U.S. travel companies are working to stay ahead of the competition with innovations like artificial intelligence, the sharing economy, and blockchain. Some brands and destinations, however, are str…
Trump Anti-Muslim Tweets Could Backfire in Travel Ban Cases
President Donald Trump’s retweet of a series of anti-Muslim videos posted by a leader of a far-right group in the UK risks undermining his travel-ban defense a week before two federal appeals…
FCM rolls-out Smart Assistant for Mobile globally
Sam, FCM’s ground-breaking Smart Assistant for Mobile is now globally live on the App Store and Google Play.Sam blends a powerful mix of artificial intelligence with the expertise of real FCM…
Bermuda Tourism Faces Cancellations as Vacationers Think It’s Storm-Wracked Barbuda
Bermuda escaped the 2017 hurricane season untouched. It was people’s hazy grasp of Caribbean geography that hurt it.In September, while Hurricane Irma devastated Barbuda and hurricane Jose ga…
Hotels in struggling Las Vegas offer huge Cyber Monday discounts
Cyber Monday was a day of big hotel discounts in Las Vegas, where tourism has slumped since the Oct. 1 shooting that killed 58 near the Mandalay Bay Resort.MGM Resorts International is offering rat…
Disney Theme Parks Boss Could Be Tapped as Next CEO
At the ceremony to break ground last year on a new Toy Story Land in Shanghai, Walt Disney Co.’s Bob Iger was beaming. To his right, and dressed similarly in a black sweater, was the man who …
Las Vegas Gambles It Can Attract Millennials With Instagram-Worthy Moments
This undated photo is the site of a 1,050-foot-long zip line that the casino operator will build above its outdoor promenade that’s anchored by the Linq hotel-casino in Las Vegas. The zip-lin…
Florida Beach Access Imperiled in Clash With Panhandle Landowners
Nestled between the high-rise condominium towers lining Panama City Beach to the east and Destin to the west is Walton County Road 30 A, which takes in a 24-mile stretch of multi-million dollar bea…
Trump Uses Egypt Attack to Renew Call for Travel Ban
U.S. President Donald Trump is spending the Thanksgiving holiday in Florida. He tied a terrorist attack in Egypt with renewed calls for his travel ban and border wall along the southern U.S. border…
Utah Ski Resorts Worry Drunk Driver Laws Will Turn Off Visitors
Skiers and snowboarders ride the lift at Brighton Resort, in Brighton, Utah. Utah ski officials kick off the new ski season this year, hopeful that they may get to host another Olympic Games and ha…