I was having what you could call an evolutionary moment. As I drifted along on a steady current off a south-facing beach on tiny Dayan island, my eyes were being assailed by the dazzling variety of nature. Halfway into a 10-day pre-pandemic cruise, I could now identify many of the […]
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© India Today Group ‘Microscope in one, telescope in another’: Oyo’s Ritesh Agarwal shares expert tip for startups One of India’s youngest entrepreneurs Ritesh Agarwal, 26, has a piece of advice for startups. The CEO and founder of OYO Rooms says involvement in everything is a must for any startup […]
Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. © Provided by The Canadian Press A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to travelling frequently for his company. But nine months into the pandemic, he and thousands of others are working from […]
TAMPA BAY, FL —Tropical storm warning and storm surge watches have been issued for portions of the west coast of Florida including coastal Citrus, coastal Hernando, coastal Hillsborough, coastal Levy, coastal Manatee, coastal Pasco, coastal Sarasota and Pinellas counties. At 10 p.m., a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hurricane hunter […]
Congressional inaction on COVID-19 relief combined with rising coronavirus cases is prompting more restaurants to close up shop for the winter and go into hibernation until warmer weather returns. Many restaurant owners, faced with the prospect of daily financial losses, are choosing to lay off employees until spring when customers […]
BANGKOK — The resort hotel in Thailand got its public apology. The unhappy American guest who spent two nights in jail for criticizing the hotel online got his criminal charges dropped. But it was Tripadvisor, the giant online travel review platform, that got the last word. Wesley Barnes, the American […]
Plans to create a travel window for students to return home for Christmas are “riddled with holes”, the Government has been told. © Joe Giddens Plans for students returning home over Christmas are to be announced on Wednesday (Joe Giddens/PA) Universities in England have been told to switch from in-person […]
© Provided by Hindustan Times Hong Kong and Singapore will start an air travel bubble that will replace quarantine with Covid-19 testing from Nov. 22, officials said in separate media briefings Wednesday. There will be several flights a week on Singapore Airlines Ltd. and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. from that […]
It was January 2020 and our 140+ team had just gathered in a large hotel conference room for another one of our bi-annual offsites. Ahead lay the whole day and night of strategic team alignment and most importantly — relationship building. Today, several months and hundreds of Zoom calls later, […]
Associated Press Published 1:10 a.m. ET Nov. 11, 2020 | Updated 1:10 a.m. ET Nov. 11, 2020 The NHL could go with a temporary realignment of its teams for next season during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league also is contemplating a reduced schedule and temporary hubs. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman […]
Just days after soon-to-be-former President Trump seemingly bungled the name of a press conference location in Philadelphia, the company at the center of the controversy is cashing in on its newfound notoriety. Four Seasons Total Landscaping, the groundskeeping company that hosted Trump’s event in its parking lot, has quickly sold […]
Duties Summary This position is for a contract audit and risk program analyst within the Office of Information Technology, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management and Oversight. The position provides contract oversight, vendor management, contract audit, supply chain management, risk management, and evaluation of contract audit and risk program operation. Learn more […]
Due to the pandemic, the mountain recreation area is limiting the number of lift tickets sold each day. BOISE, Idaho — Bogus Basin is preparing for a ski season in high demand while operating at a shrunken capacity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mountain recreation area will operate at […]
TribLIVE’s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Here are some of the upcoming programs offered at Northland Public Library. Some of the virtual programs require registration online at northlandlibrary.org or by calling 412-366-8100. The library is located at […]
(Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. kicks off the world’s biggest 24-hour shopping binge Wednesday, an annual frenzy of consumption for hundreds of millions that this year will also serve as the best barometer so far of China’s post-pandemic recovery. Singles’ Day debuted in 2009 and has grown over a […]
A look into Butler’s COVID-19 record throughout the fall semester. Photo by Josa Kerns. KATIE DEAN | STAFF REPORTER | [email protected] Nov. 6 marked the 9th week of in-person classes at Butler. After a semester of hybrid and in-person classes, canceled sporting events and lots of mask-wearing, there is much […]
Photo courtesy of The Butler Collegian. JOE KRISKO | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR | [email protected] I’m starting to write this article in the same way I have every other during my last couple of years with the Collegian — later than I should and questioning how I got myself into writing […]
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – Two states were added to Connecticut’s travel advisory list on Tuesday. Maine and New Hampshire were added to the list of impacted locations this week, and no states or territories were removed. The governor’s office said New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island meet the criteria […]
In the midst of a massive third wave of coronavirus cases hitting every state in the country, Americans are weighing how to participate in a time-honored tradition: shopping on Black Friday. Last year, shoppers spent $11.6 billion across Thanksgiving Day and the day after. Shopping this year will definitely be […]
The first successful mining experiment in space has found that crucial metals could be extracted from Mars to help support a colony. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh sent their biomining technology, which uses microbes to extract the elements, to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 shuttle in […]
Staying in a hotel in Agra, the land of Taj Mahal, is one option but what do you do when you are on a fixed budget or have simply run out of options?! Homestays are the latest concept wherein hosts offer some part of their homes or their other properties […]