HURRICANE POLO DRENCHES MEXICO’S COAST AS NOLO TAKES AIM AT HAWAII -Residents along Mexico’s west coast stacked sandbags to fortify beachfront shops and evacuated their homes while Hawaii’s Big Island and Maui braced for potentially catastrophic flooding, as two separate storms swirled in the Pacific on Thursday.
ARE $7,000 A NIGHT CRUISES SUSTAINABLE? -BY WALLACE IMMEN: Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Orient Express, Aman Resorts. Luxury hotel chains seem to have all decided at once to put their oars in the water with new small ships that promise the ultimate in comfort and personalized service.
LISTENING IN: Our favourite Welsh witch -By MICHAEL BAGINSKI/ My recent trip to Wales got me thinking about my favourite song about “an old Welsh witch,” as Stevie Nicks called it.
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A SIX BILLION DOLLAR PAIR: Royal Caribbean and Sandals partnership -Royal Caribbean is diversifying its operations by purchasing a 50 per cent stake in Sandals Resorts for US $3 billion. The joint venture expands Royal Caribbean Group into the land based vacation category, and accelerates the global expansion for Sandals and Beaches Resorts.
IT’S TIME TO TACKLE JET LAG: oneworld says new app can help -The oneworld Alliance is helping customers adjust to new time zones faster and lose fewer days to jet lag on Round the World journeys through a new partnership with Timeshifter – the world’s most-downloaded jet lag app, with more than 1.7 million users.
LUXURY TRAVEL’S NEXT FRONTIER: Ultra bound for Bangkok for next exclusive gathering -The world’s most exclusive gathering for ultra-luxury travel will take place in Bangkok for the first time in 2027 (June 20-24). Hosted at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River in partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, marking the brand’s debut in Southeast Asia.
TOURISTS FLIP FOR FAVELA TOURS IN RIO -As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro – including Canadians taking advantage of new direct flights to the destination – many are looking beyond the city’s iconic landmarks, seeking instead local tours in the city's favelas to learn more about the often-stigmatized territories that are also beacons of urban culture and art.
