1. Brackenridge ParkTo get the kids away from their screens and into the outdoors, a good starting point is Brackenridge Park. This sprawling park has way more than just green space — it enco…
Operator at Heart of Yosemite Names Lawsuit Gets Another Parks Contract
A company that took the National Park Service to court over trademarked Yosemite names has renewed its contract with NPS at Sequoia National Park.The Fresno Bee reports that Delaware North Parks &a…
Hamilton Tourist Sites in New Jersey Ride the Wave of the Hit Musical
Want to see Hamilton? Nothing easier.What — you thought we meant the smash Broadway show? Dream on. With ticket “get in” prices in the thousands of dollars and the show sold out t…
100 Years Later, A Look Back at the Start of the National Park Service
In this 2005 file photo, visitors view Half Dome from Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park, Calif. Dino Vournas / Associated Press Nathaniel Pitt Langford wore a thick, dark beard, had wavy hair…
Yellowstone’s Record Numbers Bring With Them More Dangerous Behavior by Tourists
This September, 2009 file photo shows the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Rangers are navigating a dangerous landscape where boiling water flows beneath a fragile rock crust …
Disneyland plans new hotel, eyes 2021 opening
Disneyland is planning its first new hotel in almost two decades.The 700-room hotel, currently referred to as 1401 Disneyland Drive, will break ground as soon as 2018 on 10 acres just north of the …
Skift Podcast: What Keeps Travel CMOs up at Night
As part of our CMO interview series, Skift has been talking to chief marketing officers across the travel industry about the challenges they face in their jobs, where they get insights, what helps …
House passes bill designed to alleviate airport security gridlock
The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday unanimously passed a bill aimed at reducing wait times at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport security checkpoints.The Checkpoint Optimiza…
Visit Florida Survives Audit Prompted by Pitbull Partnership
Pitbull speaks on stage at the 42nd annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Matt Sayles / AP An audit of Visit Florida conducted by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity found that th…
Dream Hotel Group announces expansion
NEW YORK — The Dream Hotel Group plans to open five new hotels in the U.S. and one in Qatar by 2019.Properties are being built in Nashville, Dallas, Palm Springs, two in New York (one in Time…