Pedro Alvarez never imagined his high school job delivering filet mignon and sautéed lobster tail to rooms at the Tropicana Las Vegas would turn into a longtime career.But in a […]
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Back to news homeIn Remote Work Era, Hotel Operators Make a Bet on Longer Stays
As a road warrior for 35 years, Tanna Pearman has crisscrossed the country, staying at luxury hotels and roadside motels. Her least favorite are boxy convention hotels with cavernous lobbies […]
Titan Submersible Tragedy Sheds Light on Lack of Safeguards for High-Risk Travel
Mountaineers have long climbed atop Mount Everest, and scientists in submersibles have descended into the Antarctic Ocean. In recent decades, travelers with deep pockets and little expertise have joined these […]
Watch Out for ‘Junk’ Fees When Booking Travel Online
Many of us are desperate to travel this summer after a pandemic stifled our plans for years. But travelers — and I’m sorry to be a killjoy — should beware: […]
Founders of Three Arrows, Failed Crypto Fund, Are Living Large
Mr. Zhu said he was tuning out the criticism. On Twitter, he responded to a negative article in The Wall Street Journal by quoting John F. Kennedy: “We choose to […]
China Drops Covid PCR Test Rule for Inbound Travelers
BEIJING — China said on Tuesday that it would no longer require travelers entering the country to show a negative P.C.R. test for the coronavirus, another step toward reopening after […]
How ChatGPT and Bard Performed as My Executive Assistants
Google’s Bard chatbot fared far worse than OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but human assistants might soon be out of their jobs. Read More
Southwest Lost $220 Million Because of Holiday Meltdown
Southwest Airlines lost $220 million in the final three months of last year because of a holiday meltdown that affected an estimated two million passengers, the company reported Thursday.Southwest executives […]
FAA Outage Highlights Fragility of the Aviation System
Tens of thousands of flights were delayed or canceled around Christmas when frigid weather and storms made travel treacherous. But the weather was mostly fine on Wednesday morning when flights […]
As China Reopens Its Borders, Mixed Feelings at Home and Abroad
HONG KONG — Over the past three years, Zhou Wanhui, a Hong Kong resident, has visited her parents in China just three times. Though they live only two hours away […]