A post-pandemic surge in international travelers, coupled with weak exchange rates, may have indirectly ended one of Japan’s most beloved travel deals: the Japan Rail Pass. Prices for the JR Pass, as it’s known, increased roughly 65%-75%, in October 2023. But there are still rail deals to be found — especially for those going beyond … Read more
The Louvre in Paris, the world’s largest museum that is home to over 33,000 works of art, including the Mona Lisa, announced that it will be raising its prices from €17 to €22 ($18 to $24) as of Jan. 15, 2024. The nearly 30% price rise is expected to help offset rising energy costs and … Read more
A T-bone steak, left, and a porterhouse. Portland Press Herald | Portland Press Herald | Getty Images How would you like your steak? Maybe rare, medium, or well done — but certainly not more expensive. Retail beef prices in the U.S. are at record highs, pushing up prices of beef-based products from burgers to steaks … Read more
Halloween candy is for sale at a CVS store in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, 2022. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Cocoa, a vital ingredient for chocolate, is more expensive than it has been in decades, as hotter and drier weather patterns stunt the cacao bean crop’s growth. Cocoa futures surged to $3,786 per metric … Read more
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Verizon will supply a brand new $90 month-to-month cellphone plan referred to as Limitless Final, introduced in an replace to the Might weblog publish that introduced its myPlan lineup. It affords 60GB of cellular hotspot knowledge (double what you get with the $80 Limitless Plus plan), 10GB of unthrottled worldwide knowledge, and consists of entry … Read more