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The world’s busiest flight routes in 2024
Hong Kong-Taipei is the busiest international flight route, according to a report released Tuesday by aviation intelligence company OAG. The route — which last held that position in 2019 — again tops the list despite seat capacity remaining 15% below pre-pandemic levels, according to OAG’s report. Seven of the 10 busiest international routes in the […]
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Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano: Modest-income households want to travel, but they want value too
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Modest-income households have a strong appetite for travel and “a real desire to find a value alternative,” said Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano, while in Japan following the debut opening of the company’s midscale brand, Four Points Flex by Sheraton, in Asia-Pacific (excluding […]
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‘Many dark times’: How this startup founder overcame self-doubt and started a $100-million-a-year business
Jeffrey Tiong, founder and CEO of PatSnap. Courtesy of Jeffrey Tiong. Many entrepreneurs will say that building a successful startup is costly — both financially and emotionally. Just ask Jeffrey Tiong. The 40-year-old is the founder and CEO of intellectual property and research and development startup Patsnap, a Singapore-based unicorn company that has surpassed an […]
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Copenhagen guarantees happiness to anyone who moves there: ‘We’re confident people will fall in love with life in the GCR’
Denmark consistently ranks among the world’s happiest countries, and most recently was named the No. 1 country for quality of life. If you’ve ever considered a move to Copenhagen in pursuit of nice weather, work-life balance, and competitive pay, now’s your time. This month, The Greater Copenhagen Region launched a marketing campaign for its new […]
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This luxury train ride around the world lasts 59 days, visits 12 countries and costs over $125,000
If traveling around the world by train sounds enticing and you’ve got several thousand dollars to spare, this latest adventure might be the one for you. High-end travel agent Railbookers recently announced its second “Around the World by Luxury Train.” The 59-day itinerary will include riding several luxury trains through four continents, 12 countries and […]
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Grab CEO Anthony Tan gives his no. 1 piece of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
Anthony Tan is the co-founder and CEO of Grab. Courtesy of From the outside, it looks like Anthony Tan’s got it all — the family, the wealthy upbringing and the success. Today, he is the head honcho of one of Southeast Asia’s biggest tech companies, Grab — but he’ll be the first to say that […]
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Japan real wages down again after summer bonus bump, spending falls
In the streets of Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan. Shiho Fukada | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s inflation-adjusted wages fell in August after two months of increases during the summer bonus season, while household spending also declined, data showed on Tuesday, knocking chances of the central bank raising interest rates any time soon. Real wages […]
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Capital A CEO: Creation of AirAsia Group is “an exciting time”
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A, talks about plans to sell its aviation business to AirAsia X. He says the newly formed AirAsia Group intends to go public by December. Source
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Canada and New Zealand are among the 10 best countries for a comfortable retirement—the U.S. didn’t make the list
A recent U.S. News and World Report ranked the best countries for a comfortable retirement based on an international survey of nearly 17,000 people and a subset of 5,900 respondents in their mid-40s and older. The 89 countries were ranked based on the following seven attributes: Affordable Favorable tax environment Friendly A place I would […]
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Spain is the No. 1 country for digital nomads in 2024—see the full top 10 list
Despite post-pandemic return-to-office mandates, remote work persists and and has even helped to reshape cities across the world. Still, some countries are more welcoming to digital nomads than others. Recently, the experts at Global Citizen Solutions released its annual Global Digital Nomad Report, ranking the best countries for digital nomads in 2024. The report looked at 65 countries that identify […]
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