BAR HARBOR — Voters passed all seven land use ordinance amendments at town meeting Tuesday, including new restrictions on vacation rentals. The vacation rental vote was the tightest question, with 1,260 yes votes and 840 no votes. With a mounting housing crunch, the Town Council proposed the amendments to slow […]
Why Cruises are Great for People with Anxiety
I recently shared extra tips to help prepare for a cruise in the case that you have anxiety, and several comments from readers really hit home. So many people in the US, and globally, suffer from anxiety and other mental illnesses, and this can make vacation planning so tough. Why, though, […]
International flights to return to regional airports after pandemic restrictions
International air traffic will be returning to more regional airports soon, after flights were restricted for most of the year as part of the government’s efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. At a news conference Tuesday, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said airports at eight mid-sized cities can reopen their runways […]
Tradicional 314 opens in Creve Coeur, serving traditional Mexican foods and regional specialties
Creve Coeur welcomed a new Mexican restaurant last week: Tradicional 314 is the second area code–inspired restaurant from Manuel Ornelas and business partner/chef Marco Enriquez. The duo also owns Tradicional 636 in St. Charles, where pandemic restrictions slowed dining-room business but increased to-go orders “made up for it and more,” says Ornelas, and helped fuel […]
Dusit International partners leading culinary institutes in The Food School, Thailand’s First International Multi Brand Culinary School
Open Q1 2022, the state-of-art facility will offer culinary training and business incubation services to drive innovation in Thailand’s food and beverage sector BANGKOK, Oct 29, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, is set to expand its hospitality education business […]
Mega Cruise Ships: As More Ports Ban Them, What Is the Future of the Largest Vessels?
More than a third of Tahiti’s visitors are cruise passengers, but next year, they won’t be arriving on board some of the industry’s largest mega cruise ships. In late September, French Polynesia’s government announced that cruise ships with a capacity greater than 3,500 passengers will be banned from making port […]