Category - Wellness

Best and worst states in US to retire

New Hampshire is the best state to retire, according to a new report. Colorado, Maine, Iowa and Minnesota comprise the rest of the top five. The study examined eight key factors which were weighted in line with a nationally representative survey of non-retired U.S. adults. From most to least important, the categories were: cost of living, healthcare quality, crime, cultural vitality, weather, taxes, senior citizens’ well-being and the prevalence of other seniors. New Hampshire ranked in...

UN agencies, partners to launch polio vaccination campaign across Africa

More than 116 million children are set to be immunized against polio starting tomorrow in one of the largest of its kind synchronized vaccination campaigns across west and central Africa, United Nations agencies today announced. All children under five years of age in the 13 countries will be simultaneously immunized in a coordinated effort to raise childhood immunity to polio across the continent, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a press...

Arabian Travel Market to focus on MENA wellness tourism sector

A Wellness Symposium, which will throw the spotlight on the $8.3 billion industry in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA), will be launched at Arabian Travel Market (ATM), which takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, 24-27 April. A partnership between the World Travel Market (WTM) portfolio of events and the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), the symposium has been organised as part of a schedule of events in ATM’s Wellness Lounge. It will also analyse MENA’s thriving domestic (4 million...

First drive-through marijuana store opens in Colorado next month

The first drive through pot store in the state of Colorado will open its doors to recreational marijuana smokers in the town of Parachute next month after being granted a business license last week. Tumbleweed Express is scheduled to open the state’s first drive-through location at the site of a former car wash in March after the Parachute Board of Trustees issued the permit. Tumbleweed Express is scheduled to open the state’s first drive-through location at the site of a former car...

World raises a glass of its favorite whisky to International Scotch Day

In honor of Scotland’s gift to the world, to the spirit that has long drawn people in through its status and style, this Friday February 10th 2017 the inaugural International Scotch Day will be celebrated worldwide. The day invites people everywhere to raise a glass of Scotch to celebrate a drink that’s made to be enjoyed with good company, wherever and whenever. Ronan Beirne, Global Marketing Director from Diageo commented, “Scotch is the world’s favorite whisky. No...