Tag: Arts and entertainment
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10 emerging writers each receive $50,000 Whiting Awards
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction writer Aaliyah Bilal, a National Book Award finalist last fall for her story collection “Temple Folk,” is among 10 winners of the Whiting Award for emerging authors. Bilal and the other recipients, who include fellow fiction writers Yoon Choi, Gothataone Moeng and Ada Zhang, will each be given $50,000.…
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Sports fans are paying big money for locker room access and other off-limits experiences
[ad_1] Barnabas Carrega, co-founder and CEO of GR8, says high-net-worth individuals are seeking the authenticity of behind-the-scenes experiences, which offer a “new angle” on sporting events. [ad_2] Source link
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A new ranking shows the best luxury hotel brands in the world
[ad_1] There are rankings of the best hotels in the world. But a new list, released by the members-only group LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence, ranks hotel brands rather than individual properties. The ranking analyzes many hotels within a brand in “granular detail,” using more than 100 “touch points” to evaluate “a brand’s ability to…