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Future of Mobility
Back to the future: flying cars are becoming a reality
Decades after we first dreamed of cityscapes filled with airborne taxis, the transport innovation boom could be bringing them to a street near you.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
#Travelgoals: why Instagram is key to understanding millennial tourism
A picture is worth a thousand words to the young globe-trotters of today. Increasingly popular destinations need to get wise if they're to survive.
Role of Religion
Iceland is building its first Nordic paganist temple in 1000 years
Nordic paganism - Ásatrúarfélagið - is Iceland's fastest growing religion.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
Boeing’s new concept hypersonic jet could fly from New York to Tokyo in just a couple of hours
The place could theoretically travel at Mach 5 - that's 3,800 mph - but is still several decades away.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
These are the world's most connected airports
At Heathrow you can make one of 72,000 international connections within 6 hours of arriving.
Global Governance
In Finland, speeding tickets are linked to your income
In Finland, penalties for traffic violations are pegged to taxable income, resulting in some headline-grabbing fines. It’s a model that has also been adopted in other European countries.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
What living abroad does to your self-awareness
Living in a different country changes the way you make decisions, a new study shows.
Gender Parity
Why borders could be the next battleground for gender rights
Gender is one of the globally mandated biographical markers that must be on all passports issued worldwide, along with name, date of birth and nationality. But with the proliferation of b...
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
These three technology trends will change the way you travel
More than 4 billion of us whizzed through the air in 2017. Travellers have never been so demanding.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
Half of all electric cars sold last year were sold in China
A new prediction from the IEA shows the rapid expansion over the next decade.
Information Technology
Could personalised chatbots be the travel agents of the future?
With automation infiltrating every part of our lives, business travel is still dominated by phone calls.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
5 ways holiday hotspots can turn the tide on too many tourists
A tourism industry worth $40 billion a year is a boon to the economy, but a high price to pay for the sanity of citizens. Just ask Italy.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
No one knows when the Hawaiian lava will stop flowing. Here's why
Experts say it could be weeks or even months before the lava stops flowing, while lava insurance is either unavailable or prohibitively expensive.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Tourism is responsible for a staggering 8% of global greenhouse emissions
Flights are the single biggest contributor to tourism’s emissions total.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
This flight from Singapore to New York is set to become the longest in the world
It's all thanks to a new ultra-long distance plane currently under development by Airbus.