Wawa’s hoagies can’t be beat. The popular Philadelphia chain topped the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s first ever convenience store study, which ranked Americans’ favorite spots to refill their gas tanks and their stomachs. The surveys were conducted over a seven month period ending in Sept. 2024, with chains scored from zero to 100 on categories … Read more
U.S. News and World Report recently released its ranking of the best countries in the world based on quality of life. To rank the 89 countries listed, U.S. News and World Report, global marketing and communication services company WPP and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania surveyed nearly 17,000 people worldwide from March … Read more
A recent U.S. News and World Report ranked the best countries for a comfortable retirement based on an international survey of nearly 17,000 people and a subset of 5,900 respondents in their mid-40s and older. The 89 countries were ranked based on the following seven attributes: Affordable Favorable tax environment Friendly A place I would … Read more
If you’re a digital nomad or remote worker in the tech industry looking for a change of scenery, maybe Spain is the place for you. This month, the local government of Extremadura, Spain, announced it was offering up to €15,000 or $16,703 to move to the area for at least two years. The autonomous community … Read more
With the peak summer travel season winding down, it’s time for National Cheap Flight Day. But don’t let the misleading name fool you into rushing to book your next trip. “There’s no specific day where flights are going to be at their cheapest,” Katy Nastro, a travel expert at Going, tells CNBC Make. “That’s just not … Read more
The end of summer is just around the corner, but there is still time to get a vacation in if you haven’t already. HomeToGo‘s 2024 list of the most in-demand summer destinations for American travelers includes locations like Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach and Panama City. The ranking was determined based on searches carried out … Read more
AirHelp, an air passenger rights company, released its 2024 AirHelp Score report on the best and worst airports around the world. The report ranked 239 airports from 69 countries, including the United States. To rank the airports, the company used data, partially based on the claims it processes worldwide, to calculate how often flights departed as scheduled in … Read more
AriZona Iced Tea first put its iconic 99-cent cans in stores in 1992. The price hasn’t gone up even a penny in the 32 years since. “People say, ‘How do you do it?’” the brand’s chairman and founder Don Vultaggio said in a recent interview with Today. “We make it faster. We ship it better. … Read more
If you’ve been waiting until the last minute in hopes of snagging a July 4 travel deal, it’s time to take the plunge. Prices are unlikely to get any better as Independence Day approaches. Katy Nastro, a travel expert at Going, tells CNBC Make It that holding out for a super-cheap flight is a strategy … Read more
From gasoline to hot dogs to gold bars, there’s no shortage of things you can buy at Costco. But the wholesale chain’s CEO says the items you pull off the warehouse’s extra-large shelves are of secondary importance to what you carry in your wallet. “The most important item we sell is the membership card,” Ron … Read more
