“You can’t really be involved in the world of travel without being really profoundly interested in places and what they mean,” said James Sanders, principal of the architectural f…
As Cuba Mourns Castro, Havana Welcomes First Commercial U.S. Flight
An American Airlines jet from Miami was the first U.S. Havana-bound flight in more than 50 years to land in Cuba’s capital this morning. Pictured are passengers on JetBlue’s inaugural f…
Virgin America to fly tiny dogs in style to New York area for the Holidays
Virgin America is assisting the City of San Francisco Animal Care & Control (SF ACC) by flying Chihuahua pups in need of homes from San Francisco to the New York area.The overpopulation of Chih…
Tourists in Cuba in Wake of Castro’s Death Find Many Attractions Shuttered
Tourists take selfies with an iconic image of Cuba’s revolutionary hero Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara in the background at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, November 27, 2016. Cuba&rsquo…
China Tourism To U.S. Had Worst Year Since 2010
A closing ceremony in Washington D.C. on November 20 marked the end of the U.S.-China Tourism Year, an initiative undertaken by both governments to strengthen tourism ties and people-to-people exch…
VISIT FLORIDA conducts MICE & VIP events in India
VISIT FLORIDA together with five partners recently hosted over fifty members of the travel trade industry in Mumbai for an exclusive MICE event at St Regis, Lower Parel. The evening saw Emirates, S…
Breaking: Carnival Corp. Is Pulling the Plug on Its New Cruise Line Fathom
The do-good cruise line didn’t last long.Just seven months after the first sailing of Fathom, which sought to pioneer the concept of “social impact cruising,” Carnival Corp. confi…
Heightened Security at Trump Tower Hurts Nearby Businesses
Donald Trump waves to a crowd gathered in front of Trump Tower last year. The businesses within and around Trump Tower have seen a shift in foot traffic since Trump was elected President and Secret…
MSC says world cruise generating buzz, but will it fill up?
Filling the 2,250-passenger MSC Magnifica for its first world cruise could pose a challenge for MSC. Most world cruises are on luxury lines such as Silversea Cruises or Cunard Line, not contemporar…
Lyricist Tim Rice to be a featured Seabourn speaker
Seabourn announced the 2017 participants in its Seabourn Conversations series of enrichment lectures featuring speakers and personalities from the fields of journalism, government, preservation, an…