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Detroit has ninth-highest level of preflight anxiety in America, survey shows
Travelers in Detroit have the ninth-highest level of preflight anxiety in America, according to a recent survey. The travel-based website Locals Insider asked 1,200 Americans across the 30 largest metro areas in the country about their nerves before a flight and whether airfare prices add to their stress levels. The city of Detroit had a pre-flight anxiousness score of 6.0, the survey said. At 8.4, Miami, Florida, had the highest anxiousness score, followed by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Nashville, Tennessee, which both had a rating of 7.9. Travelers who took part in the survey said "airfare becomes stressful" at $540, and three out of every four respondents said they feel at least "some stress or anxiety" before flying. Survey results also showed that one in five people have cancelled a trip due to flying anxiety, and more than half of Americans said they have trouble sleeping the night before a flight. Minneapolis, Minnesota, is home to the calmest travelers, according to the survey. Note: The above video first aired on July 21, 2025.
Travel Weekly
an hour ago
- Travel Weekly
Embark Beyond's priority list has technological and interpersonal pieces
ALLENHURST, N.J. — Stepping away from the fourth annual Embark Day pool party at the Jersey Shore, Embark Beyond founders and partners Jack Ezon and Julie Danziger offered a look into the travel agency's current focuses: a new AI-powered platform, partnerships with luxury brands and their desire to move away from being known as a New York-based agency. "We've really been focused on two main courses in our prediction of how to stay relevant in the next chapter," Ezon said, pointing to technology and "clienteling" -- the retail strategy of cultivating personal relationships with clients. On the technology front, Danziger stressed that Embark sees it as additive for advisors. "Agencies that don't embrace technology -- I think they're going to struggle in the next couple of years," she said. "But the ones who embrace it and figure out how to utilize it in the right way are really in for a treat." In September, the agency will launch an AI-powered platform, Embark Blackbook, that takes its intranet "to another level," Ezon said. The platform, being built in-house, will be able to match client profiles with product profiles that Embark is currently building. It will also include a clienteling dashboard. Ezon defines clienteling as "the luxury retail term for proactive, relationship-based marketing," and right now at Embark, "everything we're trying to do is build a clienteling mindset." He wants advisors to be more proactive with customer relationships, something with which Blackbook will assist. It might suggest an article to send to a client because they love fishing, for example. "It's not only about selling your product, it's about connecting with people," he said. To that end, the agency has been bolstering its partnerships with luxury brands and creating experiences exclusive to Embark clients. For instance, they can go to Italy and meet with members of the Missoni family, who run the eponymous fashion house. Embark is also working automotive brands, food and wine, among others. The agency is considering experiences with dogs as well as instituting a mahjong program surrounding the game that is enjoying a surge in popularity. Advisors can also take advantage of new revenue sources negotiated by Embark for nontravel sales, like jewelry. Ezon said Embark is delivering high-end clients to activities like shopping experiences, so its advisors should make money on the transactions, too (commissions weren't a hard sell for the brands Embark has partnered with, he said, as "luxury brands have seen hospitality, more and more, as a perfect collaboration"). "We're trying to give our advisors more tools to talk to their customers in a deeper way, to things that they're passionate about," Ezon said. "So we have the technology, and we're creating the product to work around, to put marketing campaigns around, so that we can get a deeper trust and relationship with our clients that AI won't replace." While Blackbook is in development now, Ezon said it likely always will be. He said it was designed to keep changing. Hola, Mexico Outside of technology and clienteling, Danziger said Embark is focused on developing new travel advisors and growing the agency. She is particularly excited about the diversity in new advisors. "They're all bringing something so different to the table, and it's refreshing and it's exciting," she said. "The more we grow outside of a bubble, and the more different people, different cultures, we invite into our environment, the more exciting it is." The agency also wants to expand its reach outside of the United States, and be less known as a U.S. or New York agency. "I think that's where things are going within our industry," Danziger said. "It's more global and everything is more connected." According to Ezon, Embark's first expansion will be into Mexico.
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- Yahoo
I left Los Angeles, closed my business, and moved to Albania. I pay under $500 a month in rent and have never been happier.
Cheryl Orlov, 55, loved living in California but longed to explore new cultures, food, and people. In 2023, Orlov moved to Albania after discovering the country through a travel podcast. In Albania, she feels more relaxed, pays less for housing, and has never been happier. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cheryl Orlov, a 55-year-old from Los Angeles who moved to Albania in 2023. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. I spent 23 years living in the Los Angeles area, where my home was two miles from Redondo Beach. I owned a furniture company for 32 years, built from the ground up, and worked very hard to create a comfortable lifestyle for myself. I had a full life in Los Angeles. I built a good community of friends and was very active, especially in endurance sports. I'm a lover of traveling and experiencing different cultures, and I've always said that the city is a great place to live if you can't travel the whole world. While I was happy living in Los Angeles, I still had an aching wanderlust. I used to travel abroad one to two times a year and was satisfied for a while. But back in 2016, I went to Africa for a charity trip. I visited Uganda, Morocco, and South Africa, and during my visit, something in me switched: I was ready to move abroad, I just had to figure out how. A few things stood in my way. I owned a couple of properties and had a full time business. But as the years passed — it took about seven — I started unloading my properties. I downsized my home, and I even began to dissolve my business, all for the dream of leaving the US. I found out about Albania on a podcast In April 2022, I was listening to an expat podcast, and a blogger being interviewed said to check out Albania. I've been to all seven continents and almost 50 countries, and Albania wasn't even on my radar back then. I started doing a lot of research. I watched videos on YouTube and even interviewed female solo travelers about their experiences in Albania. And in September 2022, my friend and I took a scouting trip there. During my scouting trip, I hired a driver who took us from city to city. We wound up in Tirana, the capital of Albania. Initially, I did not want to live there based on what I had read online, but when I was physically there, I knew right away that this was my place. Albania's culture and history are so rich — it's mind-blowing. Historically, it has strong influences from the Ottoman Empire. The country broke free from communism in the 1990s and is still developing. Albania is very similar to California topographically. Although it's a small country, it features the Albanian Alps and coastlines along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. I love the people of Albania; their hospitality is unmatched. They make you feel like you're right at home and like your family. I feel safe and comfortable where I live After the scouting trip, I flew back to the US and started making arrangements to move. I sold almost everything I owned and continued dissolving my business. I didn't need to apply for a visa to visit Albania because Americans are allowed to stay for up to one year without one. After that, if we leave the country for 90 days, the one-year period resets when we return. I found an apartment in Tirana, the capital city, by word of mouth on a Facebook group. An American had raved about the landlord, who had lived in America for six years. I was moving my whole life to an unfamiliar place, so it was important to be in a good and safe area, in a building where people spoke English, and where I liked the landlord. In September 2023, I moved to Tirana. I live in the city, but in a quiet neighborhood where a lot of Albanians live — immigrants and expats tend to live closer to the city center. The building I live in is a five-unit villa where each level has its own apartment. I live on the ground level and have a two-bedroom, one-bath apartment. I have a good relationship with my landlord, and I wouldn't say that's the norm here, but I pay €400 ($466) a month. My other bills are pretty affordable, too. I usually spend €20 to €30 ($23-$35) a week on food at the local market, and going out to dinner typically costs between €15 and €20 ($17-$23). Taking the bus costs about $0.50, and taxis are usually around €5. I've never felt more like myself Learning Albanian is tough, but one of the biggest challenges to living here is how often expats come and go. I've noticed that people usually stay for a year or two, then move on. The impermanence is difficult for me — it's just hard to keep saying goodbye. When I was in California, I didn't have to worry about that as much. So, it's something I've had to adjust to. I don't know if Albania will be my forever place, but still, I'm really happy here. I didn't realize how stressed I was in America until I moved to Tirana. While living here, I'm traveling more. From Albania, I can easily fly anywhere in Europe, Africa, or Asia — right now, I'm in Malaysia. I've been experiencing so many different cultures, and while that's not for everyone, I feel like a more complete person. Earlier this year, I finished dissolving the business. I'm not worried about being unemployed abroad, because I've been saving and building up my retirement since my 30s. While I don't want to retire, I'm financially in a position to do so if I choose. I do go back to the US from time to time to visit my friends and my family — my relationships are really important to me — but I don't ever see myself moving back full-time. I definitely wanted to leave the US earlier, but I believe everything happens for a reason. I wouldn't do anything differently. 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