City officials in Savannah are asking residents to weigh in regarding how to manage tourism in Georgia’s oldest city.City Hall has launched an online survey for residents to fill out as Savan…
New York’s Metropolitan Museum Considers New Fees That Would Impact Tourists
The Metropolitan Museum of New York and the city government are weighing charging admission for the first time in the museum’s nearly 125-year history.The New York Times reports that Mayor Bi…
Nighttime Food Markets Draw Locals and Tourists in Cities Throughout the U.S.
The Queens Night Market in New York City’s Corona, Queens, neighborhood, with people waiting on line at Burmese Bites and other food vendor tents. The market showcases about 50 food vendors, …
U.S. Summer Online Travel Spending Growth Has Slowed in 2017
Headed into 2017, many in the U.S. travel industry expected another banner year of growth. Geopolitical events and economic realities, however, have contributed to reduced online travel spending gr…
Six Flags Is Adding Water Parks to Wring More Money From Visitors
Six Flags Entertainment is looking to make a bigger splash in the world of water parks.The regional theme park company, which already has water attractions within or near most of its properties, wa…
Trump’s Review of National Monuments May Hurt Tourist Destinations
President Donald Trump speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, during the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Days of Remembrance ceremony. Trump plans t…
Seasonal Work Visa Caps Could Hurt U.S. Vacation Destinations
Stone masons in Colorado, thoroughbred caretakers in Kentucky and waiters in Cape Cod are in shorter supply after Congress allowed a temporary migrant worker program to shrink.Lawmakers temporarily…
Mississippi City Lowers Confederate-Themed Flag to Better Attract Visitors
A city that relies heavily on tourism is joining several other local governments in abandoning the Mississippi flag because it contains the Confederate battle emblem.Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo…
Second- and Third-Tier Cities Have a New Way of Selling Luxury Travel
The Skift New Luxury Newsletter is our weekly newsletter focused on the business of selling luxury travel, the people and companies creating and selling experiences, emerging trends, and the changi…
Montana Lawmakers Want to Make Native America a Destination
A sign welcoming visitors to the Blackfeet Indian reservation in Browning, Mont. Native Americans say the state is losing an opportunity by failing to develop and promote its vast tribal lands as t…