Underrated town 3 hours outside of NYC has been tapped as a ‘city on the rise’ for its job openings and desirable salaries

Underrated town 3 hours outside of NYC has been tapped as a ‘city on the rise’ for its job openings and desirable salaries

Move over, Manhattan — the hottest job markets may be just a train ride (or tank of gas) away. A new LinkedIn study has crowned America’s “Cities on the Rise” for jobs and talent — and some of the winners are closer to Times Square than Times Square is to affordable rent. While Grand Rapids, … Read more

Well-to-do list: The best shopping, events and art openings in NYC this week

Well-to-do list: The best shopping, events and art openings in NYC this week

New York is so saturated with exhibitions and fabulous fashions that it’s easy to miss the hottest happenings of the moment. Never fear — Alexa has gathered a list of the best luxury shopping, gallery openings and cultural events for the upcoming week. You can sip cocktails amongst the orchids, book a deluxe helicopter ride … Read more

Inside Istanbul’s new wave of lavish hotel and waterfront openings

Inside Istanbul’s new wave of lavish hotel and waterfront openings

Who says it’s nobody’s business but the Turks? Despite a catastrophic earthquake and the hotly contested reelection of President Tayyip Erdoğan, Istanbul is booming this year with some of the best new luxury hotel and tourist offerings in the world.  Straddling Europe and Asia along the 20-mile-long Bosphorus Strait that connects the Black Sea to the … Read more