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Britain’s Late-Night Economy Could Lose 10,000 More Businesses and 150,000 Jobs by 2028 – Chancellor Must Act in Autumn Budget – Hospitality & Catering News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 25, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Britain’s late-night economy is under severe strain. Rising costs, shifting consumer behaviour, and the potential for higher taxation in the upcoming Autumn Budget are pushing venues to the edge. Without urgent action on 26th November, […]

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France: Paris et Lyon ont enfin pris la même décision écologique (et c’est une excellente nouvelle)

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 24, 2025
  • Uncategorized

À mesure que les feuilles chutent et que la lumière se fait discrète sur les quais de la Seine ou les pentes de la Croix-Rousse, une effervescence nocturne s’observe dans les cœurs urbains de Paris […]

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Stars, Safaris, Sleepless Cities: How Night Tourism aka Noctourism Became 2025’s Biggest Travel Trend | Travel – Times Now

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 23, 2025
  • Uncategorized

From aurora-lit Arctic towns to India’s new astro-villages and Asia’s neon-drenched night markets, travellers in 2025 discovered that the world is cooler after dusk, Travel, Times Now Source: Stars, Safaris, Sleepless Cities: How Night Tourism […]

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La noche madrileña se consolida como valor estratégico para el turismo de negocios | EL MUNDO FINANCIERO

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 22, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Noche Madrid participa en IBTM Barcelona, la feria internacional de referencia para la industria de reuniones y eventos que tiene lugar del 18 al 20 de noviembre, presentando la campaña MICE Night, una iniciativa destinada […]

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US: Flagstaff wins prestigious Dark Sky Place of the Year award • Flagstaff

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 22, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Flagstaff wins prestigious Dark Sky Place of the Year award • Flagstaff

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UK: Costs rise; venues fall: Late-Night economy declines 28% since 2020 as industry calls for urgent action – CGA

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 21, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Britain’s late-night economy has suffered a 4.6% contraction in just 12 months, with bars, clubs and casinos under pressure from soaring costs, safety concerns and poor transport. Source: Costs rise; venues fall: Late-Night economy declines […]

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La COP30 dinamiza la vida nocturna de Belém – 17/11/2025 – Economía – Folha

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 18, 2025
  • Uncategorized

La ciudad del norte de Brasil alberga más de 60 eventos paralelos a la conferencia climática Source: La COP30 dinamiza la vida nocturna de Belém – 17/11/2025 – Economía – Folha

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Un año de gestión de la noche | Gràcia | Ajuntament de Barcelona

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 14, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Se cumple el primer aniversario del nuevo modelo de gobernanza nocturna. Los últimos doce meses se han puesto en marcha el Consejo y la Oficina de la Noche y se han intercambiado propuestas y experiencias […]

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Belgium: Louvain et Gand veulent lutter contre le bruit nocturne en projetant des messages au sol – La Libre

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 12, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Louvain et Gand veulent lutter contre le bruit nocturne en projetant des messages au sol – La Libre

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Is Boston the city that sleeps? – The Huntington News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 12, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Source: Is Boston the city that sleeps? – The Huntington News

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Media Links

  • How American Nightlife Went Honky-Tonk – WSJ

    December 27, 2025
  • Thailand leverages nighttime economy to boost tourism-Xinhua

    December 26, 2025
  • Spain: El Centro Cívico Can Deu ofrecerá actividades de ocio nocturno a partir del verano | Info Barcelona | Ayuntamiento de Barcelona

    December 26, 2025
  • The Remarkable Revival of Bingo Night | Vogue

    December 23, 2025
  • 3 ‘night mayors’ on how night-time economies strengthen cities | World Economic Forum

    December 20, 2025
  • France – Éclairage nocturne : Valence élargit ses horaires – Ville de Valence

    December 20, 2025
  • France: Sobriété énergétique en Gironde : après l’extinction, pourquoi ces villes rallument l’éclairage public la nuit

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Lumière ou obscurité la nuit : les élus de Feuquières-en-Vimeu ont tranché

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Nuisances sonores à Bordeaux : « De la Belle endormie au big bazar », les riverains excédés montent au créneau

    December 14, 2025
  • France: Environnement nocturne et lutte contre la pollution lumineuse : Bayeux décroche sa première étoile

    December 14, 2025
  • Música, vida nocturna y estilo en el cine español

    December 10, 2025
  • Paris la nuit : entre fête et voisinage

    December 8, 2025
  • Hô Chi Minh-Ville parachève le système d’éclairage artistique de son centre urbain | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

    December 7, 2025
  • La ville de Buenos Aires modernise son éclairage public et transforme le paysage nocturne dans les rues, places et parcs – Noticias Ambientales

    December 3, 2025
  • « Prohibition nocturne » : le centre de Varsovie interdit la vente d’alcool la nuit

    December 3, 2025
  • AIA New York: Tracing the Evolution of the Chinatown Night Market

    December 1, 2025
  • People nowadays are reluctant to stay out late. Is it killing nightlife? | CBC Radio

    November 29, 2025
  • El Ocio Nocturno y la Cultura: El Ascenso de la Vida Nocturna como Fenómeno Sociocultural

    November 28, 2025
  • France: À Montivilliers, après trois ans d’obscurité l’éclairage nocturne sera rétabli – Paris Normandie

    November 27, 2025
  • France – Gironde : Blanquefort va rallumer la nuit pour lutter, entre autres, contre les vols de câbles en cuivre

    November 26, 2025

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  • Urban Audiovisual Festival
  • Backlots
  • Night Time Economy
  • Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca
  • The Urban Night
  • Progressive Geographies
  • deviantleisure
  • Armando Silva
  • Toby Bennett
  • Urban Sound Space
  • C'est toi ma Ville
  • Geografia Crítica
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  • urbanculturalstudies
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THE SPECTRE LIBRARY PRESENTS: The Pulp and Paperback Fiction Reader

Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

Urban Audiovisual Festival

UAF

Backlots

Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca

Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Progressive Geographies

Thinking about place and power - a site written and curated by Stuart Elden

deviantleisure

exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

Toby Bennett

Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

Mon regard sur Montréal

Geografia Crítica

Laboratório de Prática de Ensino para professores de Geografia

nocionescomunes.wordpress.com/

urbanculturalstudies

the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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