Do you have an interest in your face (selfie alert)? Do you ever worry about lipstick on your teeth or black smudges under your eyes? What about a blemish that refuses to hide behind a concealer? When you arrive in New York after a red-eye flight from the west coast, do you want to hide […]
18 Incredible New Health Benefits when enjoying French Wine
Drinking a glass of French Wine a day may help with Alzheimer, Cancer, Memory Loss, Bone Density, Healthy Eyes, High Cholesterol, liver disease, stroke, depression, cavities, the common cold. Here is why: For almost two years, I have been locked in a space that appears to shrink, minute by minute. The clock on my computer […]
Travel Beyond my New York City, Manhattan Zip Code
I may covet a closet filled with Prada and LV, but what I want IMMEDIATELY is the opportunity to safely travel outside my Zip Code. As I listen to MSNBC, FOX and CNN, I am warned of COVID variants, the emerging need for booster shots, the increased number of people getting sick and death lurking […]
Why can’t a hospital be more like a hotel?
Medical tourism destinations, like Bangkok or Dubai, make hospitals more than a hotel. BUT entering a New York emergency room or hospital can be a terrifying experience. If you have been a patient in a New York hospital or spent time in a New York Emergency room, you know that the absence of a positive […]
Argentina tightens COVID-19 restrictions for nine days
Face-to-face social, economic, educational, religious and sports activities will be suspended, while only essential services are permitted. Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez addressed the nation to announce a strict lockdown in all “high risk” areas in a message shortly after 8.30 p.m. (2330GMT). “We are living the worst moment since the pandemic began. We have the […]
New York Emergency Rooms: Un-American, scandalous, and dangerous
“Do not get very sick in New York City… so sick that you require emergency care,” warns Dr. Elinor Garely. She suggests that “Hospitals look to the hospitality industry for guidance and direction if they have an interest in turning a sick patient into a healthy visitor.” Business travelers and tourists frequently get sick while […]
Tourism and Pandemics: Do They Coexist?
What makes COVID-19 different from previous diseases in the speed and reach of the virus and the extent of the contagion beyond the traveler to the destination? Tourism is about movement. Pandemics are about stopping a spread. It does not matter if your news source is social media, television networks, or print, the link between […]
Ignorance, COVID-19 and Tourism
It is convenient to claim that the tourism industry has been brought to its knees because of COVID-19; however, the blame would be misplaced. The broader picture includes a confluence of culture, politics, science, and geography joined together by incompetent leadership resulting in the elimination of millions of jobs, billions in lost revenue, and a future that is […]
Airplanes: Part of the COVID-19 Problem
Since the beginning of COVID-19, many people have stopped flying! Why? The reasons are multiple and complex. Business travel has declined thanks to Zoom and other remote meeting options. International restrictions on American passports has put a crimp in leisure travel, and 24/7 media coverage of the virus and its spread has convinced us that the […]
Tourism Impasse: Cannot Stop or Go
The hotel, travel and tourism industry contributed to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, most notably cruise lines and airlines; however large their role, these enterprises cannot be held accountable for its origin or for the irresponsible approach of governments and global health agencies to the identification, mitigation, control, and elimination of the virus. First Hide, […]