This undated photo provided by Jekyll Island Authority shows a sign warning golfers to “Be Aware” of alligators on Jekyll Island, Georgia. The state park recently placed roughly 30 sign…
Zika Not a Long-Term Threat Argue Miami Tourism Leaders
A City of Miami Beach Sanitation worker gets ready to clean the alleyways of South Beach, sucking up still waters and debris with a mobile vacuum as part of the city’s Zika clean-up. C.M. Gue…
Miami Beach Zika Fears Increase as CDC Issues Travel Warning
U.S. health officials are warning pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach, where Florida officials say mosquitoes have spread the Zika virus to five people.In a statement Friday, the U.S. Centers for D…
Cubans and Tourists Alike Complaining About Beach Litter
An empty beer can lies on the beach near Havana, Cuba, August 18, 2016. The trashing of Cuba’s world-class beaches by beachgoers themselves has become so extreme that tourists are complaining…
Eyeing North American Growth, MSC Cruises Is Bringing in Reinforcements
With less than a year to go before launching the first of 11 new ships, MSC Cruises has announced changes at the top of its North American operation.The Geneva-based cruise operator said it was mov…
New flavors on classic Cape Cod
Cape Cod, Massachusetts -Part of the appeal of the Outer Cape has always been the rustic charm of the fried seafood restaurants, taffy shops, souvenir stores and ice cream parlors dotting the main …
Miami Beach Chefs Spice it up for Two Month Foodfest
From August through the end of September, restaurants across Miami Beach will once again host the popular Miami Spice promotion, offering three course, signature dishes by world renowned chefs to r…
Nevada Tourism grants $895,770 for rural tourism promotion
Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison announced that The Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) has awarded $895,770 in grants to entities promoting rural Nevada tourism. Projects range from a campaign aimed at hig…
Travel Industry Jobs Made Modest Diversity Gains in 2015
The U.S. travel industry’s diversity dilemma, uneven as it is among various job types, persisted in 2015 but each sector also increased its percentage of non-white employees.Data from the the…
Planned 400-mile U.S.-Canada Hiking Trail Inspired by Wandering Moose
The 400-mile trek of a radio-collared moose named Alice is the inspiration for a proposed hiking trail from Ontario’s forested Algonquin Park to the heart of New York’s Adirondack Mount…