Uber über alles? Ride-hailing firm damaged by leaked files
By HEATHER LEAH SMITH
DISTURBING details have surfaced surrounding ride-hailing service Uber’s chaotic global expansion period.
Uber was founded in the US in 2009; within three...
All going well, and green, for London’s Addison Lee
LONDON private hire, courier, and black taxi provider Addison Lee financial results show an adjusted EBITDA of £7.9m for 2021 — two years after...
The birth of the travel subscription model
By DANA DUNNE
THE SIGNIFICANT increase in subscription spending during the pandemic has caught the attention of businesses across the globe. In fact, according to...
The sky’s no longer the limit for zero-emission vehicles
EVs are no longer earthbound, as COP26 has just found out. BV’s Richard Thomas reports on the emergence of the electric passenger plane…
US-BASED sustainable...
Can digital nomad visas enable us to work from anywhere…?
Businesses need to prepare for international remote working, argues KRISTIAN TORODE
THE CONCEPT of digital nomads isn’t exactly new — but a recent visa trend...
Out of this world: Space tourism touchpaper is lit
By HAL WILLIAMS
A BV REPORT on space tourism seemed like a glimpse of a more distant future when it was published in Summer, 2018,...
Blade Runner, move over: flying taxis are on the way
A UNITED States airline is buying flying electric taxis to ferry passengers to airports — a futuristic plan that it hopes to implement within...
Investors give a huge $100m vote of confidence in Airbnb flotation
IN THE biggest US listing of 2020, Airbnb’s first day of public trading has secured a valuation of more than $100bn, with more than...
BA chief ejected as airline navigates Covid turbulence
AILING British Airways has announced a decision to remove Alex Cruz from his position as chief executive.
His place will be taken by Aer Lingus...
Firm that snapped-up troubled Thomas Cook is facing job cuts
THE COMPANY that bought-up 2,000 defunct Thomas Cook shops last October has warned that almost 900 of its staff may lose their jobs.
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