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☆ My husband and I were excited to take a trip to Europe after becoming empty nesters. But I struggled to let go of work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Kelli Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But it was surprisingly hard to enjoy the lead-up to the trip as a business owner. Just like the motion of pulling my arm back, stepping back from work propelled my business forward. I knew what work I was excited to return to, and I decided to realign on the work that no longer excited me.

Persons: —, Hailey, unplugging, I'd, Greece's, Tonya Organizations: Service, Greece's Panathenaic Locations: Greece, Italy, Venice

☆ Kim Kardashian’s Skims is making bride-to-be Alex Cooper the star of its wedding brand
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Emily Larcher | Special To Cnbc.Com | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Alex Cooper (C) performs a wedding ceremony during "The Unwell Tour" at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 08, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/Getty Images)Kim Kardashian's shapewear label Skims has tapped podcaster Alex Cooper to showcase the brand's latest wedding-themed collection. Kardashian said in a press release that Skims "wanted to announce the Wedding Shop with a real bride-to-be." The bride-to-be has been documenting her own journey in wedding planning — both the highs and lows — across her social media accounts and on her podcast. The network is a subsidiary of Cooper's Trending media venture.

Persons: Alex Cooper, Kim Kardashian's, Cooper, Matt Kaplan, Kardashian, —, Kaplan, influencers, Jens Grede, Skims Organizations: NEW, Madison, Garden, Gotham, Spotify, Gen, Entertainment, Skims, WNBA, NBA, USA, New York Times, Bloomberg Locations: New York City

☆ 3 mistakes couples make when planning their honeymoons
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Planning a honeymoon is exciting, but it can be easy to make mistakes as you schedule your trip. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Business Insider spoke to Allison Kobasky, the cofounder of Over the Moon Vacations, about the most common mistakes people make as they plan their honeymoons. AdvertisementDon't rely on social media for your plansKobasky said many couples fall into "tourist traps" when planning their honeymoons, often because of social media. AdvertisementMost importantly, make sure you and your partner plan the honeymoon that's right for you two.

Persons: —, Allison Kobasky, Kobasky, Josh, you'll Organizations: Service, Hinterhaus, Facebook Locations: Instagram, Atlanta, Thailand, Maldives, Italy, Rome, mihailomilovanovic

☆ Let's normalize going on a honeymoon before getting married — or engaged
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mikhaila Friel/InsiderOne thing that surprised us was the number of people asking us if we were on our honeymoon. Mikhaila Friel/Business InsiderWhile it's not conventional, more couples are starting to have their honeymoon before getting married or even engaged, according to Julia Carter, founder of the luxury travel operator Craft Travel. Carter noted that waiting until your honeymoon to take a big trip could be beneficial as it's common for family members to contribute financially. AdvertisementGo on the honeymoon that works for youAlthough we aren't engaged, all of the honeymoon chatter got my partner and me talking about what we envisioned for our actual honeymoon. For couples already engaged, an early honeymoon could provide a much-needed break from wedding planning or an opportunity to bond with your partner before the big day.

Persons: —, Arvia, Mikhaila Friel, us, Julia Carter, Carter Organizations: Service, Business, Craft Locations: Barbados, Caribbean, YOLO

"We were paying for it ourselves and I really did not want to go into debt for a wedding," Janet Counts previously told CNBC. For instance, Janet Counts financed her wedding last year on payment plans. "Even if we put it on a credit card, it was nice not to have to do any payment conversations on the wedding day." 2. Credit card rewards may be usefulSome credit cards offer rewards a couple can later use for their honeymoons. The average credit card interest rate is currently above 24%, as of Aug. 14, the highest since 2019, according to LendingTree.

Persons: Peter Dazeley, Jason Rhee, Janet, Brian Counts, Janet Counts, Rhee, Keira01 Organizations: Bank, Getty, Front Royal, CNBC, Istock Locations: Los Angeles, Front, Front Royal , Virginia

☆ Pregnant Ukrainian soldiers are requesting special uniforms to fit their growing bellies as they continue to serve for up to 7 months into their pregnancies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Ukrainian charity is helping to outfit the country's pregnant female soldiers. Pregnant soldiers continue to serve in non-combat roles until they're 7 months pregnant, the founders said. There are now more than 60,000 women in Ukraine's army, including at least 5,000 in combat units, members of Ukraine's Parliament have said. Pregnant women enlisted in Ukraine's army continue to serve up to seven months into their pregnancy, the couple said, necessitating uniforms that fit like "a second skin." "Imagine if we take all the men in all the armies in the world and give them female uniforms," Kolesnyk said.

Persons: Zemliachky's, Ukraine's, —, Andriy Kolesnyk, Ksenia Drahaniuk, Kolesnyk, Zemliachky, she's, Drahaniuk, Anastasia, Anastasia Zemliachky's Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Ukraine

☆ People are trashing a budget airline and saying it put them up in 'disgusting' cockroach-infested hotel rooms in Cyprus and Spain after their flights were canceled
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The UK-based budget airline canceled 1,700 flights between July and September, per Reuters. Disgruntled passengers stranded by a budget airline's flight cancellations are blasting the "disgusting" hotels the carrier put them in. Of the 90,000 flights scheduled for the rest of July and August, British budget airline EasyJet has canceled around 1,700 flights, predominantly from London's Gatwick airport, Reuters reported on Monday. Twitter user @angeldelight28 shared pictures of the hotel room she said EasyJet had put her up in after her flight to Liverpool was canceled, leaving her stranded in Larnaca, Cyprus. The pictures showed a barebones hotel room with unidentified stains over the patio and bathroom floors.

Persons: EasyJet, Clare, Zoe Wright, Mark Buntin, Insider's Hannah Towey, honeymoons Organizations: Morning, EasyJet, Reuters, Twitter, Liverpool, Daily, Sky News, Gatwick Locations: EasyJet, London's Gatwick, Larnaca, Cyprus, lanzarote, Bristol, Luton, Dalaman, Turkey, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Amsterdam's

☆ In 1990, Tom Stuker bought a lifetime pass from United Airlines for $290,000. He has since flown 23 million miles and calls the purchase the 'best investment' of his life.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

In 1990, Tom Stuker bought a United Airlines lifetime pass. Stuker told The Washington Post that the pass was the "best investment of my life." Stuker — a car dealership consultant from New Jersey — has flown 23 million miles, which, according to The Washington Post, is more miles than any individual in history. Stuker, now 69 years old, told the newspaper that his frequent travels were driven by the accumulation of airline miles. Stuker told The Post that he has been to 100 countries and had over 120 honeymoons with his wife.

Persons: Tom Stuker, Stuker, —, New Jersey — Organizations: United Airlines, Washington Post, Service, The Washington, Post, Polaris Locations: New Jersey, Newark, San Francisco, Bangkok, Dubai

☆ How to explore Greece's lesser-known islands like a local
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | Morgan Awyong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

But now it wants tourists to get to know lesser-known locations across its thousands of sprawling islands. Currently, Germany and the U.K. represent Greece's largest inbound tourism markets by revenue, followed by the United States, France and Italy. An eco-paradise surrounded by 24 islets, Lipsi forms part of the Dodecanese island collection in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Alonissos, SporadesDivers' delight Alonissos, part of the Sporades group of islands, is a diver's paradise and the site of Greece's first underwater museum. Alonissos, part of the Sporades archipelago in the northwest Aegean Sea, is known for its diving spots, including Greece's first underwater museum, the "Parthenon of the Wrecks."

☆ Etsy launches wedding registry service for handmade gifts in wake of Bed Bath & Beyond bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Etsy launched a wedding registry service Wednesday. The move comes as some stores roll back wedding registry services and on the heels of Bed Bath & Beyond's bankruptcy. In conjunction with the launch of the registry service, Etsy published several blog posts outlining popular wedding trends and gift ideas. Personalized wedding and bridal gifts have long been popular on Etsy and frequently showcased in gift guides. Other recent retail closures, restructurings, and bankruptcy filings from companies like JCPenney, Lord & Taylor, Barneys, and Neiman Marcus have also impacted the registry market, retail expert Burt Flickinger told CNN.

☆ Microsoft Gets an Early Taste of Search’s Dark Side
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Microsoft unveiled a new version of its Bing search engine at an event earlier this month. Actual honeymoons have lasted longer than this. Microsoft took the tech world by storm on Feb. 7, when it revealed a new version of its Bing search engine powered by the ChatGPT technology that was introduced to the public less than three months earlier and had already run up an estimated 100 million unique users. The company boldly claimed it was looking to upend the search market that rival Google has owned for nearly two decades. Much of the tech press that flew to Microsoft’s headquarters near Seattle for the unveiling seemed keen on the idea, with many claiming that search had “changed forever.”

☆ Southwest pilots' union calls vote to authorize potential strike as contract talks sour
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Southwest Airlines pilots' union plans to hold a vote that could give it the power to call a potential strike, a move that comes weeks after the carrier's holiday meltdown further strained ties with its workers' unions. Southwest and the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association have been in negotiations for a new contract for years. Union leaders have focused on better work rules and scheduling for Southwest workers. The union's president, Casey Murray, said it was the first time the union has held a strike authorization vote. "This decision is not one based on emotion, but I would be lying if I said that I wasn't angry," Murray wrote to pilots.

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