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Key trends in Asian and Middle Eastern markets

British schools are increasingly looking at new opportunities and new markets in Asia and the Middle East, but cultural, regulatory and financial restrictions mean that they have to plan carefully. Increasingly, aspirational middle class families want their children to speak and learn in English, but they also prioritise an education that maintains the values and language of their own culture, as Marianne Curphey reports.
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International school openings create more options for families

With well over 15,000 international schools there are more choices than ever available but parents relocating abroad will do well to remember that much of that demand is being driven by locals too

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Short- and long-term accommodation

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AltoVita creates best practice in sustainable corporate accommodation and travel

Corporate accommodation platform AltoVita provides sustainable vision for travel sector with geotagging and data analytics, as their Smart, Safe, Sustainable Innovation Summit sets measurable roadmap to sustainability.
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UK and Germany top serviced apartment openings

HVS’s latest annual Serviced Apartment report for Europe shows the region will see an expected 13,400 new branded units open by 2025. Co-living and connectedness are also significant new trends.
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Brexit moved to EU much lower than expected

Far fewer jobs in financial services based in the UK have relocated to the European Union than originally anticipated in the wake of the Brexit referendum almost six years ago, according to the latest survey.
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