tourism

Meet the man behind Odette — one of three restaurants in Singapore with three Michelin stars

Odette is named after a revered matriach in Chef Julien Royer’s life: his grandmother. “She is really someone very important to me, and the person that actually showed me how much passion, pleasure, happiness and emotion you can give to…

Take a tour inside a Parisian hotel suite that costs $52,000 per night

There are 78 rooms at Paris’ Hôtel de Crillon, but only two “Les Grand Appartements.” The apartments can be combined, along with an adjoining room, to make a three-bedroom mega-suite that covers 335 square meters (3,606 square feet) of the hotel’s…

FYI Philly checks out Yanaga Kappo Izakaya and what’s new at the Philadelphia Zoo

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Alicia Vitarelli and Christie Ileto host a new FYI Philly with stops at the Philadelphia Zoo and new spots for Jewish deli eats and Japanese food. Kevin Yanaga brings Yanaga Kappo Izakaya Japanese dive bar to Philly…

Garozzo’s has served Italian food in Kansas City for 35 years

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Covid caused a ‘massive spike’ in yacht sales — now some of those boats are back on the market

Oleg Breslavtsev | Moment | Getty Images Some pandemic-era yacht owners are headed back for dry land. The pandemic spurred a “massive spike” in yacht sales, said Richard Allen, chief operating officer of the Hong Kong-based yachting company Simpson Marine….

Weaker Yen Keeps Japanese Tourists at Home While Visitors Throng

Once renowned as avid overseas tourists, the Japanese are staying closer to home these days. A weaker yen, high air fares and tepid wage growth are keeping outbound travel stuck well below pre-pandemic levels. Just 1.22 million ventured abroad in…

Delight and hard work meet at Historic Garden Week in Virginia Beach

It didn’t take much convincing for Louise and Greg Battaglia to join in Virginia Beach’s Historic Garden Week last week. Greg designed the North End cottage with oiled white oak floors, handmade clay tiles and a backyard with ipe decking…

Greece in Americans’ top five | eKathimerini.com

Overseas markets, such as the US, Australia, China, Japan, Korea and Canada, from where the air journey to Greece takes more than 10 hours, offer scope for significant further development of Greek tourism. Most of the travelers from those markets…

Travel receipts soared by 24.5% in Jan-Feb | eKathimerini.com

Travel receipts posted a remarkable 24.5% increase year-on-year in Greece in January and February, Bank of Greece data showed on Friday, helping moderate the country’s current account deficit. Therefore travel receipts in the first two months of 2024 amounted to…

Wellborn teacher moonlights as interior designer

Wellborn teacher moonlights as interior designer | Homes | annistonstar.com  The Anniston Star