Flight 25 Aug 1919: 1st international scheduled flight from Hounslow, London to Paris carrying 1 passenger, leather, grouse & Devon cream. 1976: 1st Concorde supersonic commercial flights with 100 passengers; British Airways to Bahrain & Air France to Rio. 2018: Global passengers 8.8bn, annual increase of 6%. By 2037, Asia’s passengers will exceed N. America…
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Yurt Many uses for Western hi-tech yurts – housing, classrooms, dining spaces, holiday! 2018: UK £2.5bn ($3bn) spent on camping/caravan trips, highest since 2012. 2017: UK – 14.7m nights in tents, 1.3m nights in alternatives like yurts. US – 41.8m people camped, some in their own backyard. Yurts covered in felt/skins used by Central Asian…