McDonald’s franchises nearly all of its restaurants in the United States, which means franchise operators have a significant say in operational changes. In some cases, for example, they can reject deal pricing. Usually, when McDonald’s rolls out a promotion such as $2.99 Snack Wraps or $4 breakfast meals, only select franchise operators will not adopt
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Market vendor Mr. Chan gestures around what used to be one of Hong Kong’s busiest streets. “There are no tourists now, whatsoever,” he says. Mr. Chan sells silver earrings, necklaces and scarves on Tung Choi Street in Kowloon, which is famous for its robust night market. The past three years have been harsh on him.
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Costco did not even sell merchandise on its website until 1998, and in those days, the selection was very limited. Sure, Costco Travel lived there, but the website was more about advertising ancillary services such as TurboTax access than about selling anything to members. In recent years, however, Costco has offered a greatly expanded selection
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Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. Asia Pacific is home to some of the world’s most beloved travel destinations, from the natural beauty of
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Move over London. Step aside New York. There’s a new cosmopolitan cocktail capital: Barcelona is home to Paradiso, the newly crowned world’s best bar. For the first time since the World’s 50 Best Bars list was created in 2009, a bar outside of New York or London earned the No. 1 spot on the list.
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A Tennessee Air National Guardsman is facing charges after applying to be a hitman on a spoof “rent-a-hitman” website, according to the Department of Justice. Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, was charged Thursday after submitting an employment inquiry to the website rentahitman.com, which is a parody site that includes “testimonials” from purportedly satisfied hit-man customers. The
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