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Meliá Chiang Mai’s GM talks about how the hotel will transform hospitality landscape and give a morale boost to the local tourism industry

New five-star hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand, first since pandemic began, to be opened by Spanish chain Melia A room at the Melia Chiang Mai, which will open in the city centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand, in the fourth quarter of this year. Photo: Handout Like many cities in Southeast Asia that rely heavily on tourism, Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. With no international tourists having arrived for 18 months, most small tourism-related companies have simply gone out of business. Occupancy in 40 Chiang Mai hotels surveyed by the Northern Chapter o...

WATERTOWN — Victoria J. Recor is no stranger to the dark world of human trafficking, having watched her daughter Haley being kept up in it for the past six years. Now, she’s organizing an anti-trafficking event she believes is the first in Upstate New York in the hopes of raising both funds and awareness. The first “Bikers Against Human Trafficking” event will take place on July 31 with a poker run and feature live music and food at Spook Hill Bar & Grill in Adams Center. Participation will cost $20 per rider — $10 per passenger or $20 per vehicle. The Facebook page for the ev...

Sherri Burr Sherri Burr is the recipient of New Mexico Press Women’s 2021 Communicator of Achievement Award. The award recognizes members who have distinguished themselves within and beyond their profession. Recipients are living members in good standing for at least two years in New Mexico Press Women and the National Federation of Press Women. Burr was elected president of NMPW in 2018. She has been a law professor for more than 30 years, worked as a columnist for The Albuquerque Tribune and is the author of multiple books. * “Shook: An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everes...