Middle East Business Magazine and News - December 2019 - February 2020

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Data, images and conversations flow across our globe in seconds, thanks to the skills of Sir Timothy Berners-Lee. He was the visionary who gave birth, three decades ago, to the World Wide Web. Whilst humanity has been both enriched and debased by the virtual world Sir Berners-Lee could never have envisaged in his electronics lab, people still feel the need to physically travel, explore and connect in person.
And as the Internet has developed, so has the speed and intensity of air travel. In our lead article, The Changing Face of Air Travel, we end 2019 by looking at just how the world’s gaze has become evermore introspective and critical of how we are destroying our ecology and natural habitats. With flights in super competitive markets costing as little as $30, it may come as no surprise that air travel is contributing to the irreparable damage humans have waged on our environment.
This issue covers the increasing popularity of ethical finance, health tourism, planning for early retirement, and whether using your intuition or gut feeling is the best option in business.
We hear from a Palestinian business that places the work it does for local communities at the heart of its strategic planning, and how Jordanian SMEs could be the driver for change the country needs.
With an eye on the future, we also investigate whether businesses can spot potential problems when the Internet of Things really kicks in, and whether payments in cash are being relegated to the history books.
A happy family life creates the stability everyone needs, especially entrepreneurs, as time away from the family is often difficult to manage. In response to this, we take a look at how to help keep your kids happy and our homes safe.
After all, they are our future.