Luxury travel
Tourism is roaring back in China. But the $6 trillion consumer market place is digging alone out of a deep slump
BEIJING — China’s usage recovery from zero-Covid is finding off to a stable start out – right after a depressing fourth quarter. When Michelin-starred cafe Rêver reopened Thursday from a Lunar New Calendar year crack, it was entirely booked, reported Edward Suen, chief operating officer of the Guangzhou venue. Reservations for the next 3 days […]
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The Asian nation where 35% of people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again
Everyone is traveling, it seems. Data shows people are traveling more often and for longer periods of time, with many planning big bucket list-style trips this year. But this isn’t the reality for all. Another group of people are quietly emerging from the pandemic with little to no interest to travel anymore. Where ‘never travelers’ […]
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What do hotel ‘star’ ratings really mean? Here’s a breakdown
Ever notice that a single hotel can be rated three, four and even five stars? That’s the case with Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Sands, which is rated five stars on Booking.com, four stars on Forbes Travel Guide and three stars on Frommer’s. This is because star ratings are “not regulated in a consistent way across […]
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What does it get to be a five-star resort? Here is what star scores seriously mean
CNBC Travel examines the this means driving lodge star scores, no matter if travelers can rely on them in the age of the world wide web, and the most important discrepancies concerning 4- and five-star lodges. Ever notice that the identical resort can be rated three-, four- and even 5-stars? Which is the scenario with […]
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Two companies have luxury trains called the ‘Orient Express.’ Here are the differences
The “Orient Express” has been called the “king of trains” and the “train of kings.” Royalty, writers, actors and spies have ridden the original route between Paris and Istanbul, which started in the late 19th century. Author Agatha Christie described the Orient Express as “the train of my dreams.” She set a bestselling murder mystery […]
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Men and women who fly private jets never want to return to airways. But it’s costing them a ton extra than it utilised to
Covid-19. Airport chaos. Lack of available flights. Numerous travelers say those people are the good reasons they ditched airways for private jets through the earlier two yrs of the pandemic. But a new study shows most of the recently transformed aren’t prepared to return to commercial aviation just however. Some 94% of these new to […]
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Need for private jets stays large, but flyers are not joyful about escalating expenditures
ShareShare Posting via FbShare Posting through TwitterShare Report by way of LinkedInShare Article through E mail In accordance to a study by Non-public Jet Card Comparisons, 94% of respondents who are new to the industry program to fly on personal jets in the future, but a lot less routinely than just before. CNBC’s Monica Pitrelli […]
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People with disabilities rate the top 10 cities that are easiest for them to travel around
The Valuable 500, a business coalition, released its list of the top 10 most accessible cities in the world. The report cited a survey conducted among 3,500 individuals with disabilities, who rated cities based on “transport links, proximity of accommodation to attractions, shops, and restaurants, and the availability of information about accessibility.” The survey was […]
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Afraid to cruise? Not at all, say fans who are causing ‘an explosion of bookings’
Outbreaks, port refusals, travelers stuck onboard. Cruise ships dominated the news in early 2020 for all the wrong reasons. Some people predicted the industry would never recover. But cruising fans say: That’s ancient history. “Given a choice, we would be living on the cruise ship for the remainder of our lives,” said Singaporean Peter […]
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The new European vacation? Travelers are returning for trips that are all about food and wine
When Colin and Jenoa Matthes left their home state of Utah to embark on a world tour in 2019, they found themselves drawn to the food scenes in places like France and Italy. “We really loved, especially, the food in all of these different countries … and how local and specialized they were in different […]
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