HKTB Announces an 80% Year-on-Year Increase for Visitor Arrivals of the First 5 Months of 2024

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gladys Tsoi, a 29-year-old dog owner and investment banker based in Hong Kong. This essay has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider verified Tsoi's receipts.

Cathay Pacific is making big moves at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

Smiling service,  snacks, and a great movie selection: these small things make hours spent on a plane just a little more bearable. But the experience can vary wildly depending on which carrier you pick. 

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, June 28, and here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. 

MONOPOLY DREAMS TM Hong Kong is pleased to announce its special “Funny Summer” treat starting from today till 31 August 2024. Whether you are planning for a summer escape with family members or an outing with buddies or friends to Hong Kong, MONOPOLY “Funny Summer” will be an irresistible choice – Be Cool With the Hot Deals. Exclusive offers ranging from “$440 Package-for-2” to “$880 Package-for-4”, tickets with “Walk into MONOPOLY”, “MONOPOLY Popcorn” and “Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream” treats. MONOPOLY DREAMS leverages the classic elements of Monopoly, with emphasis on interactive experience to highlight tourist spots suiting all ages, has soon flourished as a “must visit” destination for local and foreign visitors soon since its inauguration. Keeping abreast of the times, MONOPOLY DREAMS is now equipped with AR and 4D interactive game technology, pitching in “Walk into MONOPOLY” and feel for real the world famous board game experience and win fabulous prizes.

Before the Dyke March takes its first steps out of Bryant Park this Saturday and the NYC Pride Parade floats through lower Manhattan on Sunday, make sure not to miss the opening of the new Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (SNMVC) this Friday, sitting just a door down from its iconic namesake bar.

Monaco is the world's most expensive luxury rental market, according to analysis provided to The Wall Street Journal by global real estate agency Knight Frank.

I've lived in Los Angeles for five years, so I'm about 30 minutes inland from Santa Monica. It's a beautiful, classic Southern California destination with a beach, a pier, and an abundance of classy shopping and dining spots.  

It's been only a few weeks since The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection shared images of Ilma, the second ship in its fleet. Now, the luxury sailing arm of Marriott Bonvoy is back with news on the collection's third ship: the Luminara.

Qatar Airways is known for its excellent service and top-of-its-class business suite, and now those have helped propel the carrier to become the overall best airline in the world.

Gaynelle Henderson, left, and Folo host Rebecca Tobin.

Ultra-low-cost carriers, or ULCCs, were a saving grace in college when I had limited fun money. I didn't care about the barebones planes or stuffing everything into a personal item so long as I could travel cheaply.