Water Stone Outdoors in Fayetteville, W.Va. the town has seen strong tourism growth thanks to outdoors tourism. Chris Jackson / The Register Herald via AP Business owners and local officials agree …
The Fake Monument Making New York City Tourism More Fun
Joseph Reginella poses for a photo, in the Staten Island borough of New York, with the cast bronze faux monument dedicated to the memory of the victims of the steam ferry Cornelius G. Kolff. Ula Il…
ASTA plans to charge members a fee to fund consumer-awareness efforts
RENO, Nev. — ASTA is planning to charge members a transaction fee to generate funds for promoting ASTA and its travel agents to consumers, according to Jay Ellenby, incoming chairman of the b…
G Adventures introduces tours centered around special events
TORONTO — G Adventures has launched a collection of tours that highlight special events around the globe.The Limited Edition program offers trips centered around annual festivals and events l…
U.S. Travel Association: ‘We’re Working With Both Clinton and Trump’
Millions of Americans and many others around the world watched the first 2016 U.S. presidential debate this week between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and hotel and business mogul Donal…
Hyatt Regency San Francisco completes renovation
The Hyatt Regency San Francisco has completed the renovation of its 804 guestrooms and public areas.The property, which is located on the city’s Embarcadero, features upgrades to what’s…
Facebook Messenger payments offer new transaction platform
Facebook’s recent announcement that it would enable businesses to accept payments via Messenger is another step forward in using chat-based messaging as a commerce tool that could benefit age…
Delta Vacations: Moving agent event to Atlanta paid off
Last weekend, Delta Vacations University — formerly known as MLT University — was held in Atlanta, drawing a record crowd of over 2,000 agents, over half of whom were new to the event.F…
Brand USA Needs Asian Tourists to Reach 100 Million Visitor Milestone
For the last few years, Brand USA has made growing tourism from Canada and Mexico one of its major priorities as it attempts to drive enough international visitation to meet its stated goal of 100 …
Classic Vacations rolls out new booking website
In advance of the Classic Vacations Star Performers event in Maui last week, which celebrated top agents who sold more than $500,000 in 2015, the company unveiled a new website on Aug. 28.Still in …