World Economic Forum: Davos
Mid-late January· Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
Why the circuit stops here
A ski village becomes the densest concentration of capital and power on earth for one week, heads of state on stage, the real deals in hotel suites off the Promenade.
The money signal
A thousand-plus private-jet movements into Zurich, St. Gallen and Dübendorf in a single week.
Book around the stop
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Journal
Latest dispatches and guides from this stop.
World Economic Forum: Davos update, 25 October
October 2026 update on the January Davos gathering. The week brings a thousand plus private jet movements into Zurich and St. Gallen.
Read article DispatchWorld Economic Forum: Davos: the money signal, 28 August
Read article GuideWorld Economic Forum: Davos: how the circuit hits Davos-Klosters
Read article Dispatch2026 dispatch: World Economic Forum: Davos
Read articleWho's there
CEOs, sovereign-wealth chiefs, central bankers, and the billionaires who lobby them.
How they arrive
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
- Short-hop helicopter transfers beat the road traffic. This stop is built around its helipads.
On the calendar
Also in January: Palm Beach winter season · ART SG & Singapore Art Week · Sundance Film Festival · Hahnenkamm Races · Snow Polo World Cup · I.C.E. St. Moritz