Something about Taco Bell seems to inspire strong emotions. I still remember the first time I went to Taco Bell. I was probably 5 years old, arm in a cast from a hubristic encounter with a towering jungle gym. It was dark out when we pulled up to the drive-thru, where there were neon ads
Month: May 2021
Yagi Studio | DigitalVision | Getty Images Needing documents to travel is nothing new — after all, checking in for a flight requires some form of ID and, if you’re bound for somewhere foreign, it’ll have to be a passport. The same goes for car or train trips that cross the U.S. border, where from
Europe to welcome British tourists for summer holidays ‘My Greece holiday has been cancelled – so where is my £12,000 refund?’ Comment: The absurd cost of testing for holidaymakers is another insult to our freedom The destinations likely to feature on the holiday ‘green list’ this summer Why Portugal should be the first country on the
(CNN) — Nupur Gupta was nearing the end of a two-week stint teaching at a yoga retreat in Goa, India. It was February 2019 and the weather was balmy, bathing Goa’s famous beaches in a warm glow. The sea glistened, invitingly. In between yoga practice, Gupta always made time for a swim. On this particular
(CNN) — There are few feelings as liberating as swimming in the open air, below blue skies that stretch all the way to horizon — and now in Dubai you can do it nearly 1,000 feet above sea level. Named in March as the world’s tallest infinity pool inside a building, the rooftop bathing spot
Early on Monday morning, a freelance writer and creative consultant named Scott Frazier came to a rude awakening: “Just got stopped from ordering delivery unless I ‘understand and agree’ that @Doordash employees are not ‘employees’ and ‘acknowledge and agree’ that @Doordash is not a delivery service lol,” he wrote on Twitter. The Tweet was liked
(CNN) — After nearly a year of closed borders, the European Union could open in June to fully vaccinated vacationers from countries with low Covid infection rates in time for summer under a plan revealed on Monday. The easing of restrictions on nonessential travel, which will be welcomed by countries desperate to revive struggling tourism
Ute Londrigan grew up in Germany, helping her grandmother Maria Clancet make homemade fruit liqueurs. When she and her family moved to Westchester, NY, she started making them for family and friends. “It’s common in Germany to make liqueurs,” Londrigan says. “We traveled (as a family) to Asia, and I didn’t really make them until
DC’s iconic (and free) museums have been closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Smithsonian will reopen eight of its facilities to the public in May, starting with the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, Wednesday, May 5. Additional museums and the National Zoo will open
Private jet charter company VistaJet has outlined plans to reach carbon neutrality by 2025 in a bid to get the aviation industry’s sustainability goals off the ground. The strategy includes carbon offsetting schemes contributing to forest protection in Zimbabwe and the Brazilian Amazon, as well as the option for customers to pay extra for sustainable
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As the drinking and dining industry celebrates victories like better-than-anticipated sales and the July 1 full reopening of New York City’s leisure and hospitality businesses, most bar and restaurant owners are still struggling mightily to financially recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Though they got direct relief from the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan Act of
While we were waiting it out on lockdown, counting the days until we could get back to Maui, the Westin Maui Resort & Spa team was busy executing a $120 million transformation. Once I was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, I donned my N-95 mask and hopped a plane to check it out for myself. When
Get ready to saddle up and hit the trail…literally. We’ve negotiated more than $100 in exclusive savings on 2-night getaways at this Old West-style dude ranch near the Grand Canyon’s western rim. You have the option to skip the summer crowds too, as these savings extend all the way into October of 2021. Fully Refundable
In this article L Loews Hotels CEO Jonathan Tisch told CNBC on Friday that he sees indications that large events will return soon, a key piece of the hospitality industry’s recovery from coronavirus pandemic-induced woes. “We are starting to see groups come back. We are very optimistic about group business in Q3, Q4, next year
It seemed like a ready China business-book hit: Juan Antonio Fernandez and Laurie Underwood, two business professors in China, last year updated their successful book from 2006 “China CEO” with a new look at how foreign companies have been faring in the country’s fast-growing economy. “China CEO II” highlights hiring, digitalization and consumer power through
DoorDash announced it is changing to a tiered pricing system for restaurants that allows them to pick from three plans with different commission levels. The company is also lowering pickup commission rates and making changes to Storefront, its ecommerce store product for restaurants. As restaurants emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, fees like this will continue
Vacasa The Home Run House in Warren, Vermont These beautiful rentals are a plant-lover’s paradise. The home gardening trend that bloomed during the pandemic has planted roots for the long term, with nurseries continuing to report record sales as consumers test and refine their green thumbs. Plant-loving travelers looking to take their plant parentings skills
The Biden administration’s recently announced restrictions on travelers from India are unlikely to play a significant role in limiting new coronavirus cases in the U.S., Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday. “Will it have an impact? Perhaps a minor impact on the margins in terms of reducing introductions. It’s not going to dramatically affect our
British holidaymakers are eyeing up the potential travel ‘green list’ – the destinations to which Britons will be permitted to travel this summer without facing quarantine on their return, which could, initially, reach 30. Malta, Israel and Gibraltar have all been placed under the spotlight in recent weeks due to their swift vaccine roll outs: immunisation rates are among