Category: holiday

What to Schedule When Returning Home for the Holidays

The holiday season is a time reserved for family. However, responsibilities don’t all disappear during this time, and you might not want to spend all month with your in-laws. Scheduling your time can help you find the perfect balance. Whether it’s Christmastime, Thanksgiving, or even a family Easter gathering, you can make the best use…


How to Schedule Your Business During the Holidays

The holiday season is an exciting time of year for businesses. However, the holiday rush stretches their resources thin as some businesses try to meet the high demand. For others, work has slowed down considerably and won’t pick up again until spring. Whether your workload rises or falls this holiday season, scheduling out your business responsibilities…


Christmas Events Kick Off in Los Angeles

Though Christmas is still a month away, Angelenos are already looking forward to all the outdoor festivities coming to town, especially after a nearly two-year hiatus. Here is a list of must-go events in Los Angeles for the holiday celebration. Make sure to plan ahead to make the most of the holiday season! Los Angeles…


Deep Dive (Nov. 24): Dr. Ditzell, Rabbi Slatkin on Navigating Holiday Season Stress

U.S. airlines and airports prepare for a surge of travelers ahead of Thanksgiving. As vaccination rates have risen, many Americans are traveling for the holidays. TSA expects to screen about 20 million passengers during the busy Thanksgiving travel period, compared with nearly 26 million in 2019. For those traveling by car, gas prices are 62 percent…


Postmaster DeJoy Says USPS Ready for Holiday Parcel Crush: ‘We’re Going to Deliver Them’

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy vowed timely package deliveries during what’s expected to be a busy Christmas season, telling the Marketplace Morning Report podcast on Nov. 17 that the United States Postal Service (USPS) started planning early and boosted capacity, “so tell all your listeners to send us their packages.” Asked by program host David Brancaccio…


Ralph Lauren Warns of Higher Supply Chain Costs to Meet Holiday Demand

Ralph Lauren Corp. said on Tuesday it expects to face higher shipping and commodity costs in the next few months as the high-end apparel maker is spending heavily to ensure stores are stocked with its Polo shirts and sports jackets during the holiday season. The New York-based company’s shares fell 4 percent in morning trade…


Little Girl Meets Santa on Vacation

Can you imagine how magical it must be for this innocent child to talk to Santa in person? What a wonderful, caring man!


Amazon Bulks Up Shipping Capacity to Battle Holiday Season Snarls

Amazon.com Inc. said on Monday it had doubled its container processing capacity and secured more shipping storage from ocean freight carriers to try to overcome supply chain bottlenecks in time for the holiday shopping season. The stop-and-start nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has snarled global supply chains that are optimized for just-in-time movement of goods,…


Holiday Bookings Rise as Airlines Scramble to Meet Demand

With the holiday season approaching, more travelers are packing their bags. In contrast to the homebound themes of 2020, searches related to flights, hotels, and rentals have greatly increased this year. “We’re seeing search volume that is close to 2019 levels,” Willis Orlando, member operations specialist at Scott’s Cheap Flights, told The Epoch Times. The…


Amid Supply Chain Snarls, Retailers Pitch Early Holiday Shopping

NEW YORK—Santa’s sleigh is coming out of its garage a little earlier this year. Target, Pottery Barn, Ulta Beauty, Gap, and PacSun are among retailers promoting holiday decor and gifts as early as mid-September amid a global supply-chain logjam that threatens to limit availability of some merchandise later during the holiday season. Americans are expected…