Winter is shaping up to be the new summer when it comes to Mediterranean cruises. Instead of deploying all of their ships to the Caribbean and other balmy destinations when the weather in Europe gets colder, more cruise lines are opting to ply the Med’s waters year-round. And as ships are added, more passengers are…
Inexpensive hotels and swaying palm trees have long attracted travelers to Southeast Asia, but Singapore is doubling down on a different strategy — focusing on increasing tourism receipts instead of traveler arrivals. Officials on Friday outlined a plan to increase tourism revenue in the city-state from a record-breaking $29.8 billion in 2024 to $47 billion-$50…
Home to more than 100 barbecue restaurants and the world’s largest barbecue competition, Kansas City now adds a barbecue museum to its menu. If you’ve ever wondered about the secret uses of rubs, sauces, and cooking techniques that result in succulent meats, the Museum of BBQ, a lighthearted diversion that opens in the Crown Center Shops…
Traffic moves along midtown Manhattan on February 19, 2025 in New York City. Earlier in the day, the Trump administration terminated approval of New York City congestion pricing. Alex Kent | Getty Images New York City's $9 congestion toll on drivers in Manhattan's busiest areas will remain in effect, despite the federal government's Sunday deadline…
Given that we now live in a world where you might be asked by a payment screen how much you'd like to tip at a self-checkout kiosk, it should probably come as no surprise that the matter of gratuities has arisen in airplane cabins. An in-flight tipping prompt did, in fact, come as a surprise…
A slump in air travel to the U.S. is emerging in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs, and it could hit Walt Disney 's important theme park business where it hurts. With international guests accounting for about 20% of Disney's park attendance in Orlando, Florida, and Anaheim, California, according to Barclays, the latest data…
Science fiction led us to believe robots would be flummoxed by trying to process logical paradoxes, such as the sentence "This statement is a lie" or perhaps the idea of "jumbo shrimp." But now that artificial intelligence has actually made its much ballyhooed emergence in everyday life, it turns out the machines can be stopped…
Men work with a jet engine at General Electric (GE) Celma, GE's aviation engine overhaul facility in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. YASUYOSHI CHIBA | AFP | Getty Images RTX and GE Aerospace expect a more than $1 billion impact combined from President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported goods…
A new virus emerges. It has a high infection rate, sickening dozens almost immediately after its discovery. The Trump administration underplays the threat. Sound familiar? History is repeating itself, this time with some new twists and, thankfully, a virus that isn’t as deadly as Covid-19—but is still capable of doing a boatload of harm. Since…
Boeing narrowed its losses in the first quarter and is preparing to raise monthly output of 737 Max jets, as CEO Kelly Ortberg said the planemaker could send some aircraft destined for China to other airlines amid the trade war. Boeing is planning to seek Federal Aviation Administration approval later this year…