Carnival Corp. has unveiled three sea creatures that will serve as avatars for passengers using the Ocean Medallion electronic system, which debuts on Princess Cruises in November.The creatures are…
Trump Travel Ban Could Be Sent to Supreme Court for an Emergency Ruling
President Trump (right) was in Brussels when the latest adverse ruling on his revised travel ban came down. Emmanuel Dunand / Associated Press via AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump’s administrati…
U.S. Tourism From Foreign Travelers Is in Steep Decline if You Believe Foursquare Data
Foursquare claims that U.S. tourism is in dramatic decline, losing 16 percent market share of international arrivals from November 2016 to March 2017.The decline, according to a Foursquare analysis…
Iger, Cameron dedicate Pandora at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom
ORLANDO — For movie director James Cameron, Wednesday was “a spectacular, surreal” day as he stood in Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom and surveyed Pandora, an area of the…
Disney and Universal Keep Building So Visitors Stay Longer and Spend More
The center of the theme park universe this week is adding more waterslides, aqua rides, floating mountains, and flying banshees — and, most importantly for their operators, fresh reasons for …
Brand USA Faces Extinction Under Trump’s Proposed Budget
Brand USA is the United States travel industry’s latest potential victim of President Donald Trump’s four-month term as the national tourism marketing organization’s funding faces…
Belmond acquires Cap Juluca
Belmond has agreed to acquire Cap Juluca on Anguilla from owners Charles and Linda Hickox.The sale is expected to be completed by the end of the month, and the 96-suite resort on Maundays Bay will …
Travel Habits of Americans: 42 Percent Aren’t Taking a Vacation This Summer
Americans forgo hundreds of millions of vacation days each year and 2017 is shaping up to be no different, according to a recent survey by Skift.Earlier this month, we asked U.S. adults: Have you a…
North Dakota Hopes that Lawrence Welk Tourism Will Become a Thing
Lawrence Welk’s boyhood home in Strasburg, N.C. The state is trying to boost tourist attendance. Associated Press Bandleader Lawrence Welk’s trademark bubbles and music attracted legion…
New Orleans Removes Last of 4 Confederate Statues to Become More Welcoming
In this September 2, 2015 photo, the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee stands in Lee Circle in New Orleans. The city of New Orleans removed the confederate statue on May 18, 2017. Gerald Herbert / Assoc…