Is It too Late To Get A COVID Shot Before Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving week is here, and there’s a good chance your plans for the food-focused holiday are already in place. But if your plans to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine well …
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Where does methanol poisoning happen? Most incidents are in Asia
Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning after visiting the tourist town of Vang Vieng, Laos, this month. The travelers — two from Australia, two from Denmark, one from …
Thanksgiving meals may be cheaper in 2024 as turkey prices drop
Filadendron | E+ | Getty Images Thanksgiving is a time to gather with loved ones, to show gratitude for life’s abundance — and, of course, to eat. And when it …
Marriott CEO says business is solid amid corporate layoffs
Marriott International’s business operations and growth are solid, CEO Anthony Capuano told CNBC Monday, amid layoffs of more than 800 corporate employees and continued sluggishness in China’s tourism market. “We …
Same-sex marriage in Thailand expected to bring increase in tourists
Thailand’s same-sex marriage legislation, scheduled to come into effect in January 2025, could attract an additional 4 million tourists to the country per year, according to a report commissioned by …
Black Friday deals and discounts to expect this season
A customer visits Macy’s Herald Square store in New York City during early morning Black Friday sales, Nov. 24, 2023. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Typically, the five days beginning …
The top gift to give this season? Travel— if you can figure out how
Forget the headphones, the fuzzy slippers and the espresso machine that cranks out a cold brew. Globally, three out of four Gen Zs and millennials said that rather than a …
A new luxury sleeper train is launching in England and Wales
LVMH-owned luxury hospitality company Belmond will launch a luxury sleeper train next year that will take travelers through the countryside of England and Wales. The Britannic Explorer will run three …
Inbound travel to Japan remains high in the off-peak autumn months
Temperatures are cooling in Japan, but interest in visiting shows no signs of abating, as autumn arrivals continue to outpace pre-pandemic levels. The country welcomed 2.93 million foreign visitors in …
China extends visa-free policy to 9 more countries — including South Korea
From Friday, citizens of nine more countries can enter China without needing a visa to visit. Holders of ordinary passports from eight countries in Europe — Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, …