A new report from Credit Suisse detailing global wealth indicates that the US leads the world with 62,800 residents whose wealth exceeds $50 million. This compares to 7,600 Chinese, 5,500 Germans, and 4,700 residents of the UK. Gaining fast is India with 1,800 uber-millionaires. At long last, we now have a working definition of “Super…
Visitors to our wonderful country should understand that we are all totally sleep-deprived in Spain. As journalist Joaquin Pi Yague points out in El Pais, “our night owl culture is hurting our economy.” There has been much modernization in Spain, easily visible to tourists in Madrid and Barcelona. But one thing that has ot changed…
In 2013, the twenty-five highest paid Hedge Fund Managers earned two and a half times the combined income of our nation’s 157,800 Kindergarten teachers. The top four Hedge Fund Managers earned a higher combined salary than the salaries of every Kindergarten teacher combined. This information was highlighted in the annual “Rich List” published by Alpha…
There are still pockets of availability on some of the best escorted luxury tours this summer. The following journeys are part of the Travcoa collection, a series of extremely high-end, personally escorted journeys that have proper pacing, the best available guides, and hotels and meals of five-star quality. Based in California, Travcoa operates tours at…
Wendy Perrin, the nation’s most respected consumer travel advocate and the long-time Consumer Editor at Conde Nast Traveler Magazine, announced her resignation citing differences with the current direction of the publication under its new management team. Just a few days later, Perrin was named to a new position, created just for her, as Travel Advocate…
The Chinese government has been facing increasing pressure to improve the quality of its air and its exported toys. But what about domestically produced foods? In an unusually bold step, the Chinese government has banned food production in an agricultural center of approximately 8 million acres. The ongoing production of fruits and vegetables was banned because…
Travelers landing in Istanbul to begin a cruise or tour, should be advised that, effective on April 10th, Turkish visas will no longer be available for purchase at the airport. E-Visas will be accepted if obtained from authorized Visa services or the Turkish Embassy. Previous visitors to Turkey were permitted to stand in line to…
Last year, we logged 1.6 billion individual domestic vacation trips in the United States. But where do we go? According to the US Travel Association, these are the top five vacation options we chose: # 1 – Visiting Relatives # 2 – Extended Shopping trips # 3 – Visiting Friends # 4 – Seeking fine dining…
Smack in the middle of nowhere northwestern Australia, scientists have recently discovered detectable signs of earliest life on the planet that they are dating at 3.5 billion years. Given current estimates that our earth is 4.5 billion years old, this finding of microbially induced sedimentary structures can now be said to serve as an indication…
According to https://www.malerevue.com.au/male-strip-club/, just over 50,000 people in 30 countries by Men’s Health Magazine, Croatia is the country where sexual activity is most frequent as is the number of partners engaged in such activities. This should present some interesting challenges for the Croatia Tourism Board as they work on their ad campaign to trumpet the…
The rise of the affluent class in China has had interesting repercussions, but the recent attack by some drunken Frenchmen on Chinese students in the Bordeaux region has created a diplomatic tiff of magnum proportions. Six students were brutally attacked while being subjected to racist abuse. This is seen as related to China’s rise as…
Even if you’re not mesmerized by the city’s soaring skyscrapers and monuments, you’ll be blown away by its flourishing arts, food, fashion and nightlife scenes. You can spend your morning browsing Fifth Avenue’s designer racks and your afternoon catching stunning city views from the Top of the Rock Observation Deck. Or, if you’re an art lover, you…
There is a pork shortage in China as a growing middle class is demanding more pork atop their rice. So the China’s largest pork producer, Shuangthui International, just paid $4.7 billion to buy venerable Smithfield Foods, the Virginia-based owners of Smithfield hams.
Just how to get an inbound H-18 Visa approved by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services was made clear in an investigation by Bloomberg.com We like fashion models so over 50% of their visa applications are approved. Only 28% of HB visa requests for computer-related occupations were approved. Nice to have our priorities straight.
Unions in Sweden are protesting the fact that the average Swedish work week has just hit a historic high of 26.2 hours per week. Since this is an average, it means that a substantial number of the Swedish full-time work force is working even less than that. This new report, says one of the major…
An important new DNA study by the Oceana Group has found that 60% of the tuna sold in restaurants and grocery stores in the United States is deliberately mislabeled. The fish normally substituted for real tuna is a far less expensive, oily fish, named escolar. This is a fish known to cause diarrhea in humans. But…
The Disney folks are launching a new series of technology improvements to enhance guest experiences. The initiative is known as MyMagic+. The program, which will first be introduced at Walt Disney World in Orlando will include a new website and dedicated apps. But the innovative part of this is the radio-frequency technology that comes embedded in…
American Airlines passengers can tell you that the airline is flying through some unusually strong turbulence. On September 4th, a federal judge ruled that American’s management could, under the rules of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings, tear up the contract the airline had signed with its pilots. They were also allowed to make some serious benefits…
The Battle of the Burger giants has just ended and the overall winner, based on nationwide polling by the Market Force Information Group, is Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Fuddruckerse came in second, followed by, surprisingly A&W, and Smashburger. The results were based on food quality, service, taste, value, and cleanliness. Five Guys swept every…
Rio de Janeiro has a reputation for explosive nightlife and a hedonistic attitude toward life. But the real trend in Rio is a sharp decrease int he Catholic population and a major growth spurt in the number of evangelical Christians. Catholics now make up just 65% of the population and evangelicals and Pentecostals are now…
We are pleased to take you inside one of London’s top-rated small hotels. The Stafford Kempinski, and the Concierge Desk where you will find Frank Laino. Mr. Laino is one of the most respected Head Concierge’s in Europe. Here are his personal recommendations in London for the busy month of September: Buckingham Palace State Rooms…
Fresh fish has been our culinary safe haven. It is what we eat when we are feeling guilty about the food we actually enjoy eating. After all, fish are not shot up with hormones and quack science. What could be better than fresh fish from the sea? Unfortunately, the National Academy of Sciences doesn;t quite…
It has finally happened. Those folks up north, the ones up in the attic who make so little noise compared to our neighbors down in the basement, have finally, quietly, passed us by. The net worth of the average Canadian household was $363,202 in 2011 compared to $319,970 in the United States. This means that we…
There are always a million reasons to consider a trip to the coastal towns of Maine. There are numerous country inns filled with charm, small villages with nary a tourist, great Atlantic Ocean views and the best ice auger, and easy connectivity to the glories of New England and the eastern Canadian Provinces. But this year,…
The good folks at Visa, Mastercard, and, of course, Amex may be able to enrich their coffers by penalizing their own cardholders for actually using the cards. This could have a major effect on the nation’s second largest industry, travel, since an estimated 92% of all transactions occur by credit card. How did this likely…
It is time to stop beating up on the Greeks and the management of their faltering economy and unwillingness to maintain even minimal levels of competent property and tax records. It turns out that the Greeks do one thing extremely well. They make yogurt the old-fashioned way, more firm and filling than its skinnier American…
Currently, we get more questions about airline strategies than any other single subject. A growing number of your questions have to do with the best ways to make airline arrangements in conjunction with European-based cruises. Here then, is our list of Our Top Ten Air Strategies for “Comfortable Cruise Connections>” 01 – If possible, connect…
The economic future of Europe is tied to issues of current debt fueled by sharply declining birth rates. More people usually means more workers, more purchasers, and higher levels of GDP. But not one European country has current fertility rate that would enable it to maintain its current population into the foreseeable future. The pending…
Well, believe it or not, that country would be Switzerland. While the rest of the world has been busy fighting its wars, politicians from neutral Switzerland have been “improving” life for their citizens. This has translated to mean that certain cantons have made Prostitution legal. But that has caused traffic jams. LTC Office Supplies –…
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