19/03/2025
Welcome back to the Fora Report where we *unpack* the latest & greatest world-wide & news!
😭Sorry Southwest Airlines loyals, it’s true. Starting May 28th, you’ll have to PAY for checked bags.📅💸 The major change of direction comes less than 6 months after Southwest announced they are eliminating their signature open seating format in early 2026. At this point, what exactly does Southwest do that the other airlines don’t, besides refuse to have first class? Southwest is the friend who swore they would never grow up to be like their parents, and then you catch them shopping for a minivan. The evolution was inevitable.
🌱🧘♀️Forget golf courses and steak dinners - cold plunges and sound baths are the new status symbol. reports that wellness clubs are Gen Z’s version of country clubs. If you love this idea, you should try wellness TRAVEL. Imagine how you’ll feel after red light therapy in the south of France. We can make that happen.
❄️Tropical vacay in winter? In the words of Miranda Priestly: Groundbreaking. (eye roll). According to PopSugar, the cool kids are going cold and cozy for winter travels. The trend is called , and it’s more of a mood: a misty coastal weekend, slow living, a crackling fireplace, and you—the main character, curled up with a book, romanticizing your life.
🐅🛳Cruises, all-inclusives and safaris are THRIVING. reports they’re 88% sold out for 2025 cruises already, says is investing $1 billion in expanding their Beaches brand, and says is investing in on the luxury safari game with new Ritz-Carlton and JW resorts planned in Kenya. At this rate, Mike White has no choice but to set the next season on a cruise ship, at an all-inclusive or deep in the Maasai Mara. And honestly? We’d watch all three.
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