The Latino population is the fastest growing in the United States, representing 51% of population growth according to the 2020 census. Latinos are the fastest growing demographic of entrepreneurs in the country. Their buying power is growing 70% faster than non-Latinos, at just over $1.9TN in 2021. If U.S. based Latinos represented a country, they would have
Some have enviable vaccination rates; others have decided that the costs of continued economic and social restrictions outweigh the benefits. Here are five nations to watch closely for how their new strategies play out. Denmark: The country that declared precautions over The Danish government lifted all remaining coronavirus restrictions in the country on September 10,
Chiang Mai, Thailand (CNN) — Prior to the pandemic, Chiang Mai received around four million international visitors a year, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) figures. But the economic effects of Covid-19 on this tourist city and province of the same name in northern Thailand have been nothing short of devastating, with many travel-related
The UK has a traffic light system for foreign travel, categorising countries as green, amber or red based on their Covid-19 risk status. There are 43 destinations listed as green, including latest additions Liechtenstein, Finland, Denmark, Lithuania, Switzerland, Canada and the Azores. Here is everything you need to know about travelling to a green list country,
How much do you know about milk tea, really? You’ve probably had it at your local boba spot. A sugary concoction that can, at its worst, serve less as a drink in and of itself and more as a tapioca delivery system. The thing is though, that kind of milk tea is Taiwanese style. It’s
A traveler wearing a protective mask speaks with an attendant at the Southwest Airlines check-in area at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southwest Airlines on Wednesday introduced new incentives to get staff vaccinated against Covid-19, following similar policies that had been in
Dmitry Marchenko / EyeEm via Getty ImagesThe state of travel is evolving with the pandemic. “Hot vax summer” ushered in a hopeful phase of the pandemic, with increases in weddings, family vacations and other opportunities for travel and socialization. But we’ve also seen a rise in COVID-19 cases and concerns about contagious viral coronavirus variants
(CNN) — Hawaii’s famous Haiku Stairs, sometimes called the Stairway to Heaven, are likely to be removed next year following a Honolulu City Council meeting to discuss ongoing issues with the site. The stairs, whose 3,922 steps wind through a 2,800 foot mountain trail in Kaneohe, on the eastern side of Oahu, were originally built
Before moving to Long Eddy in the Western Catskills to run a distillery, tasting room and line of honey-based food products, the women behind Catskill Provisions, Claire M Marin, Founder and Head Distiller, and Cathy Leidersdorff, Co-Founder and Alchemist, led wildly different lives. Claire grew up in Spain, lived briefly in Brazil, then landed in
(CNN) — Fiji is ready to welcome tourists again by the end of 2021. The island nation had originally intended to reopen its borders to tourists in December, but that date could be moved up as the country’s vaccination program continues. Brent Hill, the CEO of Tourism Fiji, the country’s national tourism body, told CNN
(CNN) — With health experts steering travelers toward outdoor destinations and activities during the pandemic, US national parks have been a natural magnet. More proof of that came in Tuesday. Yellowstone National Park set a record for visits in August, the National Park Service said in a news release. The park hosted 921,844 recreation visits
Grab Holdings cut its full-year earnings projections on Tuesday, citing uncertainties over pandemic-related movement restrictions as Southeast Asia continues to grapple with the virus. The ride-hailing and delivery giant also said that its $40 billion deal with a U.S. special purpose acquisition company is likely to be completed later this year. Grab expects to report
Ferris wheels were once the center of the town fair. Now they are key parts of major metropolitan skylines. But none can top the heights of the Ain Dubai — meaning “Dubai Eye” in Arabic — which is scheduled to open on Oct. 21. With a height of 820 feet, it will be the tallest
Businesses at Malaysia’s prime holiday destination are gearing up to welcome the return of tourists this week, as the country takes an early step towards recovery from a devastating coronavirus crisis. Langkawi, a cluster of 99 islands in the Straits of Malacca, will reopen from September 16 to fully vaccinated travelers as part of a
Yum Brands YUM ’ CEO David Gibbs believes his company and its four brands–KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grill–is in a better position than most of its restaurant peers to contend with the current labor crisis. That labor crisis, by the way, has yielded an all-time high quit rate for restaurant
(CNN) — Updated September 13, 2021: The Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resort has announced it will change its name to Palisades Tahoe, effective immediately. “Today marks the first day of the next chapter of our resort’s storied history,” the resort wrote in a message posted to its website and social media accounts. “While the
(CNN) — It doesn’t seem like that long ago that private jets were considered completely out of reach for anyone who wasn’t obscenely rich or famous — both in some cases. But private aviation has become far more accessible over the years, and there’s been a particularly large shift since 2019. Not only has usage
Anheuser-Busch has joined forces with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Uber UBER to target impaired driving in a just-launched new campaign. This comes just weeks after spirits house Diageo unleashed new virtual tools to spread awareness about impaired driving. The brewing house’s new coalition will utilize all three group’s best assets—Uber’s fleet of safe
In this article BA Two workers walk under the wing of a 737 Max aircraft at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, March 27, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Despite the Covid pandemic wiping out two years of growth for the commercial airplane market, Boeing expects demand for the industry to swell over the next
(CNN) — Despite his surname, Felix Rome never wanted to settle in an urban area. The Salisbury, England native trained as a photographer and eventually landed his dream job — staff shutterbug for a group of safari camps in East Africa. Although Rome was hired to travel between Governor’s Camp‘s properties, the coronavirus pandemic had