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Creating Incentives to Reduce Healthcare Costs; Medical Tourism Can Save Us All Money

MishTalk

Graham explains How Domestic Medical Tourism Could Save Us All Money. One of the most under-reported medical success stories in recent years has been the increase in medical tourism: traveling abroad to get high-quality care at a fraction of what it would cost in the United States. And there is no reason to stop at Medicare.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Aerospace is one of the fastest growing markets. While both the size of the market and its growth rate are both large, so is its carbon footprint. The Aviation Market. Ever since the Wright Brother’s famous first flight in 1903, the aviation market has gone nowhere but up. per year over the same period.

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What Cuba’s Economic Evolution Means for Multinationals

BCG

The experiences of China, Russia, Vietnam, and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe have shown that such liberalization can lead to rapid economic growth, along with opportunities for multinational companies and foreign investors to stake an early claim in an untapped market. This article discusses the results of that analysis.

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The Secrets of Retail’s Repeat Top Performers

BCG

The best value creators over time are those that are insulated from e-commerce, capitalize on the growth of emerging markets, and continually evolve their business model. Travel and tourism, consumer durables, consumer nondurables, and fashion and luxury were the other four.

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The Reason Air Travel Is Terrible and So Few Airlines Are Profitable

Harvard Business

Instead of getting into a price war or squabbling over a shrinking market, both disruptors and incumbents find new ways to create value. This benefits customers – both the high-end customers being chased by incumbents, and the low-end or middle-market consumers being served by disruptors — and the industry at large.

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Cuba: A Tourism Conundrum

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Leisure travel to Cuba from the U.S. Several of my friends just returned from a trip to Cuba and I've been reliving their adventures in Havana and Santiago through photos. is still banned, but my friends were able to enter the country through the "people-to-people" program in which visitors interact with Cuban citizens in cultural activities.

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Understanding the Evolving Cuban Consumer

BCG

Restrictions on trade and travel are easing. Cuba has taken steps toward opening its market and loosening the rules governing private businesses, and it has made overtures toward reestablishing international trade. A third will analyze the country’s travel and tourism industry. This article is the second in a series.

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