The Future Laboratory

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Dark Tourism Market

Dark tourism is on the rise as more travellers seek out sites of historical tragedy, offering solemn opportunities for reflection, education and remembrance.

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Luxury

Luxury hotels are thriving in Ukraine

Despite attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid, reduced general supplies and Russian shelling following the invasion in February 2022, the country’s luxury hotels are thriving.

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Food & Drink

Retail-flation Responses

Amid rising inflation and the knock-on effect of the war in Ukraine, retailers are innovating to support consumers’ tightening purse strings.

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Fragmenting Societies

We must act collectively in times of conflict

The war in Ukraine is spotlighting humans’ innate collective behaviour and care in action – an approach that will be vital in a future when war, pandemics and climate disasters become ever-more likely.

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Culture & Media

Using blockchain to hack misinformation in Russia

Amid a rapid increase of media censorship, particularly relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, international non-profit Reporters Without Borders has launched an initiative to cut through misinformation.