U.S. leisure and hospitality job hiring has surged in recent months with 55,000 such jobs added in April.U.S. leisure and hospitality jobs grew 155 percent in April 2017, compared with the year-ago…
Brand USA Urges Mexicans to Visit U.S. Despite Hostile Rhetoric From Trump
A public-private partnership created six years ago to boost U.S. tourism has a message for Mexicans: We welcome you, even if it may seem like President Donald Trump doesn’t. Andrea Navarro / …
Wyoming Looks to Eclipse Tourism for a Bump This Summer
This March 9, 2016 file photo shows a total solar eclipse in Belitung, Indonesia. Wyoming state tourism officials say the solar eclipse passing over the entire length of Wyoming in August could giv…
SeaWorld CEO Says New Rides Should Save the Year
When a theme park company notes flat attendance as a good sign, you know it’s been a tough few years.SeaWorld Entertainment executives seemed to take comfort in the fact that attendance in th…
Washington, D.C. Draws 20 Million Annual Domestic Tourists For First Time
In this May 1, 2017 file photo, visitors are reflected as they enter the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Cultural on the National Mall in Washington. The number of U.S. …
Beverly Hills Mixes Wealth and Health in New Tourism Push
You’d think that being known as the ultimate American destination for a certain kind of ostentatious luxury would be enough. But Beverly Hills is not resting on its swanky laurels. This week,…
Visit Florida’s 67 Percent Tourism Funding Cut Is Now Up to the Governor
Florida lawmakers made a final vote on Monday to cut Visit Florida’s budget by 67 percent, knocking the state from the second most well-funded in the U.S. for tourism promotion to the seventh…
President Trump’s Still-Blocked Travel Ban Faces Appeals Court Hearing
Donald Trump doesn’t talk much about his travel ban these days.In a speech marking his 100th day in office, the president made just passing reference to his administration’s “hist…
Dated Technology Makes It Hard to Track U.S. Visa Holders
Authorities have so much trouble tracking U.S. visa holders due in part to their antiquated computer systems. In this Dec. 10, 2015 file photo, pedestrians crossing from Mexico into the United Stat…
Aspen Turns to Tiny Homes to Solve Its Resort Worker Housing Problem
Aspen Skiing Co. put six, 500-square-foot manufactured homes at a company-owned campground last winter. Company officials said Friday that worked out well, and they’ve ordered another 34 tiny…