A treatment room at the Cordis, Hong Kong. Its Chuan Spa combines traditional Chinese medicine and the latest technology. Cordis, Hong Kong You’re face-down on a heated jade bed, with a hint of Azorean lavender in the air, when it hits you: Your phone hasn’t buzzed in 20 minutes. Above you, floor-to-ceiling windows frame the…
The United Kingdom travel market reached £53.5 billion in gross bookings in 2024, up 7% from the previous year, according to Phocuswright’s latest research report, U.K. Travel Market Essentials 2025. Although growth is expected to moderate to around 5% annually from 2026, the market remains robust—particularly in digital channels. Online penetration climbed to 88% and is…
China’s so-called century baby has died at 25 from heart attack and is being remembered as a talented artist. From the moment she arrived in the world at midnight on January 1, 2000, Xie Yueqian made national headlines. One at the time read: “To the second, the standard century baby has arrived.” Her birth marked…
All three major indices on Wall Street fell sharply to end the week as a new report showed prices are rising faster than expected and consumers are pulling back.Economists say this report reveals consumer anxiety, especially with tariffs. President Donald Trump believes his tariffs will boost prosperity, but many Americans aren’t so sure.Inflation fears drove…
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Hong Kong increasingly positions itself as Muslim-friendly. One way is to improve facilities to meet the needs of Muslim travelers. As of February 2025, 52 hotels in Hong Kong have successfully obtained Muslim-friendly accreditation, and 153 restaurants have received halal certification and are owned by Muslims. The Muslim-friendly accreditation for hotels is…
A woman in China has invented a clever and straightforward method using a rope and a large piece of cloth to create a tent over her hotel bed, aiming to shield herself from potential hidden cameras. Her innovative approach has sparked a discussion about privacy concerns in hotels. The woman, known by her surname Dang…
‘Don’t touch the hotel phone.” I remember saying that to my small twins while traveling the world on vacations. I was terrified they would make a phone call, bearing in mind the colossal charges of outside calls from the guest room. That was in the late 20th century, in a world with no cellphones….
A 21-year-old Chinese man who travelled from Beijing to Hong Kong in 13 days by taking buses and spending only 800 yuan (US$110) on transport has captivated mainland social media. The man, who uses the pseudonym Shen Tie, is a university student from Liaoning province in northeastern China who is studying in Yantai, Shandong in…
In huge pre-inauguration news, tech titan Elon Musk is slated to be the highest bidder on D.C.’s trendy Line hotel. The recently inducted member of President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire boys club plans to turn the desirable Northwest digs with 220 rooms into a “private social club” of sorts, according to multiple sources familiar with the…
A Hong Kong obstetrician who kept more than 20 grams (0.7 ounces) of crystal meth in a hotel room he shared with his boyfriend has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for five drug offences. Counsel for Eric Chan Ho-lam, 32, on Friday asked Magistrate Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong at Kowloon City Court to impose…