Starbucks CEO Narasimhan steps down
The CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill is moving over to Starbucks, the coffee chain announced on Tuesday. Brian Niccol, who has held the top position at Chipotle since 2018, will take the helm of Starbucks next month, the company said. He will replace Laxman Narasimhan, whose relatively brief tenure began in March last year, when […]
UNESCO World Heritage Site and Montenegro’s Adriatic gem Kotor struggles with tourist influx
A nestled on the edge of a picturesque Adriatic bay, the town of Kotor in Montenegro is struggling to cope with a surge in tourism that is clogging its narrow streets and raising environmental concerns. Cruise ships ferrying thousands of daily visitors navigate to dock at the city port amid concerns about ‘over-tourism’ in Kotor, Montenegro. […]
Long weekend travel guide: Jet off to these 8 beautiful countries that offer visa on-arrival
If you still haven’t made your plans for the long weekend, pack your bags and fly overseas to these 8 countries that offer Visa on Arrival to Indian nationals Last-minute plans can be tedious because of hassles, specially to the Americas and Europe. However, this long weekend, you can still fly to fascinating countries that offer visa […]
North Korea to open border for foreign tourists in December 2024, tour operators say
North Korea is readying to reopen borders to bigger groups of foreign tourists after years of strict Covid border controls. will resume international to its northeastern city of Samjiyon in December, and possibly the rest of the country, companies said on Wednesday. The move is a sign that the reclusive country is readying to reopen borders to […]
‘Cold Hawaii’: Denmark’s unlikely surf town where old-school fishermen and surfers live in harmony
Klitmøller has been transformed from a fishing village into a buzzing and gnarly surf spot, where newcomers are welcomed to join Cold Hawaii’s growing community of transplants. By the time Mai Knudsen was 33, she was a civil engineer at the top of her game. She’d “made it” by most definitions of success – except […]
The Walserweg Gottardo: A new trail tells the story of Switzerland’s forgotten people
Crossing the High Alps through Switzerland and Italy, this 210km hiking route unravels some of the region’s most intriguing human history. As I stopped to rest, the deep tolling of cow bells echoed across Alpine meadows bright with the blooms of wildflowers. I took in a lungful of fresh mountain air, half-wondering how on earth […]