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Chef Chad Kubanoff moved to Vietnam a decade ago — here are his favorite places to eat
American chef and content creator Chad Kubanoff moved to Vietnam a decade ago, with the intention of leaving within a year. Instead, he fell in love with the food, culture and people — and has made Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 his home. Kubanoff revealed some of his favorite places to eat in the […]
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JetBlue CEO on earnings: Q1 is a trough quarter for us and that’s what we’re seeing
Joanna Geraghty, JetBlue CEO, joins ‘Money Movers’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, if the brand’s JetForward strategy is working, and much more. Source
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Royal Caribbean CEO on earnings: Consumer is really healthy, changing pricing off of demand patterns
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean president and CEO, joins ‘Money Movers’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, the company’s pricing, and much more. Source
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SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation to $2.7 billion, plans fintech push
TravelPerk CEO and co-founder Avi Meir. TravelPerk TravelPerk, a corporate travel platform, raised $200 million from investors including Atomico and EQT in a funding round valuing the firm at $2.7 billion, the company told CNBC. The fresh financing doubles TravelPerk’s market value from January 2024, when it raised $104 million on a $1.4 billion valuation. […]
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Air travel in India remains ‘largely unpenetrated’: IndiGo CEO
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, discusses the airline’s third-quarter results. He says both domestic and international demand for air travel remains “very strong.” Source
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China’s Lunar New Year travel expected to ‘maintain strong momentum’, says analyst
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Yang Lei, China Equity Research Analyst at CGI, explains why there’s been consistent growth in Chinese travel, despite citizens being generally more cautious with their spending. Source
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JetBlue offers some pilots early retirement packages, union says
A passenger arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 21, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. Alex Wong | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is offering early retirement packages to some of its pilots, their labor union told members on Friday. The carrier has been working to cut costs and raise up revenue with initiatives such […]
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He bought an abandoned tin mine in Phuket in 1984. Now, his hotel chain is worth over $200 million
Ho Kwon Ping is the co-founder and executive chairman of Banyan Group. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Growing up, Ho Kwon Ping didn’t think he’d become a businessman, let alone a hotel tycoon. “I had not always wanted to be an entrepreneur,” he told CNBC Make It. “It’s just that the few times where […]
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‘The best experience’: He’s been on 30 trips with a company that links travelers who can see with those who can’t
Glyn Evans has been on 30 trips with the same travel company, but he can still pinpoint the moment that stands out as his favorite. During a trip to Las Vegas, he served as best man for a couple on the same tour who got married on a whim. Yet unlike most weddings, the bride […]
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Goldman Sachs sees ‘significant’ investment opportunities as the population ages
The world is getting older — and with that demographic change comes “significant” investment opportunities, according to Goldman Sachs. Fertility rates are declining and people are living longer, resulting in an older demographic taking a larger share of the total population. The global population is expected to rise by about 20% through 2050, said analyst […]
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