In 2020, governments across the world closed borders, airlines grounded flights, hotels shuttered and cruises were canceled or postponed. The measures imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus decimated the livelihoods of millions of travel and hospitality workers, whose jobs depend on tourism. Efforts by governments to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the pandemic…
For the planet, the year without tourists was a curse and a blessing. With flights canceled, cruise ships mothballed and vacations largely scrapped, carbon emissions plummeted. Wildlife that usually kept a low profile amid a crush of tourists in vacation hot spots suddenly emerged. And a lack of cruise ships in places like Alaska meant…
After sunset on May 31, 1983, and before dawn the next morning, a showcase at the Louvre was broken into and two pieces of 16th-century Italian armor were stolen in one of the most mysterious heists in the museum’s history. Nearly 40 years later, the two items — a ceremonial helmet and a breastplate —…
HONG KONG — Of all the problems created by the pandemic, Sisi Wong did not expect that finding parking would be one of them. Travel to Hong Kong was cut off. Residents were urged to stay home. And besides, Ms. Wong lived in a remote northern pocket of the territory, where rolling hills outnumbered skyscrapers…
Vaccinated, but still uncertain If the uncertainty of 2020 has taught us anything, it’s the unlikelihood that any travel that happens this year will be similar to the “normal” of pre-pandemic times. “Many of my colleagues in the travel industry are looking at the vaccine as a silver bullet to the situation,” said James Ferrara,…
A Six-Bedroom House With 18th-Century Style in Italy $905,000 (750,000 EUROS) This six-bedroom home is in Cavallirio, a small town in the hills of Novara province, in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. Located about 12 miles from Lake Maggiore, Italy’s second largest lake, the home has a castle-like wing with a turreted tower that…
IN 1974, LORETTA CAPONI found a house in the leafy San Niccolò neighborhood of Florence, Italy. She and her husband, the painter Dino Caponi, had spent 20 years living near the city center, but Loretta, the owner of a namesake local fine-linen-and-embroidery business, loved roses, and this house — nestled in the lush hillside south…
As we approach the first anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of the coronavirus pandemic, many people have spent much of the last year within the four walls of their own homes. When offices and schools closed along with restaurants, fitness studios and hair salons (to name a few), for many people home became…
In this series for T, the author Reggie Nadelson revisits New York institutions that have defined cool for decades, from time-honored restaurants to unsung dives. By the time Alec Ginsberg was 5, he knew he wanted to work at his father’s drugstore. “It wasn’t a decision, I just knew,” says Ginsberg, 29, who, along with…
In a season of lockdowns, Georgia Steel was jet setting. A digital influencer and reality television star, Ms. Steel left England in late December for Dubai, where she promoted lingerie on Instagram from a luxury hotel. By January, she was at a resort in the Maldives, where spa treatments include body wraps with sweet basil…