Punta del Este: is Uruguay’s uber-rich ‘gated city’ a glimpse of our urban future?

Astronomic rents and zero public housing keep the haves and have-nots apart in the exclusive Uruguayan coastal city. So is this dystopian ‘paradise’ preempting the path on which other global cities are set?

How to travel when you’re mega rich and super busy

Super rich people don’t take the tube, rarely get a cab and never fly economy. But, when you’re a super-rich businessman/woman one thing you can’t afford to be frivolous with is time. Affluent CEO’s don’t get where they are  today by sitting in queues of traffic or waiting for hours in airport lounges. The financially … Read more