InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) reported a data breach of guests’ payment cards at U.S. hotels during the fourth quarter of 2016.The company said that 1,161 hotels may have been affected,…
U.S. May Tighten Visa Waiver Program, Homeland Security Chief Says
The U.S. should review a visa waiver program that gives European visitors easier access into the country as foreign fighters with Islamic State return to Europe and attempt to travel to the U.S., H…
New England Leaders Worry Trump and Strong Dollar Will Keep International Tourists Away
New Hampshire tourism officials are closely watching political developments in the Trump administration and overseas as they prepare for the summer and fall travel seasons when they see most of the…
Visa Program for Skilled Workers to Get Tighter under President Trump’s Executive Order
In this Dec. 13, 2016 photo, President-elect Donald Trump holds up Green Bay Packers jersey given to him by House Speaker Paul Ryan at a rally in West Allis, Wisconsin. Trump is slated to sign an e…
Los Angeles Wants Its ‘Everyone is Welcome’ Campaign to Connect With Global Millennials
Los Angeles’ tourism industry may be riding the coattails of the “two-hour advertisement for Los Angeles” that is the Academy Award-winning film “La La Land,” said Dis…
Santo Domingo’s Cleanup Effort for Tourism Is Worrying Its Long-Term Residents
Latin America’s oldest colonial city is aiming for a rebound, pouring tens of millions of dollars into repairing streets, cleaning up trash, installing streetlights and renovating centuries-o…
What Trump’s First 100 Days Tell Us About Travel’s Next Four Years
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, third from left, and Vice President Mike Pence, right, signs an Energy Independence Executiv…
International Tourist Spending in the U.S. Is at Record High So Far This Year
International travelers spent $21 billion in the United States in February, a nearly three percent increase over February 2016, that made the first two months of 2017 the strongest for foreign tour…
Spirit Airlines Is the Latest Carrier to Downgrade Its Cuba Ambitions
Low-cost Spirit Airlines is the latest carrier to cut flights to Cuba.The Miramar-based airline began serving Havana on Dec. 1 with twice-daily flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International …
Trip.com CEO: Trump’s ‘America First’ Policies Are Hurting Travel, Killing Jobs
Editor’s Note: Travel community and booking site Trip.com has frequently been out-front in opposing discrimination, such as when the site updated its destination pages in 2015 to warn travele…