The U.S. State Department warned its citizens about traveling to parts of Mexico, including Cancun and Playa del Carmen, as homicides rise at resorts popular with American tourists. Associated Pres…
Solar Eclipse Tourism Numbers May Not Have Lived Up to Expectations in Some Towns
A crowd wears protective glasses as they watch the beginning of the solar eclipse from Salem, Oregon, August 21, 2017. Don Ryan / Associated Press No raging forest fires trapped people. The telecom…
U.S. National Parks Spotlight Their 101st Anniversary With Marketing Campaign
How do you top a centennial? The National Park Service marks its 101st birthday Friday amid a “Parks 101” campaign enlisting celebrities as ambassadors for the park system’s hidde…
New Mexico Wants the Trump Administration to Keep Its National Monuments Intact
Skift Take: No matter what happens with the review process, someone will likely be offended. This is a thorny issue, and the Trump administration already has a track record of discriminatory rhetor…
Maine Tourism Officials Want More Cruise Ships Even if Residents Don’t
Maine tourism officials are steering a new course for the cruise ship industry.The Portland Press Herald reports the Office of Tourism plans to increase marketing and improve the experience of visi…
Alaska Airlines and Royal Caribbean Make a Show of the Solar Eclipse for Their Passengers
Over the Pacific Ocean Monday, a group of about 100 people, including some contest winners, eclipse experts and journalists were on a special eclipse-chasing charter flight by Alaska Airlines.The j…
Eclipse-Watching Tourists Are Causing Congestion at Rural Airports
Eclipse watchers pouring into rural areas have created extra traffic and a need for temporary air-traffic control towers. In this photo, Ray Cooper, volunteer for the Oregon Museum of Science and I…
U.S. Escalates Russia Dispute by Cutting Back on Visa Services
U.S.-Russia tensions continued to mount as the United States announced a plan to cut non-immigrant visa operations in Russia. Pictured is traffic along the Moscow River embankment. Bloomberg The U.…
Solar Eclipse Tourist Influx In Oregon and Idaho Could Be Impacted by Traffic, Wildfires or Weather
This is an aerial photo provided by the Oregon State Police on August 17, 2017 showing a glimpse of a 15-mile traffic jam on Highway 26 heading in to Prineville, Oregon. After months of hype, offic…
National Park Service Vows Confederate Monuments Will Stay at Gettysburg National Park
In this June 5, 2013 photo, a monument to Gen. Robert E. Lee mounted on his horse Traveller sits atop a ridge held by Confederate troops, above the field of Pickett’s Charge in Gettysburg, Pe…