Georgia is well on course to squaring the circle in terms of tourism success: last year, at 5.5 million, tourist numbers dipped to over a third below pre-pandemic figures, however industry sales rose from 3.3 to 3.5 billion US dollars. “We want to maintain our status as an insider tip while keeping up with international […]
Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano: Do Not Be Fooled
Do NOT confuse the Montepulciano wine made from the varietal of the same name with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Do Not Be Mistaken Montepulciano wine is made from the Sangiovese grape variety (minimum of 70 percent), and the grapes must come from the hills surrounding the village. Do NOT confuse Nobile di Montepulciano with Brunello. At the […]
Shopping for kosher food, wine and spirits
Trending now: Kosher food, wine and spirits – An exclusive two-part series on what it means to “go kosher.” Around the world there are increasingly large numbers of people who are “going kosher,” and by 2025, the market for kosher food is likely to exceed $25.6 billion. The rush for kosher food and beverages is good for you and […]
Kosher: The brand grows exponentially
Trending now: Kosher food, wine and spirits – An exclusive two-part series on what it means to “go kosher.” Around the world there are increasingly large numbers of people who are “going kosher,” and by 2025, the market for kosher food is likely to exceed $25.6 billion. The rush for kosher food and beverages is good for you and […]
The Italians are at it AGAIN…
This time it is all about UGA (no – not the University of Georgia), instead think Unita Geografiche Aggiuntive. This designation offers Chianti Classico wine consumers additional information as to where the Sangiovese grapes in their glass were grown, variations in soil composition, elevation, exposure, and steepness of slopes. The Chianti Classico producers with UGA […]
NOT EASY: Airport Accessibility
Wishes for being able to transfer molecules through space (“Scotty, beam us up,” Star Trek) fly about like mosquitos. While many people are eager to travel, one of the major deterrents from moving from here to there is having to deal with the chaos, confusion, and long distances at airports that challenge even the nimblest and most […]
Silver Tourism: What senior travelers deserve
By 2050, people over 60 will account for 22% of the world population – a potential tourism target market that includes over 2 billion people. Over 60. Over 70. Over 80. Traveling the Planet The senior traveler has money and currently spends $30 billion annually, occupies 70 percent of all passenger spaces on cruise ships, […]
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Wear makeup or nothing: Women – in our own lane
The global makeup/skincare industry is alive and well, with new market segments and new products growing exponentially. Women compete… for males Professor Lisa Wade (Occidental College), the author of Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions (2014), determined that in the 1920s, as more Americans moved to cities, courtship moved from the home to establishments that cost money, like cabarets […]
The Lipstick Index
If retailers and online sellers were wondering where all the young women were, what they were doing, and what they were spending their money on in 2022. !When in Doubt Wear Red I can give witness; young, high-energy, dedicated women were crowded into New York’s Metropolitan Pavilion, pushing and shoving to get to the salespeople […]