The New York Times – Travel:
Called one of the world’s best islands, the Philippine resort was closed by the government for six months and reopened with a cap on visitors. Now, with travelers coming back, will it continue to hold the line?
Category: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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Buying or Selling a Home? Welcome to the Year of Disappointment
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After a tumultuous few years, many hoped that the housing market would improve this spring. No such luck — for buyers or sellers.
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Swiss Watch Leaders Are Eager to Make Up for Lost Time in China
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Brands seem determined to make the most of the bounce in luxury spending that they have anticipated since Beijing ended its zero-Covid policy.
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Thailand’s Unemployed Elephants Are Back Home, Huge and Hungry
The New York Times – Travel:
When the tourists who rode them disappeared from resort destinations, Thailand’s captive elephants, and their owners, went back to their birth villages, where finding enough food has been a struggle.
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53 Years After Miles Davis’s Album, a Fresh Spin as ‘London Brew’
The New York Times – Music:
A 12-member collective of noted U.K.-based musicians used “Bitches Brew” as a springboard, improvising a new LP after the pandemic thwarted a 50th anniversary celebration for the original.
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The Unexpected Joys of a Quarantine Hotel
The New York Times – Travel:
138 hours in solitude turned out to be just the vacation this writer needed.
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Say Goodbye to Daily Hotel Room Cleaning
The New York Times – Travel:
The pandemic put a pause on many hotels’ guaranteed once-a-day cleanings. Now many of them are making the change permanent, even saying guests prefer it.