For decades, Puerto Rico has enjoyed a reputation as an easy-to-visit tropical getaway thanks to its status as a U.S. territory. There’s no passport needed, the U.S. dollar is used, and Engli…
Orlando Tourism Is Taking a Hit From Brazil’s Woes and Higher Theme Park Prices
Julio Martins, store manager of Brazil Center Electronics looks over some of the inventory from a display case at the store in Orlando. The number of Brazilian tourists to the Orlando area has drop…
Another Boat Heads to the Mississippi as Americans Get Curious About U.S. River Cruising
Skift Take: River cruising in the United States is growing slowly, but we expect to see this segment continue to gain popularity — especially with travelers who are fond of the close-to-land …
Behind Orlando’s New IBM Watson-Powered Travel App
The most notable benefit of IBM Watson’s artificial intelligence (AI) in a search engine capacity is its ability to understand concepts rather then just keywords.For example, search for: &ldq…
The future of cruise propulsion: Increasingly, LNG fuels newbuilds
The notion of cruise ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), once the stuff of science fiction, is rapidly becoming a reality.The first contract for such a ship was signed by Germany’s …
Miami Business Owners Miss Tourists, Want Zika Warnings to End
Business owners are anxious for federal health officials to lift a travel advisory warning pregnant women and their partners to avoid parts of Miami and South Beach that have been identified as zon…
The Families and Friends of 9/11 Victims Turned Tour Guides
Jean Nebbia, far right, a schoolteacher from Oakland, N.J., talks with visitors to the Sept. 11 memorial site, Thursday Aug. 11, 2016, in New York. Nebbia serves as a volunteer tour guide, organize…
Cuba’s Tourism Boom Doesn’t Extend Far Past Havana
U.S. visitors and their dollars are flooding into Havana as airlines and hotels take advantage of the thaw in relations between the Cold War antagonists, but in the provinces outside the Cuban capi…
Fathom Adds More Cuba Sailings, Cuts Back on Dominican Republic
Fathom, the Carnival Corporation brand introduced last year with a social impact mission, is cutting back on volunteer-focused trips to the Dominican Republic to spend more time in Cuba.The one-shi…
Travel to Europe stalled during high season
Long-haul travel to Europe decreased this summer, according to travel data company ForwardKeys.ForwardKeys analyzed the period from June 1 to August 31, and found that long-haul arrivals to Europe …