Monica Pitrelli
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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1 week ago |
cnbc.com | Monica Pitrelli |Bella Stoddart
Inexpensive hotels and swaying palm trees have long attracted travelers to Southeast Asia, but Singapore is doubling down on a different strategy — focusing on increasing tourism receipts instead of traveler arrivals. Officials on Friday outlined a plan to increase tourism revenue in the city-state from a record-breaking $29.8 million in 2024 to $47 million-$50 million in the next 15 years.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Monica Pitrelli |Bella Stoddart
1 day agoFormula 1 isn't all roaring engines and champagne sprays. Occasionally, it's a tangled mess of politics, rivalries, and jaw-dropping decisions that leave fans buzzing. It's part of what makes the sport so addictive. For every heroic overtake, there's a headline that sends shockwaves through the …
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2 weeks ago |
cnbc.com | Monica Pitrelli
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is expecting that country's upcoming Songkran festival will generate more tourism revenue than it did last year, despite projections that the March 28 earthquake has dampened tourist arrivals to the kingdom. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which epicentered in neighboring Myanmar, caused a building under construction near Bangkok's famous Chatuchak market to collapse, raising questions about the safety of Thailand's high-rise architecture.
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Monica Pitrelli
NowSouth Korea’s Constitutional Court says President Yoon Suk-yeol ‘violated’ people’s basic rights by declaring martial law. Seoul, South Korea – South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously voted to remove President Yoon Suk-yeol over his declaration of martial law late last year. As he read the …
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3 weeks ago |
cnbc.com | Monica Pitrelli
Ireland has the strongest passport in the world, according to the Nomad Passport Index 2025. It's the first time that the northern European country has held the solo No. 1 spot in the annual ranking from Nomad Capitalist, a tax and immigration consultancy. Ireland did, however, come close in 2020, when it tied for the top spot alongside Luxembourg and Sweden.
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