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Miami – November 06, 2026 -- From Dec. 2 to 6, e.l.f. Brands is taking over the Palm Tree Club & Hotel Miami and renaming it Hote.l.f. for Art Basel Miami, with a mix of beauty, music and entertainment. Palm Tree Crew is the partner on the project. It will be the company's first partnership with a beauty brand.

Invitation-only nights, then a public weekend

The five-day takeover starts with an invitation-only gathering on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and Thursday, Dec. 3. Palm Tree Crew's wider Art Basel programming continues through the weekend, with additional brand partners joining the lineup. The signature nightclub experience will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday.

A head-to-toe look at three e.l.f. brands

Guests will meet e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN and e.l.f. Hair. Featured products include the Halo Glow Body Collection, Suntouchable Whoa Glow SPF 30 and Gloss Mode Treatment Oil.

Miami – November 05, 2026 -- Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has launched its Black Friday sale with 50% off all cruises, plus its Free at Sea package, across the whole fleet and on every itinerary. The offer also covers the new Norwegian Aura and Norwegian Bella, which debut in 2027 and 2028.

For a limited time, NCL is adding bonus offers such as free prepaid gratuities or up to $1,000 off select sailings and staterooms. The sale applies to nearly 350 destinations, from Alaska and Europe to the Caribbean and the Bahamas.

Free at Sea packs more than $2,000 in value

The package includes specialty dining, an unlimited open bar, shore excursion credits and Wi-Fi. On select sailings, kids sail free. NCL says its ports near major airports, including Miami, Orlando (Port Canaveral), New York, Seattle, London (Southampton) and Rome (Civitavecchia), make getting to the ship easier.

Seattle – November 04, 2026 -- EcoFlow's new DELTA Gen4 portable power stations are on sale now from $1,299 and, according to the company, can keep a refrigerator running for up to 70 hours during an outage. The RIVER Gen4 line of smaller units opens for pre-sale on November 24.

EcoFlow announced both series ahead of a Miami event where it will show the TITAN, DELTA Gen4 and RIVER Gen4 to the U.S. market.

DELTA Gen4 stretches backup power for the fridge

Both DELTA models cut their own power draw by up to 70%, according to EcoFlow. They use 14W with AC on and no load, and 3W in standby. EcoFlow says industry averages are over 20W and 10W. A Fridge Runtime Boost feature reduces wasted energy between refrigerator cooling cycles. EcoFlow says that helps keep food cold for two to three days.

Santa Clarita – November 03, 2026 -- Cunard is selling cruises from $999 in a Black Friday event covering 161 voyages across its four Queens, with savings of up to 40% off launch fares.

New bookings made between November 10 and December 7, 2026 qualify. Along with the lower fares, buyers get onboard credit and a reduced refundable deposit of 10% of the total voyage price. Onboard credit varies by voyage length and stateroom category.

Queen Mary 2 returns after a March 2027 refit

The sale includes Transatlantic Crossings aboard Queen Mary 2, which undergoes a refurbishment in March 2027. After the refit, she sails between New York and Southampton, on Canada and New England itineraries, and on roundtrip Caribbean voyages from New York.

MIAMI – November 03, 2026 -- Travelers who want mobile data abroad can now choose a roaming eSIM that the travel community just voted the best: Maya Mobile's unlimited plans start at $9.99 and cover 165+ countries.

Maya Mobile won Best Global Roaming Services at the TripZilla Excellence Awards 2026. The result followed a round of public voting, and only one winner was crowned in each category.

The 12th edition of the awards is decided by travelers

The TripZilla Excellence Awards recognize brands that set the standard for travel across the region. TripZilla is a travel media platform that reaches over 20 million travelers every month.

A Maya Mobile executive said the award matters because travelers decided it. In the executive's words, people want to land, switch on and get on with their trip.

Miami – November 03, 2026 -- Students at NOVA Tennis Academy in Florida will start using TennisAC, an AI app that analyzes smartphone videos of their strokes and suggests fixes, during their regular training sessions.

A sophomore built the app to expose technical mistakes

Alex Chudakov, a sophomore at David Posnack Jewish Day School in South Florida and a competitive tennis player, created TennisAC to help athletes understand their technical errors and find areas to improve.

The browser-based app analyzes smartphone clips of up to 60 seconds. It covers serves, forehands, backhands, rallies, and point play. It then generates performance scores and recommends technique and tactical adjustments.

Miami – November 03, 2026 -- Christmas Wonderland at Tropical Park returns for its fourth season from Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, through Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027, with a 230-foot observation wheel, a European-style Christmas market and an hourly light show. A single admission ticket covers more than 50 unlimited carnival rides, the new wheel, live shows and Santa encounters.

Light Up the Night syncs a mile of lights to music every hour

Tinsel Trail, a mile of lights, winds through all six of the park's holiday worlds. Every hour on the hour, every archway, display and installation along the route moves in time to a holiday soundtrack. The show runs from the Miami colors of HoliDade to the frosty Arctic Delight and ends with a parkwide finale in the new marketplace. It is included with admission.

MIAMI – November 02, 2026 -- Open enrollment for 2027 ACA health plans started Sunday, November 1, and runs through January 15, 2027, in states that use the federal Marketplace. Shoppers who want coverage starting January 1 should enroll by December 15.

New federal rules change how you sign up

Shoppers must now approve their agent through a one-time text or email link. People new to the Marketplace may also need to verify their identity.

A repayment rule applies starting with tax year 2026. Families who receive more premium tax credit than they qualify for must repay the full difference.

Miami – October 30, 2026 -- Free-to-play social gaming platform Hit Fortune now counts more than 100,000 daily active users and offers over 1,000 slot-style titles on mobile. The platform reached the milestone as it marked its two-year anniversary on Sept. 26.

Hit Fortune adds new slot-style games every week

The library spans a range of themes, visual styles and gameplay experiences. It mixes third-party titles with games built in-house by Game Wonder, the studio behind the platform.

To keep the growing catalog manageable, the game lobby includes search, developer-based browsing and a favorites system for returning to preferred games.

Guest mode lets new users explore before registering

Hit Fortune is built for adult players across North America. New users get simplified onboarding and in-app guidance, and guest-mode access lets them look around the platform before creating an account.

MIAMI – October 29, 2026 -- A new survey of 2,000 adults in the United States and Canada finds that 81% miss the sense of wonder they had as kids more than the free time they had back then. Club Med, the all-inclusive resort operator, commissioned the study from Wakefield Research as the first edition of its Art of Free Time Report 2026.

Obligations beat enjoyment for most adults

Some 87% of respondents say obligations take priority over things they want to do for enjoyment at least some of the time. For 41%, that happens most or all of the time. Club Med calls this distance between wanting more fun and making room for it the "Joy Gap."