In this April 15, 2017, photo a giraffe named April licks her new calf in Binghamton, New York. The baby’s birth was broadcast to an online audience with more than a million viewers. Animal A…
Children’s Summer Vacations Under Attack by Teachers and Legislators in North Carolina
Festival goers watch performances at the Emerald Isle, N.C., Beach Music Festival. A 2004 law mandating when North Carolina public schools hold summer vacation is facing its strongest challenge yet…
Yellowstone National Park Had a $680 Million Impact on Local Economies
A visitor in Yellowstone National Park near Billings, Mont. The park posted record numbers again for local economic impact. Vincent R. Swagerty / Associated Press A U.S. Department of the Interior …
BP Gulf Oil Spill Damage Valued at $17.2 Billion as Tourism Still Struggles
BP Plc’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill caused damage to beaches, animals, fish and coral that the public values at $17.2 billion, according to a financial accounting released on the seventh a…
This Tiny Resort Island Doesn’t Want Uber or Lyft
Fran Migliaccio, owner of Mig’s Rig Taxi, stands on the porch near her taxi in New Shoreham, R.I., on Block Island. Migliaccio said she doesn’t want to ban Uber and Lyft from the island…
U.S. Customs Revoked Global Entry for Some Muslim Americans
U.S. Customs and Border Protection revoked the enrollment of people in the Global Entry program and other U.S. “trusted traveler” categories as part of the Trump administration’s …
Hilton San Francisco Union Square completes upgrade
The Hilton San Francisco Union Square has completed $26 million in renovations to its guestrooms, lobby, Cityscape lounge and Urban Tavern restaurant.The 1,919-room hotel, which is the West Coast&r…
SeaWorld’s Last Captive Killer Whale Was Just Born
A mother orca, Takara, guides her newborn to the water’s surface at SeaWorld San Antonio in this image provided by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. Chris Gotshall / SeaWorld Parks & En…
Travel Habits of Americans: 87 Percent Haven’t Yet Messaged With a Travel Brand
This week Facebook executives used their annual F8 conference to woo hotels, airlines, and other businesses into using the social network’s Messenger app as a place for them to communicate wi…
Disney’s Newest Land Is Meant to Add a Literal Glow to Animal Kingdom
Walt Disney World’s youngest park has been trying to stay up late for awhile now.Animal Kingdom, the fourth addition to the Orlando resort, has typically been a partial-day park since it open…