The road to Davos is treacherous but can yield fruits if leaders are sincere

For years I have longed to come to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum annual meeting. I made it this year.

The flight from Brussels, where I am now based, to Zurich, was smooth and took only one hour. The red lanterns displayed at the Chinese New Year booth in Zurich airport were warm and delightful.

But the trip to my hotel in Lenzerheide, a beautiful ski resort, was a bit intimidating, and it took two and half hours via two trains and one bus. Hotels in and around Davos were so expensive during the forum week that many people had to stay far from the meeting venue.