Page 2

Articles tagged “alcohol”

Airlines

United Airlines Now Tells Pilots No Drinking for 12 Hours Before Shift Starts

United's change is a sensible move. People should feel more comfortable knowing United's pilots must take their final drink 12 hours prior to reporting for duty, rather than eight. That said, some pilots may still make mistakes.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

Luxury

Even the Alcohol Industry Attempts a Wellness Makeover

It makes sense that the alcohol industry would want in on the wellness movement, considering it’s a sector that has everything to do with lifestyle. But it’s unclear if consumers will get on board with the repositioning or if they’ll just consider it a buzzkill.

Leslie Barrie, Skift | 5 years ago

Even the Alcohol Industry Attempts a Wellness Makeover

Luxury

Beverage Brands Get In on Growing ‘Sober Curious’ Movement

If a bar doesn't serve alcohol, is it really a bar? If a beer doesn't get you buzzed, is it really a beer? As alcohol purveyors and entrepreneurs seek to cash in on the trend of healthy beverages, twists on nonalcoholic adult drinks are popping up everywhere.

Laura Powell, Skift | 5 years ago

Beverage Brands Get In on Growing ‘Sober Curious’ Movement

Business Travel

Innovative Hoteliers Tap Craft Cocktail Culture for Luxury Guests

Craft cocktail culture is based on the same principles driving change in the luxury hospitality world today: consumers’ desires for best-quality ingredients, a curated sense of place, and staff conscious of (and connected to) the local scene.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 6 years ago

Innovative Hoteliers Tap Craft Cocktail Culture for Luxury Guests

Tourism

Egypt: booze and bikinis are welcome, nevermind the Salafis

The Egyptian tourism minister says he’ll prove Egypt is safe to visit by streaming live video of major resorts on billboards in New York and Paris; a plan that could sorely backfire depending on what's caught on tape.

Amena Bakr, Reuters | 11 years ago

Egypt: booze and bikinis are welcome, nevermind the Salafis

Tourism

India’s party capital Goa puts the breaks on beach boozing to cut down on litter

Don't worry party fiends, there are still plenty of places to get a drink. Goa just wants you to keep the place clean.

Natalie Paris, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

India’s party capital Goa puts the breaks on beach boozing to cut down on litter

Tourism

Vermont can have its beer and drink it too: Local breweries spark tourism boom

Whether it’s meat, beer, or cheer, destinations are wise to find their niche and market it in order to claim several of the millions of food tourists now traversing the globe in search of local cuisine.

Lisa Rathke, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Vermont can have its beer and drink it too: Local breweries spark tourism boom

Tourism

Alcohol bans in Egypt trigger concerns throughout depressed tourism industry

The industries of several Muslim countries including Turkey and the Maldives grapple with the threat of an alcohol ban, but they tend to realize that giving visitors and nationals the choice to imbibe or not goes hand-in-hand with a stronger economy.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

A brief history of drunk pilots: It’s refreshingly briefer than you think

Inebriated pilots are few and far between and the lack of commercial airline fatalities due to a sloshed captain point once again to the safety of the skies.

Skift | 11 years ago

Cruises

Party at sea: Why every cruise line will soon have an “all-you-can-drink” alcohol policy

Norwegian is the fourth cruise line to test the packages, meaning its only a matter of time before the partiers don’t choose an operator based on the presence of a package, but its prices and options.

Skift | 11 years ago

Party at sea: Why every cruise line will soon have an “all-you-can-drink” alcohol policy