(CNN) — Two years before Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, the Hilton chain of hotels was already planning to welcome guests in space. Hilton, who was then the president of the family business, proceeded to lay out a detailed plan that included both orbiting and lunar hotels. “By 1967, we’d only been doing
Martin Dimitrov | E+ | Getty Images It’s tempting to go on a post-pandemic shopping spree. After a year of hunkering down, skipping vacations and restaurant dining, many Americans can’t wait to start spending again. Just over 50% of U.S. consumers plan to spend extra money splurging or treating themselves, according to a May survey
(CNN) — It may have some of the world’s longest railroads, covering vast distances across its wide-open provinces, but one thing Canada doesn’t have is high-speed trains. Of all the economically powerful countries which make up the G7 — the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the EU — Canada is
Feel Myanmar is a well known restaurant in Yangon, Myanmar, that serves just about every type of Burmese / Myanmar food you can imagine. Read my full post here: http://migrationology.com/2014/09/feel-myanmar-food-restaurant-yangon/ When I asked on a video about some suggestions for where to eat on my latest trip to Yangon, Myanmar, probably the most mentioned restaurant
Tony’s Chocolonely has been ratcheting up sales of its large slabs of guilt-free chocolate across the U.S. for a few years—and, despite a pandemic-induced travel downtown, has been getting some extra momentum by opening in airports as well. Now the Dutch brand is testing a standalone store at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport—which in 2020 became the
Salt water taffy was developed in the late 1800s by Joseph Rowling in Atlantic City. Truth is this taffy has no salt water in it, and instead got its name from its proximity to beach waters, which obviously contain salt. Stores can run about 2,000 pounds of taffy a day. The process starts with corn
The key dates on the travel roadmap Is it legal to go on an ‘amber list’ holiday? The latest rules on hotel stays Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Transatlantic travel must be opened up without delay, according to a coalition of industry bosses. Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Heathrow Airport and a group of US travel
If you’re debating the world’s best dining destinations, Manhattan is all-but-guaranteed to be a part of the conversation. And yet the examples you’d be citing are almost equally as certain to come from 59th Street on down. To wit, as of 2021, all but two of the borough’s 56 Michelin-starred restaurants were located south of
(CNN) — Cultural heritage, great food and… boutique hotels? Some people travel to Iran for its history — the 24 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the country, for starters. Others go for the living culture — the great food and legendary day-to-day hospitality that regular travelers rave about. Thomas Wegmann is a little different. For
Courtesy of the Hawaiian Tourism Authority Partnerships like United Airlines help streamline travel to the islands and avoid quarantine. Hawaii maintains its mandatory 10-day quarantine to travel the islands. Still, partnerships like one with United Airlines allow travelers to bypass the procedure by receiving a negative COVID test within 72 hours of travel. What started
In this article JBLU DAL AAL UAL LUV People ready to fly again may want to prioritize redeeming their airline miles, rather than trying to earn new ones. A glut of unused reward miles may push airlines to change their frequent flyer programs in ways that could disadvantage some customers, warns ValuePenguin, one of LendingTree’s
(CNN) — A Holocaust memorial exhibition billed as the first of its kind has opened in the Middle East. “It reminds us that the unprecedented character of the Holocaust will always hold universal meaning.” Kathrin Meyer, secretary general of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, told CNN. “As we witness the generation of Holocaust survivors sadly
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Beach Road Scissor Cut Curry Rice is a legendary Hainanese curry rice restaurant in Singapore. Get more details here: http://migrationology.com/2016/01/singapore-food/ You hear a lot about Hainanese chicken rice in Singapore, which is considered one of the national and most beloved dishes, but you don’t hear so much about Hainanese curry rice. Beach Road Scissor Cut
We Loved Our Trip to China! Great Food, Awesome Sites & More. This is for Western Tourists Heading to China. Some Advice on the Best & Worst that China has to offer. And just like all countries, the US, England, Brazil there are things you will love (the people, the food, the culture) and things
The restaurant industry is more than 100,000 units smaller than it was in March 2020, when lockdown orders first went into place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Other headlines have been just as grim. The industry has experienced $240 billion in lost sales, for example, as well as rent deferrals, furloughs, layoffs and bankruptcies, employees
We compiled a list of 43 giant foods to eat before you die. This list includes larger-than-life desserts, snacks, and savory meals. Among the favorites are the towering fried pork skin from The Aviary in NYC, the 12-egg omelet from Beth’s Cafe in Seattle, and the giant sushi roll from Deli Sushi & Desserts in
What to do about your holiday to Portugal The key dates on the travel roadmap Is it legal to go on an ‘amber list’ holiday? The latest rules on hotel stays Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Spain is today opening to fully vaccinated travellers from around the world in an attempt to kick
Billionaire Enrique Razon Jr. has taken control of Manila Water from Ayala Corp.—the Philippines’ oldest conglomerate—as the ports and gaming tycoon expands his investments in infrastructure projects. Razon was appointed chairman, president and CEO of Manila Water on June 3 after Trident Water, a subsidiary of Razon’s Prime Strategic Holdings, completed its initial investment of
Most of south-east Asia is reassuringly absent from the UK’s ‘red list’ of countries (with the exception of Sri Lanka, from June 8) so returning travellers are not subject to hotel quarantine restrictions – but does that mean the outlook for holidays is rosy? Unfortunately not, for the most part. All Asian nations currently have their own strict travel restrictions in