Is there a more thrilling way to start a holiday than by racing across the Indian Ocean on a speedboat? It seems unlikely. After I stepped out of the terminal at Malé Airport and onto the zippy inter-island runabout due to take me to SO/ Maldives, it wasn’t long before the malaise of long-haul travel … Read more
Before construction even began, the first priority was to hire a dedicated marine biologist and an environmental manager to get to grips with what, exactly, was already here. What they discovered astonished them. First, there’s everything on land: it’s a wildly popular nesting spot for turtles, as well as home to communities of multiple species … Read more
The wellness program at Bishop’s Lodge casts a wide net. Treatments include acupuncture, sculpting lymphatic drainage facials, Qi Gong, and ayurvedic full body massages juiced with CBD. The Rancho Encantado Four Seasons spa just outside town is a serene escape, replete with billowing white curtains on light plaster, orchids, and a Zen rock and sculpture … Read more
By GAETANE LEWIS | Associated Press NEW YORK — Airbnb said Monday that it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its site around the world by the end of next month. The San Francisco-based online rental platform said it is seeking to “simplify” its security-camera policy while prioritizing privacy. “These changes … Read more
Visitors to Hokkaido’s Niseko mountain resort will be liable to pay up to ¥2,000 ($14) per night on hotel and minpaku private lodging stays under a new accommodation tax program approved Tuesday by the internal affairs minister. The nonstatutory tax approved by Takeaki Matsumoto is set to be introduced in the popular ski spot from … Read more
No less alluring is the intimate library bar, tucked away just off the third-floor lobby. Its cocooning elegance is offset by a ceiling fresco entitled Qui i ricci di mare sono stelle (which roughly translates to âHere sea urchins are starsâ) by artist Simon Buret. The fresco offers a surrealist take on the celestial, playing … Read more
By Sally French | NerdWallet Elliott Brown had booked a two-night stay at The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square. “I booked the room with points, so I had the expectation there would be no payment at all,” he says. On arrival, he learned of a $25 nightly “destination fee.” The fee purports … Read more
Disneyland’s new Pixar Place Hotel is commanding $500 a night for standard rooms and hundreds more for premium rooms and suites with rates that compare and sometimes exceed the more established Disneyland Hotel and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel. The refreshed Pixar Place Hotel officially reopened late last month with three new eateries, a gift shop … Read more
“Aurobindo, I think they have got into some issues with one of their major plants now. I was just listening to them saying that it will be resolved in two-three months,” says Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com.Let us begin by talking some of these pharma names itself. If you track Aurobindo Pharma or Divi’s Lab closely, either … Read more
A rare Pixar character who is part elephant, part cat and mostly cotton candy has parked his rainbow rocket wagon at the Disneyland resort so fans can pose for photos with Riley’s imaginary friend from “Inside Out.” Bing Bong from the 2015 Pixar animated film is now posing for photos at Disneyland’s new Pixar Place … Read more