This week in tourism, don’t miss our deep dive exploring the highly polarized business of elephant tourism in Asia. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico plans to expand business travel with its launch of high-tech entertainment hub El Distrito in 2020.
-Jasmine Ganaishlal
Visitors to Canada’s Poisson Blanc regional park can rent this wooden cabin designed and built by Montreal architecture studio Atelier l’Abri, which has a triangular profile that takes cues from A-frame cottages. Read more
The first indoor ski slope in North America is over 1,000 feet long and drew massive crowds on opening day. If mall skiing becomes popular in the U.S., it could make the sport way more affordable for beginners.
-Isaac Carey
This week in aviation, there are plenty of spoils from the collapse of Thomas Cook, and now rival brands are scrambling to scoop them up. Meanwhile, Australian online travel agency Luxury Escapes is growing at a rapid pace, and it’s piquing the interest of some major potential investors.
-Jasmine Ganaishlal
Bridget Cogley has picked the top restaurants around the world for our next review of 2019 – including Snøhetta’s underwater eatery in Norway, a Kyoto chocolate bar and an all-pink pizza spot in London. Read more
A 3D-printed neighborhood, at-home insemination tools, alternative education and more innovation from around the globe Hawaii Moves to Ban Single-Use Takeout Containers Part of a comprehensive plan to drastically reduce single-use plastic reliance with…
In general, Chinese citizens are less bothered by the growing pervasiveness of facial recognition technology than in other countries. But soon, international visitors to Beijing’s newest airport won’t have much of a choice of whether they’re captured by the technology.
-Rosie Spinks
Architecture practice Gartnerfuglen and architect Mariana de Delás have hidden a hut next to a secluded lake in Norway with a layer of birch branches. Read more
A pink-tinged CBD store in New York and a minimalist handbag boutique in Milan are among the top 10 shops of 2019, selected by interiors reporter Natasha Levy as part of Dezeen’s yearly review. Read more
This week on Dezeen, Maurizio Cattelan’s $120,000 banana at Art Basel Miami Beach was removed from display and Foster + Partners launched its sustainability manifesto. Read more
