New Orleans officials are considering requiring all Bourbon Street bars to close their doors at 3 a.m. to combat crime. Here are police on guard after a shooting on Bourbon Street. Associated Press…
Travel Booking Site CEOs Condemn Trump’s Travel Ban for Muslim-Majority Countries
Demonstrators sit down in the concourse and hold a sign that reads “We are America,” as more than 1,000 people gathered at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to protest President Dona…
New Mexico Ad Campaign Won’t Expand Due to Budget Problems
New Mexico officials say they will not be able to expand the state’s tourism advertisement campaign because of government budgeting woes.The New Mexican reports that the New Mexico True ads h…
Hawaiian Lawmakers Want State’s Tourism Board to be More Transparent With Spending
State lawmakers are considering legislation aimed at making the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) more transparent following concerns about how the agency spends tens of millions of taxpayer dollars o…
Mexico Is Making a Play for Tourists With New Luxury Offerings
So … Mexico.At the very time that U.S. President Donald Trump doubles down on his promises to build a wall dividing his nation from its neighbor to the south, and Mexican president Enrique P…
What Trump’s Muslim Visa Ban Looks Like From the Middle East
Maria Martinez, of Detroit, holds onto an American flag during a Michigan United press conference at its Detroit headquarters Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, which called for protection of immigrant and M…
Trump Bans Travel to U.S. for Citizens of 7 Muslim-Majority Nations
President Trump has taken unprecedented, and possibly illegal, steps to prevent refugees from entering the U.S. Here, Trump signs the executive order on Friday. Associated Press UPDATE: A U.S. fede…
Miami’s Little Havana Is Declared a ‘National Treasure’ to Aid Preservation
Historic preservation groups are launching a partnership with city officials to save Miami’s Little Havana, the epicenter of the Cuban diaspora.The National Trust for Historic Preservation ad…
Southwest: We’re low-cost, not no-frills
Delta has sold basic economy fares since 2012. United and American each will phase in the no-frills offering in this spring. But Southwest has no interest in joining the pack, CEO Gary Kelly said T…
Over 1 Million Tourists Hit Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail in 2016
Forget the bottle, a record number of people are experiencing Kentucky bourbon from the barrel, touring distilleries where they can sniff, sip, and see whiskey crafted from the source.Tourism in th…