Florida’s tourism agency agreed Tuesday to pay its outgoing president and CEO $73,000 amid the fallout from the state’s secret deal with rapper Pitbull and a video for his song “S…
Norwegian Bliss to sail from Miami in winter
After spending its inaugural season in Alaska, the Norwegian Bliss will sail weeklong Caribbean cruises from Miami in winter 2017-18.Beginning on Nov. 17, 2018, the Bliss will depart each Saturday …
Las Vegas Says Visitors and Conference Attendees Set 2016 Records
Officials say Las Vegas drew a record number of visitors for a third straight year, attracting 42.9 million tourists to town in 2016.The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Tuesday…
SeaWorld’s Tilikum — the Orca Made Famous in a Documentary — has Died
Tilikum, photographed here in 2011, died recently, six years after killing a trainer at a live “Dine with Shamu” performance at SeaWorld in Orlando. Phelan M. Ebenhack / Associated Pres…
Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting Suspect Had Gun in Luggage, Officials Say
People stand on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a shooter opened fire inside a terminal, killing several people and wounding others before being taken into c…
In Trip Planning Is There a Red State Versus Blue State Divide?
The United States is still deeply conflicted over the recent presidential election, and could this lingering partisan divide affect Americans’ travel plans for 2017?While other factors are un…
CEOs of CES and Las Vegas Tourism Say the Vegas Strip Needs More Meeting Space
Rossi Ralenkotter, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA), and Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, officially opened the new site for the $1.4 billio…
Miami to Open $305 Million Science Museum With Some Hotel-Bed Tax Funding
This December 2016 photo shows construction progressing on the building that houses the aquarium at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science in Miami. The $305 million institution is schedu…
Will Uniworld’s millennial-focused river cruises find a market?
With its millennial-focused U by Uniworld brand, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is creating a product for 18- to 40-year-olds before any significant demand for such a product exists, acc…
Location War for George Lucas’ New Art Museum to Be Decided This Month
George Lucas will decide in January whether Los Angeles or San Francisco will get his new art museum. Pictured is a conceptual rendering of the proposed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Treasure Is…