2013 › April

Destinations have to work what they have in order to stake a claim in the competition for tourism, and even a small rural town can transform itself into a southern music hub with the right amount of branding.

Rand McNally's sale of Tripology signals the failure of the mapping company's quest to transform itself into an online travel company.

This week Bourdain succeeded in telling a new and intriguing story to viewers about an under-apperciated culture and cuisine that exists in a major U.S. city; a discovery as valuable as insights into foreign destinations.

It's interesting to note that Alaska's short tourism season is longer than its legislative one.

If anything will get the U.S. congress to move on budget negotiations it will be the sight of thousands of very angry airline passengers as well as frustrated airlines and airport management.

Passengers were the loudest complainers about the no-tiny-knife policy the TSA had prior to last month's announcement easing the restrictions, and they're the first ones to suggest publicly that the opponents aren't speaking for the traveling public.

Two decades after the devastating genocide, ecotourism is thriving in Rwanda. It not only provides locals with sustainable employment, but its revenues are used to protect the land and animals.

Sequestration has had a large impact on many national parks, but it’s also shaken up the system and brought a renewed focus on what they provide the public – something all institutions need.

The changing demographics of UK residents (and travelers as a result), mixed with economic downturn in UK and Europe, and of course the changing geopolitical world map has led to these potentially long term changes in travel habits of British. Fascinating data to keep an eye on for the next few years.

There’s no reason for an American not to own a passport, and definitely no excuse not to travel overseas if destinations as far a Guam can be visited without one.