We are pleased to announce that we are now running a podcast, which you can find here, or you can listen and subscribe over at SoundCloud. In these podcasts we aim to bring you the latest in thought from around…
Promotional image from Disney for its Shanghai park opening. Walt Disney World and Resorts Zhou Jian, a 26-year-old folk dancer, dreams of a stage career, and he believes the Magic Kingdom can help him get there.Zhou recently made the 14-hour…
TO see Beijing today, the city appears to be in a perpetual state of growth. New shops, bars, restaurants, businesses and social events spring up all the time. It’s hard to believe that only a few decades ago, Beijing was…
Still from a new advertisement for Michigan tourism featuring the city of Detroit. Pure Michigan / YouTube The newest installment of the Pure Michigan advertising campaign that seeks to attract tourists to the state features Detroit, describing it as a…
Greetings, humans! It’s your favorite canine here, checking in with my latest update dlog update. (Get it? dog blog? Try to keep up, guys — your brains are bigger than mine, though I have some thoughts on quality over quantity…
Each month, we feature a reader on our community forum as a way to inspire others and remind potential travelers that people from all walks of life go out and explore their world! Today, I want to share the story…
The sophisticated Asian luxury traveler is looking beyond luxury shopping. In 2015, China produced 120 million outbound tourists—who spent an estimated US$229 billion on shopping overseas, leaving the rest of the world way behind. Their top purchases? Fashion and accessories.The…
SHAREHOLDERS have voted to approve a merger between Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts, putting the companies on track to become the world’s largest hotel chain.Starwood shareholders are set to receive 0.8 share of Marriott common stock and US$21…
IF poor reception is a pet peeve of yours when traveling on business, goTenna was designed to pacify those frustrations.The device was created to allow users to connect with their travel companions even without a cell or WiFi signal. Weighing…
A man using a selfie stick and one using an iPad to take pictures at the Ayasofia Museum in Istanbul. Skift Turkey moved to minimize the financial fallout from a sharp drop in tourism by creating new rules to govern…
