tibetAfter closing the doors to Tibet as the Chinese government feared uprisings around the Dalai Lama’s anniversary of exile, the doors have been reopened.

Apparently the anniversary passed uneventfully after the Dalai Lama requested everyone to approach it peacefully. But it didn’t stop foreigners and media being banned from the area for the whole of March.

There are still Chinese military patrols and foreign press is not allowed to roam freely again but at least the doors are back open.

Airport Retail and the Psychology of Stress: What Makes Travellers Spend?

Airport Retail and the Psychology of Stress: What Makes Travellers Spend?

That overpriced chocolate bar at Gate 14 wasn’t about hunger—it was about control. In this in-depth essay, we explore how Mood Repair Theory explains airport retail behaviour, especially in high-stress domestic terminals, and what airports can learn from global best practice to meet travellers’ emotional needs.