File photo of Chinese New Year celebrations at Melbourne’s Chinatown | Image credit: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons As the Lunar New Year approaches, a travel itch strikes many. Booking.com’s survey reveals that nearly a third (32 percent) of Hong Kong residents are eager to explore global Chinatowns, seeking cultural experiences beyond their…
Ask a travel editor to name the most beautiful place in the world, and you’ll be in for a long, long answer. Ask anyone, for that matter – it’s a tricky question with more than one answer. On a planet home to flamingo-pink lakes in Mexico, vast multi-coloured hills in the USA, green ripples of…
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London Takes The Top Spot – Plus, U.S. Favorite Places for Food, Culture, Solo Travel and More NEEDHAM, Mass., Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Tripadvisor®, the world’s largest travel guidance platform, today announced its first Travelers’ Choice® Awards category for 2025: Best of the Best Destinations. London,…
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – International tourism is taking off again, with the rich claiming the world’s most luxurious places as their designated playgrounds. When money is no object, splurging is inevitable. From lush safaris, opulent resorts, and deluxe cruises to lavish getaways, these millionaires are always vacationing in style. If you’re considering a luxury getaway, here…
These days, it’s more attractive than ever to travel to new places. But what about living abroad in a beautiful location for less than it costs to live in the United States? There are a few cities that are beautiful, fun, and affordable. Each brings its residents something new and exotic, and moving there could…
You wouldn’t be an economics forecaster for quids. Well, maybe you would, given the money they make, never even blinking about their frequent and sudden about-turns. A couple of months back, when the Australian dollar burst through 0.69 US cents, there was no shortage of highly paid currency traders and economists predicting a quick flirtation…
A few years ago, Blackrock carried out a study in which they found that while the average equity mutual fund in the US over a 40-year period produced an annual rate of return of 8.1%, the average investor in the funds made only 2.1%. Blackrock researchers attributed this to the fact that retail investors tend…
A key measure of CEO confidence in China signaled pessimism for the first time since the pandemic even after the nation unleashed a raft of stimulus measures. Sentiment among the country heads of mostly American and European companies dropped to 49, down from 56 in the previous six months, according to a survey by the…
Investment bankers in China are struggling to stay relevant after a tough year for deal-making, deep pay cuts, and widening regulatory probes that have sent a chill through the once-vibrant industry. While their peers on Wall Street are looking forward to bigger bonuses for the first time since 2021, Chinese bankers are bracing themselves for…