Brand USA Faces Extinction and 15 Other Tourism Trends This Week

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines tourism. For all of our weekend roundups, go here. >>Unless there's a flood of last-minute vacation planners who will book trips in the coming days, weeks or months, many U.S. travelers are saying that they're hunkering down for another summer of little to no time away from the office: Travel Habits of Americans: 42 Percent Aren’t Taking a Vacation This Summer >>How much of an impact the slashed Visit Florida budget will have on the state's meetings and conventions industry is an open question: Visit Florida’s Budget Cuts Could Seriously Impact Florida’s Robust Meetings Business >>While you're here in New York City for Skift Global Forum, stay the night in the heart o