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Monica Pitrelli

Singapore

Travel Editor at CNBC

Editor of CNBC Travel | Journalist | Attorney | Italy born | U.S. raised | Singapore based | https://t.co/TbMlhaXILY | https://t.co/93iwi3TvQv

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Articles

  • 1 day ago | nbcchicago.com | Monica Pitrelli

    The Trump administration signed a proclamation Wednesday suspending travel to the U.S. for citizens from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

  • 1 day ago | flipboard.com | Monica Pitrelli

    4 hours agoTrump framed the new restrictions, which primarily target African and Asian countries, as necessary to fortify national security and combat terrorism. In a return of one of the most controversial policies of his first term, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday banning nationals …

  • 1 day ago | cnbc.com | Monica Pitrelli

    This Cookie Notice (“Notice”) explains how NBCUniversal and its affiliates (“NBCUniversal” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as games, interactive TV, voice-activated assistants, and other services that link to this policy, as well as connected devices, including those used in our theme parks (“Services”).

  • 1 week ago | cnbc.com | Monica Pitrelli

    Optimism in the global business travel sector has dropped by more than half this year, according to a report published by the Global Business Travel Association. Positive sentiment fell from 67% in November 2024 to 31% in April 2025, according to the report which surveyed more than 900 business travel professionals on the affect of tariffs, tightened border policies and other U.S. government policies announced this year.

  • 1 week ago | cnbc.com | Monica Pitrelli

    Around 8% of the 31.1 million reviews submitted to Tripadvisor in 2024 were fake, according to the company's "Transparency Report 2025."That's more than twice the number detected in 2022, according to company reports. But that doesn't mean the number of fake reviews on the site doubled, said Becky Foley, vice president and head of trust and safety at Tripadvisor.

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Monica Pitrelli
Monica Pitrelli @MonicaPitrelli
18 Sep 24

RT @CurtisSChin: @MilkenInstitute @USAmbSG @cherykang @GoldmanSachs @VisualCap #Singapore 🇸🇬: Yet another blockbuster panel at @Milkeninsti…

Monica Pitrelli
Monica Pitrelli @MonicaPitrelli
10 Jul 24

Mass tourism troubles hit fever pitch in #Barcelona , Spain, on Saturday as #protesters threw items and sprayed travelers with water guns and canned drinks, while shouting “tourists go home.” https://t.co/7ws9TonlhC

Monica Pitrelli
Monica Pitrelli @MonicaPitrelli
8 Jul 24

#Airbnb hosts are doing their research — including checking out your social media posts @dan_murphy @CNBC #rejection https://t.co/fLGUVbygWE