Posts Tagged ‘Virgin’

In Praise of Richard Branson

Monday, February 8th, 2010

You’ve got to hand it to Richard Branson. He keeps on coming up with new ideas. The latest, Virgin Galactic, will send paying passengers into space. In an era in which high oil prices and a shrinking consumer economy are squeezing the conventional holiday industry, Sir Richard has his eye on government support for the space industry to create a whole new concept in tourism. (more…)