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If Canada’s airports want to get up to speed, they’re going to need to provide a smoother landing
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (57+ words) monocle.com Are you one of those people who are prone to post-party depression? Or are you more the type who can celebrate a grand event, collapse, recover and get on with whatever’s lined up next?… Issue #196 | September 2026...
New approaches, old foundations: How Kyoto is establishing a fresh creative voice
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (546+ words) Kyoto is undergoing a renaissance, as new fashion brands, restaurants, galleries and hotels open their doors. We meet the people weaving history and innovation into a new vision of the city’s future. An expanded collection will arrive in September – part…...
The Visionaries Behind Abu Dhabi’s Post-Oil Transformation
3+ week, 5+ day ago (219+ words) Abu Dhabi is built on oil but the city is morphing into a technology and culture superpower. Who are the visionaries on the ground turning dreams into bricks and mortar? It’s water towers in New York, strobe-lit banks in Hong…...
Dresden's Bid to Become a Luxury Manufacturing Capital
3+ week, 4+ day ago (869+ words) Saxony, once under communist rule, is now a German manufacturing centre for luxury brands. But can its capital, Dresden, become as synonymous with high-end shopping as Paris and Milan? Think of German luxury goods, and Porsche and BMW spring to…...
I loathe airport security. Here???s what I should be taking in my carry-on
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (138+ words) Decanting liquids is one thing but it’s hard to hold back the sarcasm when you’re being interrogated about your holiday haul. When will airport security get a grip on common sense? Besides the sensible desire to inaugurate a secondary filter-lane…...
From the ground up to the rooftops of Lisbon, here’s what has built Monocle into a family
1+ week, 1+ day ago (250+ words) Are you one of those people who are prone to post-party depression? Or are you more the type who can celebrate a grand event, collapse, recover and get on with whatever’s lined up next? On this particular Saturday afternoon, I…...
How ecotourism is making sure the grass is always greener at national parks
1+ week, 2+ day ago (330+ words) From shuttles and walkways to the importance of making a reservation, former US National Park Service director Jonathan Jarvis knows a few ways to make national parks greener – and more profitable – for… The lakeview rooms at the Fairmont Chateau Lake…...
Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths on operating through missile attacks
1+ week, 5+ day ago (246+ words) Paul Griffiths believes that the Gulf’s extraordinary aviation setback will be temporary. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports – the operator managing both Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Al Maktoum International (DWC) – remains optimistic. When Monocle sat down with him, he…...
Live to work or work to live? New York’s hustle culture is a world away from Milan’s slower pace
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (322+ words) Monocle This year I spent part of my summer in New York. It’s a place that’s close to my heart: I lived and worked here for six years as Monocle’s US editor, watching the country lurch from Barack Obama’s final…...
Time flows slowly in Hakushū, giving you plenty of time to stop and sip the saké
2+ week, 1+ day ago (326+ words) Looking to escape the bustle of Tokyo? Hakushū offers an endless stream of saké, single malts and picturesque riverside views. Hakushū was once a rest stop on the Kōshū Kaidō, the highway that carried merchants through this part of Yamanashi…...