Get ready to be fully tanked this Fourth of July weekend. With gas prices up by nearly 40% since February, some of your favorite retailers and grocery stores have done the unthinkable — become charitable by offering giant savings. Ahead of July 4, companies like Amazon, JCPenney, Walmart and more are giving customers some much-needed … Read more
Here’s your chance to finally seas the day. If you’re a seafaring wannabe looking to take a cruise but don’t want to break the bank, look no further than one of travel’s best-kept secrets. Repositioning cruises are essentially one-way trips on a ship that moves from one seasonal route to another due to itinerary changes. … Read more
It flew the coop to help her cope. A Canadian psychology professor who studies how relationships with pets support healthy development has her own unusual therapy animal: an emotional support chicken to assist her with daily life. “I feel like she’s so smart. She can understand my emotions,” Sonia Kong told the CBC about the … Read more
Conversations about flying today are sparking memories of nostalgic times in the skies and the ways in which travel has changed over the years. A Reddit user recently posted a message in the “r/aviation” forum, asking, “So were the airlines of the ‘golden ages’ operating at a massive loss?” “Pan Am, for example, lasted 64 … Read more
Sally Edmonds has been on five international trips with her family over the past 10 years and has not paid a single cent for any of them. The 50-year-old mother-of-two is “obsessed” with collecting loyalty points and has come up with a strategy that allows her to be on top of her points game — … Read more
The owners of Plus Bus Boutique, a Los Angeles consignment shop that buys and sells plus-size fashions, noticed something odd this past summer. “We’ve had an alarming amount of the larger sizes coming in,” says co-owner Marcy Guevara-Prete. With Americans eating less thanks to the new class of weight-loss drugs, retailers are anticipating losses in … Read more
A three-year-old Chihuahua is living the good life as his owner packs his suitcase and takes him across the globe. Bao, who lives in Toronto with his owner Xa Thi Ngoc Tran, has been to Paris, France, Mexico and Alberta in the last two years — staying in five-star hotels along the way. Tran is a 37-year-old finance … Read more
Finding your zen? Turns out it’s trendy for 2024. According to the Global Wellness Institute, wellness tourism is projected to grow by 16.6% annually, reaching $1.4 trillion in 2027. It is one of the fastest-growing tourism trends, and despite a 2020 dip due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, wellness travel is back and better than ever … Read more
You might encounter some turbulence waiting for a connection at these airports. A new list of the 10 worst American airports for layovers was recently released and it not only highlights a notorious tri-state location but also features the travel hub where notorious “not real” lady Tiffany Gomas had her in-flight meltdown last summer. MarketWatch’s … Read more
Internet hecklers beware. Keyboard warriors are apparently no longer safe hiding behind a screen: A Canadian comedian gave an internet troll the ultimate comeuppance after traveling 150 miles across the UK to confront him where he worked, as seen in an X video with over 1.7 million views. “Revenge is a dish best served cold … Read more
“You betcha” Barbara Carolan traveled cross-country to see her little sister Shirley one last time — before they “see each other in heaven.” The siblings are 94 and 90, respectively. Barbara’s granddaughter, Stephanie Atkinson Shively, accompanied her “Gigi” on the arduous 2,700-mile journey from New Hampshire to Nevada. Stephanie, 47, said it’s unlikely the pair … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. No one likes a wrinkle in their travel plans — or their travel pants for that matter. While we can’t help a delayed flight or a weather mishap while on the road or in the sky, what we … Read more
Summary: Neurons in the midbrain receive strong, specific synaptic input from retinal ganglion cells, but only from a small number of the sensory neurons. Source: Charite For the first time, neuroscientists from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (currently in the process of being established) have revealed the precise … Read more