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Epicentre Stockholm: where members have microchip implants

2nd October 2016

On a recent trip to Stockholm, Jenny Southan met Patrick Mesterton, CEO of Epicentre, a new coworking space and “house of innovation”. Establishing itself ...

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Four travel trends changing the way we work abroad

25th August 2016

Since launching in 2008, apartment rental platform Airbnb has observed four travel trends that are changing the way we work and manage our time, both at home an...

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Why satnav app Navmii is doing battle with Google

30th July 2016

Navmii chief marketing officer Zoe Laycock tells Globetrender about the future of navigation, how it will make sure you always find a space in a multi-storey ca...

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Digital nomads: the travel trend everyone needs to know about

27th May 2016

Tamara Sword is cofounder of Infltr, an innovative photography app with more than five million filters. Here she discusses the future of digital nomads, in a wo...

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Why What3Words app means you will never be lost again

25th May 2016

Jenny Southan speaks to Giles Rhys Jones, chief marketing officer for startup tech company What3Words, about how it's new geocoding address system means there i...

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From El Bulli to Disfrutar: the new wave in avant garde cooking

12th May 2016

Eduard Xatruch, one of the former head chefs of El Bulli, talks to Jack Southan about the innovations behind his new venture Disfrutar, the Barcelona restaurant...

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Deep dive: Why package holidays are bad for travellers

10th January 2016

Holiday booking site Responsible Travel is urging tourists to "avoid the unadventurous" this year, and instead be bold with their choice of destinations and exp...

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The adventure travel company built on social enterprise

24th December 2015

Bruce Poon Tip is the founder of tour company G Adventures. Here he talks to Globetrender about his new partnership with National Geographic, why social enterpr...

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Eye in the sky: British Airways to launch world’s first vertical cable car

27th November 2015

Brighton resident, Rose Dykins, considers how British Airways’ sponsorship of Brighton’s BAi360 may benefit the attraction It’s been called an eyesore, n...

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Labour of love: working for free, to see the world

11th October 2015

Jack Southan, serial adventurer and freelance travel journalist, discusses the pros and cons of working for free, abroad. People are always looking for the new...

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Digital nomads: the future of working is… travelling

7th October 2015

How many times have you sloped in to your office after the commute from hell, sunk into your swivel chair and thought: “Do I really need to be here?” Rose D...

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Banking on Banksy: what next for Weston-super-Mare?

5th October 2015

With the closing of Banksy’s Dismaland “bemusement park”, Sara Turner reflects on the future of English seaside resort Weston-super-Mare. Well, you've mi...

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Such great heights: the rise of urban exploration

27th August 2015

After climbing to the top of a derelict residential tower in Bangkok, Jack Southan gives an inside view of what's fueling the growing trend for urban exploratio...

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Going alone: why solo travel is more popular than ever

26th August 2015

Launched nine years ago, Wellbeing Escapes' founder and managing director, Stella Photi, she says that 70 per cent of her clients now prefer solo travel. SIT...

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Best job? Cold water surf photographer

2nd August 2015

American photographer Chris Burkard speaks at a TED Talk in March about his passion for surfing in the coldest waters in the world, from the coasts of Chile to ...

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9 ways ‘Globizens’ are changing the world of luxury travel

23rd July 2015

Tammy Smulders, managing partner for leading trend analyst agency Havas LuxHub & SCB Partners, says while much attention being paid to ‘Millennials’ , i...

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