Kate Appleton

81% of travelers say they prefer family-centric destinations. #AmexTravel has 5 expert tips to make your next getaway smoother — from picking the right hotel to embracing your kids’ interests, no matter their ages. go.amex/HWCBm2

If you have made a trip to Japan recently or are planning one soon, you’re likely to be one of the record 34 million visitors to the country this year. I have a quick data story today on Japan’s unprecedented tourism boom (gift link 🩵) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

This one’s for the window seat lovers ✈️ Here's a thread on the best sides of the plane to sit on to get these iconic views.

JetBlue's Joanna Geraghty to be the first female CEO of a major US airline! $JBLU

Mainland Chinese have flooded application to work in Hong Kong since it reopened its borders. But people, especially from the West, have been slow to return. In the second part of our 2-part series,@larshamer1 & I look into why and what this means for Hong Kong's future. 🧵1/8

From today's Gazzettino: a very sad moment for Venice, it looks like the number of tourist beds in the city will finally exceed the number of residents by tomorrow. Long before rising tides make the city unliveable, Venice will no longer be Venice... 1/x

So happy to be back in Idaho! 🏔🌞 Pulled over at the Galena overlook, where I've been taking summer photo-ops since I was a small kid, then stopped for burgers + milkshakes @SmileyCreek and went boating @RedfishLake #perfectday instagram.com/p/CuCy-4jJQV1/…

SCOOP: *HONG KONG TO REOPEN DOWNTOWN AIRPORT CHECK-IN, BAG DROP JULY 5 Via @business by @AirEVthingTRNSP (Only Hong Kong Station...) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how pervasive and un-quarantinable wildfire smoke has become. Re-upping today, as smoke from Canada blankets the U.S. northeast. 60% of the smoke impact of American wildfire comes outside the state where the fire is. (1/x) nytimes.com/2023/05/17/opi…

OpenAI co-founder @gdb says the evolution of AI hinges on our (human) ability to provide high-quality feedback. Which strikes me as something that could be said of the flourishing of human relationships. #TED2023

Happy Easter from Hong Kong 🐰 🌷🥢 Hot cross buns for breakfast and dim sum (gone fast!) for a lunch that ended with a bang 🥚🔨 instagram.com/p/Cq1WFAnBduv/…

Interesting question I was asked for this super fun restaurant drama piece by @katierosman, the translation for Shun Lee (孫立) in English. What would you guys say? There is the literal translation but then the vernacular. nytimes.com/2023/04/07/nyr…

Great to see that @NatGeoTravel has removed the paywall from its treasure-chest of travel stories. For anyone who was thwarted by that paywall back in December, here's my dispatch about the fabulous Trans-Bhutan Trail (@TrailBhutan). cc. @amytravels nationalgeographic.com/travel/article…

The parallels between getting out of a cult and getting out of a passion-based low-paying industry are wild.

@jenrosesmithvt Yes, and Bollywood-inspired examples too! discovery.cathaypacific.com/how-bollywood-…

Started a new job in NYC and ran right back into HK - huge skyline and Pottinger Street murals in the office lobby. Taking it as a good omen!

This thread 👌🏻 I studied for a year in Florence and while it was life changing, it was def not all dolce, and the outsized number of foreign students creates some weird social dynamics. There's a lot that could be unpacked rather than going for the schadenclicks