World Archives - Page 3 of 3 - Globetrender Magazine

Extreme adventure: Mount Everest reopens for business

27th September 2015

This month, Japanese mountaineer Nobukazu Kuriki became the first person to attempt an ascent of Mount Everest since the devastating earthquake in April, which ...

World

5 top emerging tourist destinations: why your next trip could be to Iran

12th September 2015

Jack Southan reveals five emerging tourist destinations, the reasons for their appeal and why they are opening up to Westerners. After decades of accessible gl...

World

Ten top celebrity holiday destinations

6th September 2015

Wth the help of Quintessentially Travel, a specialist in international lifestyle travel management, we have put together a list of celebrity holiday escapes ins...

World

Travel as therapy: Alain de Botton’s ‘psychological atlas’

31st August 2015

Modern philosopher Alain de Botton has revised his best-selling 2002 book The Art of Travel, with a new chapter on how travel can improve our mental wellbeing. ...

World

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...

VoicesWorld

Spending habits of the super rich revealed

24th August 2015

The 2015 Wealth Report from global property consultancy Knight Frank gives an in-depth look into who the super rich really are – and what they are spending th...

IntelligenceWorld

The world’s most liveable cities 2015

24th August 2015

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has published its 2015 Global Liveability Ranking of 140 cities around the world to reveal which ones are best, and worst....

IntelligenceWorld

World’s first suspended swimming pool planned for London’s South Bank

21st August 2015

The dramatic Sky Pool will link the tenth floors of two apartment buildings, and will have a glass bottom allowing swimmers to look down on people 35 metres bel...

World

5 business cities of the future

16th August 2015

By 2050, the United Nations predicts two thirds of the world's population will be living in urban centres, with millions flooding in from the countryside in sea...

World

Which cities are the safest in the world?

8th August 2015

The Economist Intelligence Unit has published its 2015 Safe Cities Index, revealing where the best destinations are in terms of personal safety and infrastructu...

IntelligenceWorld

New York to unveil futuristic park as extension to High Line

1st August 2015

Using jet engines, air conditioned soil and recycled rain water, the 2.4-hectare public park will be a "model for 21st century urban space". Located in Midto...

World

Sharing economy grows as Airbnb expands across Africa

26th July 2015

Private accommodation rental platform Airbnb is working on boosting its presence across the African continent. In the last 12 months alone, it has doubled th...

HotelsWorld

Best cities in the world for innovation

12th July 2015

This year, 2ThinkNow published its Innovation Cities Index 2014, which ranked 445 cities around the planet in terms of how supportive they were of innovation. ...

IntelligenceWorld

World’s most expensive city for office space (it’s not London or NYC)

12th July 2015

The Knight Frank Global Cities 2015 Report shows which cities are the most expensive in terms of commercial real-estate. The Skyscraper Index sees London ran...

IntelligenceWorld