Tourism Roundup

This week in tourism, the UK and EU have a withdrawal agreement, but the UK parliament could vote it down. Meanwhile, as Europe faces overtourism issues, its travel commission adopts a value-based, not volume-based, approach for 2019.

This week in tourism news, we have a long read about the development of art tourism on Japan's Naoshima Island, plus, international arrivals into the U.S. are expected to break a record in 2018.

This week in tourism, companies with deep interests in the UK like TUI and Thomas Cook are anxious to see what the UK's impending withdrawal from the European Union will really mean for them. Nearby, tour buses in Rome are facing new restrictions on how many of them can clog up the city center.

This week in tourism, the U.S. midterm elections and a new split Congress were top of mind. If you've overdosed on political news, don't miss an introduction from our new Asia Editor and ramped-up coverage of travel advisors, including a new weekly newsletter: Travel Advisor Innovation Report.

This week in tourism, some destination marketers are broadening their roles and becoming destination managers, more invested in the local economy and issues like overtourism. Speaking of growth, the number of Chinese tourists traveling without a group are increasing in number.

In tourism news this past week, we looked at how the traditional American vacation to Mexico is changing because of recent tumult, and how Brand USA is using the NFL's London Games to woo visitors back to the U.S.

This week in tourism, we analyzed the latest international arrivals report from the United Nations, with Southern Europe and Southeast Asia leading growth. Then we released the on-stage videos from Skift Global Forum, featuring executives from Carnival Cruise Line, Puerto Rico Tourism Company, and more.

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This week in tourism, we released a deep dive on the evolution of selling tours, activities, experiences, and whatever else you want to call them. We also have in-depth stories on handling hurricanes in the Caribbean and the controversy surrounding the use of influencers.

This week in tourism, the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office cleaned up its data: Nearly 77 million international travelers visited the United States in 2017, up 2 percent year-over-year. Meanwhile, TUI Group buys Musement, stepping further into tours and activities.