Visit Philly released a new series of promotional videos featuring a celebrity host: Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter of the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop band The Roots, founded in 1987 in…
Visit Philly Turns to Black Thought From The Roots to Attract More Black Tourists
Visit Philly released a new series of promotional videos featuring a celebrity host: Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter of the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop band The Roots, founded in 1987 in…
5 Top Theme Park Trends Dominating the Season
The world’s largest theme park operators are on a spending spree as competition for visitors grows ever more fierce.Disney, Universal, SeaWorld, and Six Flags have all announced new plans to …
Hurricane Maria: Updates From The Travel Industry
Hurricane Maria, a category five hurricane as of 5:00p.m. ET on September 19, is barreling through the Caribbean and targeting some of the same countries hit by Hurricane Irma earlier this month.Th…
Theme Park Developers Plan $840 Million Project on Mexico’s Caribbean Coast
Developers in Mexico have announced plans for an $840 million theme park on the country’s Caribbean coast just north of the resort city of Playa del Carmen.The park will be named “Amiko…
Dominican Tourism Produces More Than USD 1.1 Million Per Hour
The consumption of the Dominican tourism sector will reach up to 53 million pesos per hour during 2017 (USD 1.1 million). The industry represents an important sector for the economy.By the end of 2…
De Niro Calls for Rebuilding Currently Uninhabitable Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda’s Governor General Sir William Rodney, left, and actor Robert De Niro shake hands after they addressed a high-level meeting on Hurricane Irma at the United Nations headqua…
Potential Visa-Program Cuts Have Travel Industry Alarmed
Many U.S. travel brands use a foreign worker visa program to help their operations run smoothly during peak seasons. For some companies, these workers, who arrive under the J-1 visa program, are a …
Icelandair to launch new flights to Dallas in spring 2018
Icelandair is has announce flights to its 20th North American gateway, Dallas.Flights to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport will begin on May 30th, and will operate to their hub Keflavik four …
Brand USA Says It Is Confident It Will Still Be Here in 2018
Brand USA, the national destination marketing organization for the United States, may have nine lives.During a marketing committee conference call Wednesday, Brand USA executives downplayed the pro…