As the tourism industry emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic there are clear opportunities for change. But while the financial benefits of tourism are...
Vaccination not the only remedy for African tourism recovery
Posted by Jacques Nel on Nov 12, 2021 2:30:00 PM
If widespread domestic vaccination was the only way to revive international tourism, most African countries would be in big trouble. The continent is...
UK companies must adapt to changing consumers’ behaviour
Posted by Phil Thornton on Nov 4, 2021 3:30:00 PM
In the run up to Cop-26 much discussion has centred on the central role of UK businesses and government directives in addressing challenges...
E-commerce’s COVID boost is a wake-up call for policymakers
Posted by James Lambert on Nov 3, 2021 3:00:00 PM
The digital economy has reached a watershed moment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. From major retailers to start-up entrepreneurs, the internet...
Cities will bounce back
Posted by James Bottomley on Sep 22, 2021 2:00:00 PM
Many major cities around the world—especially in North America and Europe—have been hit disproportionately hard by Covid-19 compared with their...
Don’t fear the robots—but do prepare for them
Posted by Saumya Jain on Aug 19, 2021 3:00:00 PM
Automation and robotization are rapidly transforming industries across the world: The global stock of robots has more than doubled since 2010. This...
Three ways supply chains are evolving (for the better) following the pandemic
Posted by Ben Wright on Aug 6, 2021 5:15:00 PM
For most product-based businesses, the supply chain problems that have defined the Covid-19 era are not going away quickly. Executives must still...
Policy-makers bet on construction to escape COVID economic shock
Posted by Luka Raznatovic on Jul 27, 2021 4:09:49 PM
The construction sector did not escape the coronavirus-induced economic downdraft unscathed. Activity at the global scale fell 1.4% in 2020, with...
Will travel become less globalised in a post-pandemic world?
Posted by Michael Shoory on Jul 23, 2021 12:19:53 PM
Travel and tourism, like many other industries, had become highly globalised in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019 long-haul...
Regime change: should we get used to high inflation?
Posted by Innes McFee on Jun 28, 2021 3:00:00 PM