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Will The Remote Work Boom See A Rise In Digital Nomadism?

The Horizons Tracker

While newspaper headlines have examined the travails of the tourism industry and the impact reductions in business travel is having on the sector, they are not the only group for whom travel restrictions have had a profound impact. There is also a shift underway in our attitude towards tourism.

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London Ranked As The Smartest City In The World

The Horizons Tracker

In total, they assess cities according to nine distinct metrics: human capital, which includes the ability to attract and develop talent social cohesion , which covers the harmony with which different social groups can rub along together economy , which focuses on the current and predicted GDP of the city governance , and how well each city is governed (..)

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The Real Challenge to Turkey’s Economy Isn’t Terrorism

Harvard Business Review

It covers roughly 70% of Turkey’s GDP. Terrorism impacts tourism, but not for as long as you might think. It generally takes a country about 13 months to recover fully from a terrorist attack, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council. That’s less time than from a natural disaster or political unrest.

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New Report: We're Not As Connected As We Think

Harvard Business Review

We recently released the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2012 , which tracks the depth and breadth of trade, capital, information, and people flows across 140 countries that account for 99% of the world's GDP and 95% of its population. The United States, for example, has a serious problem with its trade deficit which needs to be solved.

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A Plan to Revitalize Greece

Harvard Business Review

It can improve its competitiveness by reducing costs in its traditional sectors, such as tourism, agriculture, and trade. Currently, the annual expenditures for research and development (R&D) amount to 0.67% of Greece’s GDP. to 3% of their GDP. In that regard, Greece finds itself at a crossroads.

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London Succeeds in Its Olympic Trials

Harvard Business Review

No sooner had Beijing's flame died than the global financial crisis took British debt levels above 60% of GDP, excluding public intervention in failing banks. million cost of the tower has been covered by the Mittal Family, with a small subsidy from the London Authority looking to drive tourism post-Games.

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Will Greece Exit the Euro?

Harvard Business Review

The devalued drachma might help somewhat by making exported goods and services cheaper, but this may take some time to filter through as Greece's biggest industries are tourism and shipping (15% and 5% of GDP, respectively), which are themselves quite cyclical.

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