Gathered with friends around a kitchen table six decades ago, Mildred Bennett started the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation with eight others in Red Cloud, the town that serv…
Tourists Don’t Need to Die for the Perfect Selfie Say Yellowstone Park Officials
Yellowstone National Park officials have asked 2017 visitors to adopt its “Safe Selfie” policy.The Cody Enterprise reported earlier this week that Yellowstone officials have issued the …
Several factors cited in low number of female commercial airline pilots
Kimberly Lowe, an American Airlines pilot since 1990, still likes to stand on the flight deck as passengers depart her plane so they’ll see that the voice they heard from the cockpit truly wa…
Killing U.S. Visa Programs? It’s Apparently on Trump Administration’s To-Do List
Could the U.S. government be planning to disrupt how visas are issued in the near future? President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee. Mark Humphrey …
Royal Caribbean Is Moving a Ship Back to the Big Easy
Royal Caribbean International has announced it will resume weeklong cruises from New Orleans to the Bahamas and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.News outlets report Royal Caribbean said in a news r…
Resurrected U.S. river cruise industry continuing expansion
When Ambassadors International put its U.S. river cruise business on the block, the move stalled domestic river cruising for four years. But a decade later, several players are breathing new life a…
U.S. Resorts Face Staffing Shortages Following Visa Restrictions
Hotels and resorts are having a tough time finding temporary workers following H-2B visa restrictions. In this April 25, 2017 photo, Stephen Faulkner, owner of Faulkner’s Landscaping & Nu…
Florida Tourism Officials Are Fighting for Funding as Cuts Loom
Visit Florida’s new CEO made a desperate plea to lawmakers Friday morning as they prepare to pass a budget that would slash the marketing organization’s funding by 67 percent.The reques…
Juneau, Alaska Expects a Record Number of Cruise Tourists This Summer
A record number of cruise passengers are expected to land in Juneau this summer.Cruise Lines International Association Alaska President John Binkley announced at Thursday’s Chamber of Commerc…
Bahamas Tourism Officials Separate Themselves Further From Fyre Festival Fiasco
Tents and a portable toilet set up for attendees for the Fyre Festival in the Exuma islands, Bahamas. Organizers of the much-hyped music festival in the Bahamas canceled the weekend event at the la…