The Kunstmuseum Zürich has opened a major new exhibition titled “Fashion Drive: Extreme Clothing in the Visual Arts.” Running through July 15, the show presents 200 works that examine fashion between the late 18th century and the early 20th century, tracing how clothing signaled social rank, individual identity and deliberate provocation. © Kunsthaus Zürich The … Read more

Although the Pater Noster property remains little known in the United States, this remote 154-year-old lighthouse complex on Hamneskär island off Sweden’s west coast gained international recognition when it won the Gold award in the Best Hotel Concept category at the 2021 AHEAD Awards. Swedish design firm Stylt Trampoli transformed a lighthouse, the keeper’s residence, … Read more

Name: Tom Faust Title: Vice President, Sales Company, city: Omni Hotels & Resorts; Dallas, Texas Number of employees: 21,000 Recent project: Finalizing Omni Meetings University, an online educational portal for meeting planners modeled after our successful Omni Travel Agent University First job: Bellman at Stouffer’s Riverfront Towers in St. Louis Little-known fact about you: While … Read more

A fine Champagne does not shout; it draws the taster in with nuance and subtlety. Those words may seem unexpected when describing a house that could have produced on a large scale, but they perfectly suit A.R. Lenoble Champagne, a producer that deliberately limits output to roughly 400,000 bottles a year to preserve its character … Read more

Airlines for America, the U.S. airline trade association, forecasts a record 246.1 million passengers on U.S. carriers this summer. According to the report, between June 1 and August 31 an average of 2.68 million people will fly each day, a 3.7 percent increase over last year’s previous record of 237.3 million passengers. To handle the … Read more

Airlines for America forecasts that U.S. carriers will transport 16.1 million passengers worldwide over the upcoming Labor Day travel period, representing a 5 percent increase compared with Labor Day 2016. To handle peak demand, airlines plan to add roughly 133,000 extra seats per day from Aug. 30 through Sept. 5, accommodating more than 110,000 travelers … Read more

Virgin America has partnered with China Southern Airlines to introduce a codeshare agreement that simplifies travel and booking between China, Southeast Asia and multiple Virgin America destinations across the United States. As part of the agreement, China Southern will place its two‑letter airline code (CZ) and corresponding flight numbers onto a selection of Virgin America … Read more

As events travel resumes, the sophisticated city of Barcelona — once host to more than 200 conferences a year — re-emerges as a top destination for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. This temperate seaside city curves along the Mediterranean at the foot of Mount Tibidabo and Montjuïc in Spain’s northeast, roughly 100 miles from the … Read more

Several major exhibitions will open this autumn at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, presenting a wide range of works across sculpture, painting, printmaking and mixed media. At The Met Fifth Avenue, “Rodin at the Met” (Sept. 16–Jan. 15, 2018) brings together nearly 50 examples of Auguste Rodin’s marble, bronze, plaster and terracotta … Read more

From ancient times, the longest day of the year — the summer solstice — has been celebrated across Scandinavia with bonfires intended to ward off evil spirits believed to roam as the sun begins its southward arc. The date closely coincided with the Christian feast of St. John the Baptist, and over time the two … Read more