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It’s inevitable. Every spring, when we compile our annual Hot List of the world’s best new hotels, restaurants, and cruise ships, our staff says, “This latest edition has to be the best yet.” Why we feel so attached when we spend a year traveling around the world, from staying overnight in a converted farmhouse in the middle of an olive grove on the outskirts of Marrakech to aboard the popular cruise line’s inaugural Antarctic voyage You can easily see what is going on. But this year’s Hot List, now in its 28th year, might just be the best yet. Certainly…
Yomiuri Shimbun photoTop: Newly built accommodation facility “Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel” in Urayasu City, Chiba PrefectureBelow: Grand Chateau guest room Yomiuri Shimbun April 24, 2024 14:22 (Japan time) [Chiba]Oriental Land, which operates Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, opened the interior of Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel to the press on Tuesday. A lodging facility will open on June 6th in the newest area of Tokyo DisneySea in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture. The hotel will have the most expensive guest rooms of any hotel at Tokyo Disney Resort, and is expected to be used by Disney fans and…
DIAMOND, Mo. — These are called our nation’s greatest ideas. And this is a special week for the National Park System. While these are great places to visit and explore, the national park system is also an economic engine, generating more than $50 billion in revenue last year. Diamond Carver National Monument is one of more than 400 National Park System properties. And park guide Valerie Baldwin says you might be surprised at how far visitors come from on a typical weekend. “We had people coming from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Texas, Florida and Georgia.” There will be more…
POPE COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) — Groups seeking to turn the Shawnee National Forest into a national park are nothing new.”The people pushing this tried to do the same thing in 1995,” said Cricket Simmons, national director of the Backcountry Horsemen.The Illinois Back Country Horsemen reunited about five years ago and has since grown to an organization of more than 100 people with a mission to improve the landscape.“For the past few years, our group here in Illinois has been volunteering about 3,000 hours a year on the trail,” Simmons said.So it’s no wonder Simmons and the Backcountry Horsemen oppose changing…
Outdoor hospitality specialist Jet Hospitality has expanded into Wyoming with the acquisition of the Virginian Hotel in Medicine Bow and the Park Motel in Powell.The Virginian, a Wyoming landmark for more than a century, will undergo renovations and eventually operate as a “museum-style destination concept,” according to Jet Hospitality. Plans are underway for state-of-the-art food and beverage facilities including a cafe, supper club and fine dining restaurant. The Shiloh Saloon on the property, said to be one of the oldest bars in the state, will be preserved.The Park Motel has also undergone renovations and is scheduled to debut this summer…
According to Abhijit Chakravorty, MD and CEO, the travel, hospitality and entertainment segment accounted for 33% of SBI Card’s total card usage in FY24.9 million.“In our portfolio as of December 2023, in the first nine months, 33 per cent of spend across our various cards was in travel, hospitality and entertainment,” Chakravorty said, adding that travel industry data It added that it shows that “the travel bug is biting Indians” and that Indian travelers are big spenders globally.SBI Cards continues to analyze spending behavior, market expectations and societal trends and what has emerged is an increase in travel, he said,…
Hello from Big Gouge! A new study of the world’s 10 most visited cities finds that tourists pay more to visit New York City than any other popular tourist destination. A study by Rustic Pathways, a student travel company, recently revealed that the average cost of a night’s stay in Gotham has soared to $687 per person. A new study of the world’s most popular tourist cities has revealed that New York is the most expensive of the 10 cities. AFP (via Getty Images) That’s several hundred dollars more expensive than cities like Paris and Rome, which travelers have long…
It has been the center of a long legal battle over land-use planning for years, but now Yukon’s Peel Basin region could be home to a new national park.”This is a very rich ecosystem, but it’s also been our homeland for thousands of years, and it’s important to us that we protect it,” said Grand Chief of the Gwich’in Tribal Council, which is leading the effort. , said Ken Kajkawiczyk.“Being a national park candidate also allows us to tell our story.”On Monday, a feasibility study for the park was released with the Gwich’in Tribal Council, Nacho Nyaku Dun First Nation,…
Business travelers prioritize value for money, connectivity, comfort and well-being when traveling for work, according to a new study, which suggests free Wi-Fi, healthy food options and on-site productivity-enhancing options. functionality is required. New research from Corporate Traveler reveals that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are becoming more selective about their hotel choices as airfares and lodging costs rise and business travel spending increases by an estimated 27% in 2023. did. As corporate travel costs increase and 91% of small businesses continue to travel, business travelers want hotels with remote work facilities and perks to help them maintain balance. Most…
HELENA, Mont. (AP) – A Montana minor league baseball team is accusing the U.S. Department of the Interior of making “unreasonable and persistent” trademark claims in a dispute over the use of its arrowhead logo.The Glacier Range Riders of Kalispell, Montana, a member of the Major League Baseball Partner League, have applied for several trademarks and logos for the team, which begins play in 2022. The logo includes a mountain goat wearing a park ranger’s hat and a bear riding a horse-drawn carriage. A red bus that looks like a Glacier National Park tour bus and an arrowhead with the…