea shattered some of the countries most important gold mines, raising the question of what technologies can help miners predict seismic events? We look at the technologies helping miners prepare for the worst.
Touch-free meat packaging sets out to disrupt the market
British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s launched its touch-free plastic packaging for its chicken range, in a bid to encourage millennials to cook at home more often. Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou finds out how ‘touch-free’ packs could disrupt the market.
Smart meters with their heads in the cloud
Rolling out advanced, high-tech smart energy meters is about more than just technology – UK firm Steamaco educates off-grid users in how to manage their energy use, tariffs and understand payment systems.
The Chinese pharma market opens up for business
The Chinese pharma market has always been inward-looking, with foreign investors deterred by an unfavourable regulatory climate. However, the government has implemented a raft of reforms with a view to ‘upgrading’ its life sciences sector. We find out more in the latest issue of Pharma Technology Focus.
Goodbye bartender: Self-serve technology is disrupting the bar business
Meet the bartender of the future: you. Self-serve beverage dispensing technology that has the potential to make the traditional bartender obsolete is beginning to gain a foothold in the market, and a trip to the bar may never be the same. GlobalData tells us more about the emerging technology.