It may be the tail end of the holiday period, but every day is a great day to buy something splurge-worthy… and we have all of the best ideas for doing just that. This Holiday Gift Guide has been a tradition at Frequent Business Traveler and The Travelist since 2012, a tradition almost as old as our annual report on the New Year’s Eve cult classic, “Dinner for One.”
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Weekend Update – News that Matters: Hollywood Stars in its Own Disaster, How a Former Beauty Queen Turned Ugly, Leasing Lowers EV Cost, Israel Flights, The Doors
Part of our “News That Matters“ Series, “Weekend Update” is a weekly feature that offers brief overviews of important news that might have been overlooked in the course of a busy weekend. Here’s what you may have missed in the period January 10 through January 13, 2025.
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Anita Bryant, Who Founded the Modern Antigay Movement, Dies at 84
Anita Bryant, the former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice as well …
Friday Update – News That Matters: Carter State Funeral Paints Somber Photo; Celebrating the iPhone’s 18th; Apple Blocks Law Enforcement from iPhones; Supreme Court Rejects Trump Plea
Part of our “News That Matters“ Series, “Friday Update” is a weekly feature that offers brief overviews of important news that might have been overlooked in the course of a busy week. Here’s what you may have missed in the period January 8 through January 10, 2025.
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Dr. Peter Fenwick, Who Unlocked Near-Death Experiences, Dies at 89
Dr Peter Fenwick, as a British neuropsychiatrist and neurophysiologist who was known for his studies …
18 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Unveiled the Original Apple iPhone, Forever Changing the Definition of the Word ‘Phone’
Today, January 9, marks 18 years since Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the original Apple iPhone at Macworld Expo 2007 in San Francisco.
Jobs told the world he was introducing three products.
“An iPod, a phone, and an internet communicator. Are you getting it? These are not three separate devices,” Jobs said at the time. “This is one device.”
The first iPhone became available on June 29 of the same year. Roughly 300,000 …
Midweek Update – News That Matters: National Day of Mourning, CES Roundup, Schumer ‘Supports’ Renaming Gulf of Mexico, Mexican President Suggests New Name for North America
Part of our “News That Matters“ Series, “Midweek Update” is a weekly feature that offers brief overviews of important news that might have been overlooked in the course of a busy week. Here’s what you may have missed in the period January 6 through January 9, 2025.
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TODAY IS A DAY OF NATIONAL MOURNING FOR THE LATE PRESIDENT CARTER
January 9 is a national day of mourning for the late former …
Thursday is a National Day of Mourning Honoring the Late President Jimmy Carter: Here’s What’s Open and What’s Closed
This Thursday, January 9, will be a national day of mourning for the late former president Jimmy Carter, who died on December at the age of 100.
In making the declaration, President Joseph Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for a period of 30 days following Carter’s death.
Carter’s official state funeral will be held on January 9 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Biden called on the American …
Weekend Update – News that Matters: Giuliani Held in Contempt, Carter Funeral, Dangerous SoCal Winds in Forecast, Flu and Covid Cases Rise, Apple iOS Update,
“Weekend Update – News that Matters” is a weekly feature that offers brief overviews of important news that you may have missed during a busy holiday weekend. Here’s what, no pun intended, may have flown under your radar in the period January 3 through January 6, 2025.
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COVID AND FLU RATES RISE DRAMATICALLY IN U.S., SAYS CDC
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that, in addition to …
A Winter Storm is Coming. The Weatherman Says to Stock Up on Bread and Milk. What Should You Really Buy?
Some 60 million people live in areas currently under winter weather advisories as the first full week of January 2025 begins, and residents in the affected regions are in many cases being told by the local weathermen to stockpile milk, bread, and eggs.
The tradition of stocking up on milk, bread, and eggs before a major storm dates back to the Blizzard of 1978, which hammered New England. Many people were …
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It Was a Bad Week to Be Ed Bastian. His Airline Has Been Melting Down. There’s No End in Sight, and Customers Are Abandoning Ship.
“I should probably have stayed in bed that morning.”
That’s probably what Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is thinking, reflecting on his appearance on a news segment on the television program “CBS Mornings” before the Fourth of July.
The hostess, Gayle King, began by asking: “Is Delta ready, how do you know you’re prepared?” referencing the summer travel season, adding “this is the part where you say, ‘no Gayle, we not …
In Flight »
What Does Ryanair Know That Other Airlines Don’t?
Some passengers checking in for flights on Irish ultra-low-cost carrier Ryanair have access to a state-of-the-art identification system to validate their identity to the airline. It’s still a work in progress but the underlying tech, sourced from Checkin.com’s GetID unit, may serve as a harbinger of the type of technology travelers will encounter in a variety of circumstances.
In 2008, Ryanair became the first airline to ask passengers to check in …
Checking In »
It Was a Bad Week to Be Ed Bastian. His Airline Has Been Melting Down. There’s No End in Sight, and Customers Are Abandoning Ship.
“I should probably have stayed in bed that morning.”
That’s probably what Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is thinking, reflecting on his appearance on a news segment on the television program “CBS Mornings” before the Fourth of July.
The hostess, Gayle King, began by asking: “Is Delta ready, how do you know you’re prepared?” referencing the summer travel season, adding “this is the part where you say, ‘no Gayle, we not …
In Flight »
What Does Ryanair Know That Other Airlines Don’t?
Some passengers checking in for flights on Irish ultra-low-cost carrier Ryanair have access to a state-of-the-art identification system to validate their identity to the airline. It’s still a work in progress but the underlying tech, sourced from Checkin.com’s GetID unit, may serve as a harbinger of the type of technology travelers will encounter in a variety of circumstances.
In 2008, Ryanair became the first airline to ask passengers to check in …
