Analysts expect that Barbados, a popular destination for British vacationers, will see a tourism decline because of the pound’s plunge after Brexit. Bob Downing / Akron Beacon Journal/MCT The…
United Airlines reports second-quarter 2016 performance
CHICAGO, IL – United Airlines today reported its second-quarter 2016 financial results.“We made significant progress in the second quarter as a direct result of the passion and dedicati…
World-Class Mexican Museum in San Francisco Slated for 2019 Opening
In this photo taken Wednesday, July 13, 2016, a woman walks past a mural outside the future home of the Mexican Museum under construction in San Francisco. Eric Risberg / Associated Press San Franc…
Skift Survey: What Global Travelers Really Think About Visiting America-In-Turmoil
The picture of the current state of the United States on cable news and social media is one of a country torn by widespread gun violence, increasing racial tension, and a race for the presidency fi…
Salt Lake City Wants Skiers to Carpool to Help Solve Traffic Woes
Salt Lake City officials are considering a carpool system in which strangers ride together in personal cars. Pictured here are skiers and snowboarders at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Snowbird,…
6 Charts on American Traveler Spending and Sentiments Toward Destination Experiences
Tourism marketers spend just as much time working to get first-time travelers to book a vacation as they do convincing them to return, though destinations may be surprised that nearly one-third of …
Visit Florida and Pitbull Want You to Know About the State’s ‘Sexy Beaches’
The new video from rapper Pitbull looks like a four-minute advertisement for Florida because that’s exactly what it is.Pitbull has a contract with the state’s tourism agency. He just re…
Kentucky Distilleries Can Begin Selling Mixed Drinks Friday
Beginning Friday, bourbon distilleries in Kentucky can sell cocktails to the estimated 900,000 people that tour them every year. But the new law, at least at first, will cost MB Roland Distillery c…
Route 66 is Counting on More Eco-Friendly Tourists With its Push to Go Green
Route 66, a highway made famous for attracting gas-guzzling Chevrolet Bel Airs traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles, is turning green.The Mother Road is seeing a growing number of electric car cha…
Debate Is Raging over a Proposal to Designate Utah Land as a National Monument
A coalition of American Indian tribes and environmentalists want President Barack Obama to designate a 1.9-million acre area containing archeological sites in Utah, including the “House on Fi…