Michael Smith

Aug 27, 2024 | batimes.com.ar | Michael Smith |Michaël Smith |James Grainger

Football's powerful governing body is expanding in an upscale Miami enclave as its president relocates ahead of the 2026 World Cup and the organisation ramps up permanent staffing in South Florida. FIFA leased an additional floor in a Coral Gables office tower and intends to keep the space as a base for the Americas after the tournament, said people familiar with the plans.

May 13, 2024 | independent.ie | Michael Smith |Michaël Smith |Jim Wyss

That's why cruise lines have spent at least $1.5 billion (€1.39bn) since 2019 to expand or improve private stops in the Caribbean, according to Bloomberg calculations. Combined, they've amassed at least 15 islands and beaches spanning 5,200 acres across the Bahamas, Belize, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Mexico. Carnival Corp., Disney Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruises are in the race for land.