https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22550623/air-travel-summer-post-covid-layoffs Air travel will suck this summer. Blame the airlines’ shortsighted layoffs. American, Delta, and United spent a year laying off workers. Now the airlines need them back.By Terry Nguyen  Jun 28, 2021, 8:30am EDT Travel is back, and so are long security lines, unruly passengers, boarding mishaps, and flight delays. The airlines are no longer desperate. … Continue reading Air travel will suck this summer — and it’s because of the airline’s aggressive layoffs →

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-pandemic-altered-shopping-habits-beyond-return-11624636800? The Pandemic Altered Shopping Habits Beyond Return Not only are consumers shopping in new ways; they also have higher expectations for brick-and-mortar retailers By Jinjoo Lee June 25, 2021 12:00 pm ET The mall isn’t dead yet. But the in-person shopping experience of the future is going to be a lot different than what it … Continue reading Shopping habits have changed permanently →

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-isnt-done-changing-the-life-insurance-industry-just-yet-11624636836?mod=series_heardorama Covid Isn’t Done Changing the Life Insurance Industry Just Yet This much is clear: The way life insurance is bought and sold will likely never be the same. What’s not so obvious: the long-term impacts of coronavirus on the insurance sector. JANNE IIVONENSHARE By Telis Demos June 25, 2021 12:00 pm ET The pandemic, and … Continue reading COVID has changed the life insurance industry →

The Atlantic explains the marvel that is Amazon's Prime program. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/amazon-prime-day-dystopian/619265/ Cancel Prime The subscription service is Amazon’s greatest—and most terrifying—invention.By Ellen Cushing About the author: Ellen Cushing is the special-projects editor at The Atlantic. Today is Prime Day. Imagine trying to explain that to an alien or to a time traveler from the 20th century. “Amazon turned 20 and … Continue reading Now that you’re bought all sorts of unneeded things during Amazon Prime Days… →

Amazon knows customers rely on the reviews on its website. That usefulness is being tarnished by the increasing concern that many of the product review are fake. Amazon has concluded it can't do the job of policing those reviews on its own. This interesting blog post asks social media for help. From Amazon's blog: Creating … Continue reading Amazon asking social media for help in ensuring reliable reviews on its website →

The problem that Venice faces with monstrously large cruise ships whose population and trash threaten to degrade the very place the visitors want to see is neither a new one nor unique. I have a particular interest in the island of Bonaire, a part of a Dutch municipality that happens to be located about 50 … Continue reading Small population tourist magnets have a tough time managing the hordes →