Across Asia and Europe, high-speed rail is providing a competitive alternative to air travel on the same routes, in terms of price and the all-important barometer of time. Put that together with the environmental benefits that flow from not burning jet fuel, and staying on the ground begins to make more sense for travelers who would otherwise...
Companies throughout the tech space are introducing devices and announcing new partnerships at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. One of the top trends sweeping the smart home market at this year’s show has been the further integration of consumer connected devices with the leading voice-based artificial intelligence (AI)...
Toyota, the second biggest automaker in the world, announced an ambitious plan to tackle mobility and delivery services in the age of autonomous cars. Apparently it involves weird, see-through self-driving boxes roaming through cities, delivering people, packages, and pizza. Toyota is calling them “e-Palettes” and describes them as “fully-...
Richard Branson was cut the ribbon at the world’s first permanent visitor centre dedicated to climate change in County Wicklow, Ireland. The Cool Planet Experience at Powerscourt House aims to encourage people to take action to prevent global warming. It is an interactive experience which connects science, gaming, engineering and drama and is...
Trends often start on the high end, then trickle down to the hoi polloi. Such is the case with Walmart, which continues to create experiences that will challenge Internet shopping. Walmart’s Code Eight, led by Rent the Runway co-founder Jennifer Fleiss, has started testing personal shopping services for moms in New York City. Code Eight is part...
Check out these new treehouses located slopeside at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana. Called the Snow Bear Chalets—and billed as the world’s first ski-in/ski-out treehouses—the recently built chalets stand 30 feet above the forest with gorgeous views of the mountains of Glacier National Park. The best part? These treehouses are the...
Fewer international travelers visited the United States during the first seven months of 2017 and with that decline, foreign visitors also spent less across the country, according to U.S. Department of Commerce data released this week. All of the data isn’t in yet but 2017 is shaping up to be the second year in a row that international visitor...
SAM, created by entrepreneur Nick Gerritsen in New Zealand, is an AI-powered bot made with the aim to close the gap between what voters want, what politicians promise, and what they actually achieve. SAM’s goal is to act as a representative for all New Zealanders, and evolves based on voter input. It is directly connected to all New Zealanders...
Soul Sabbatical is typical of a burgeoning approach to mindful travel retreats that focus on mental wellness. With the high speed and frequency of information technology, bombarding our minds from every angle, we are never really focused on the present, constantly preoccupied with a plethora of concerns, tasks and activities at any given moment...
Utilizing a camera scanning system, displays and projectors, Amazon's patent for a blended-reality mirror describes an item that could (if produced) allow users to try on clothes virtually. The device would be part reflective and part transmissive, wherein the users face and eyes are recognized and reflected back, though affixed to a...