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Amtrak Sets Date for New Rail Service to Vermont’s Largest City

Amtrak will begin serving Burlington, Vt., later in July, nearly 70 years after passenger rail service ended to the city. Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express will begin daily service to Burlington from New York on July 29, the passenger railroad said Wednesday. The train, which is an extension of existing service to Rutland, Vt., will make…

Tourism

Road from Vermont to Quebec dotted with electric car charging stations

The hope is that small-scale partnerships like Burlington and Montreal’s charging stations are only the beginning to larger projects that make eco-friendly transport as easy and inexpensive as today’s main transit options.

Road from Vermont to Quebec dotted with electric car charging stations

Tourism

Vermont ski industry rebounds with best season in over a decade

Vermont’s ski industry benefitted from a return in leisure travel and its position to serve a large number of short-haul markets in the northeast U.S.

Vermont ski industry rebounds with best season in over a decade

Tourism

Why travel needs to have a bigger seat at the table in U.S. immigration debate

Making it easier to travel U.S. is tied to the visa regime and border security, which in turn is heavily influenced by immigration reforms. Also U.S. travel orgs need more manpower to help grow them, and in turn grow jobs all around. All of this should be on the table in immigration reform debates.

Why travel needs to have a bigger seat at the table in U.S. immigration debate

Tourism

Vermont can have its beer and drink it too: Local breweries spark tourism boom

Whether it’s meat, beer, or cheer, destinations are wise to find their niche and market it in order to claim several of the millions of food tourists now traversing the globe in search of local cuisine.

Vermont can have its beer and drink it too: Local breweries spark tourism boom

Airlines

The yoga-at-airports trend touches down in Burlington, Vermont

Trend or not, anything that can be done to help travelers relax at the airport is a good thing.

The yoga-at-airports trend touches down in Burlington, Vermont

Media and PR

Vermont copies Sweden and turns its Twitter account over to residents

Vermont isn't the first destination to copy Sweden -- that honor goes to New Zealand -- and as long as there are tourism marketing managers short on ideas, it certainly won't be the last.