President Donald Trump signed proclamations Monday to significantly shrink two large national monuments in Utah after his administration reviewed sites nationwide.U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke…
Trump’s Third Travel Ban Goes Into Effect Despite Pending Lawsuits
In this Oct. 18, 2017 photo, protesters gather at a rally in Washington. The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of…
Maine Is Launching a New Campaign to Drive Winter Tourism
Maine might be cold and snowy in the winter, but that’s part of what makes it the perfect place for skiing and snowmobiling.That’s the new pitch from the Maine Office of Tourism, which …
Tennessee Town Anticipates Tourism Rebound a Year After Wildfires
Bob Bentz had just installed underground utility lines and paved a new road when wildfires roared through the eastern Tennessee treetop canopy he wanted to transform into a $30 million adventure pa…
Trump Expected to Announce Plans to Shrink National Monuments in Utah
Shown in this photo is the Upper Gulch section of the Escalante Canyons within Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Utah has long stood out for going far beyond other Western s…
Third Trump Travel Ban Heads Back to Appeals Courts This Week
Protesters wave signs and chant during a demonstration against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban outside a federal courthouse in Seattle. The fight over the latest version of Presid…
National Parks Fee Hike Could Decrease Tourism Spending in Local Communities
University of Montana researchers say the U.S. Department of Interior’s proposal to more than double the cost of the seven-day pass for national parks could cause economic harm to neighboring…
Las Vegas Tourism Saw Visitor Decline After Mass Shooting
The mass shooting that took place in Las Vegas on October 1 has led to a 4.2 percent drop in tourist numbers for the destination. Isaac Brekken / Associated Press Trip cancellations and postponemen…
IAG takes Level brand to Paris with new Orly flights
International Airlines Group will launch flights to Montreal, New York, Guadeloupe and Martinique from Paris Orly from July 2018 via Level – its low cost long-haul airline brand.Level will ba…
MSC Cruises orders two larger versions of the new Seaside
MONFALCONE, Italy — MSC Cruises executive chairman Pierfrancesco Vago said that MSC will build two larger versions of the MSC Seaside, a ship scheduled to make its Miami debut on Dec. 23.Vago…