Woodbourne Creamery at Rock Hill Orchard in Mount Airy, Md. The store is the newest addition to Maryland’s Best Ice Cream Trail, which made up of nine dairy farms that make and sell ice cream…
Nebraska Needs a New Tourism Director after the Last One Was Fired
The Nebraska Tourism Commission fired its executive director Thursday in the wake of a blistering state audit that found questionable spending and a lack of oversight within the agency.Kathy McKill…
Tourism Spending In Utah Grew to Nearly $8 Billion Last Year
Tourism spending in Utah has hit a new high of $7.98 billion, driven in part by record visitation to the state’s five national parks, according to a new report released Wednesday from the Uni…
Hawaii Rides a Wave of Record Visitor Arrivals
The number of visitors coming to Hawaii rose 3.4 percent in April compared to the same month a year earlier. But the Hawaii Tourism Authority said Thursday tourist spending dropped more than 1 perc…
Skift Podcast: Why New York’s High Line Became the Attraction Smart Cities Want
Fifteen years ago the elevated and abandoned railway was slated for demolition, but today, the High Line draws more than seven million visitors a year and is credited with sparking economic activit…
South Dakota Is Counting on Park Milestones to Bring More Visitors
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, S.D. Mike Stewart / Associated Press South Dakota officials hope a pair of high-profile milestones and stable gas prices bring vacationers to the…
Cheap Gas Means the Return of the Great American Road Trip
Grab your sunglasses, a giant cup of coffee and prepare to hit the highway: 2016 is shaping up to be the summer of the road trip.Cheap fuel prices have left many American families flush with spare …
China Will Be the Largest Overseas Visitor Market for the U.S. by 2020
By 2020, China will be the largest international source market for the U.S. excluding Canada and Mexico, a pivotal shift in the visitor pie chart that has been dominated by Japan and the U.K. for d…
Carnival Extends Its Bet on the Fathom Brand With First Sailings for 2017
Less than a month after it first set sail — and took a historic voyage from Miami to Cuba — Carnival Corporation’s newest cruise brand has extended its Caribbean schedule for anot…
Vermont Fishing Retailer to Host Guided Tours of Cuba
Capitalizing on warming relations between the United States and Cuba, a Vermont-based fishing retailer has announced it will host guided fly-fishing tours of the island beginning in October.Orvis, …