Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
U.S. attractions could do a much better job of serving travelers of color. It's not just a matter of marketing and content curation but hiring practices as well.
2 months ago
Brian Rohan, Associated Press
Egypt has a long way to go before it's back to pre-Arab Spring tourism levels. A great, new museum will help, but it's just part of the fix the country needs.
8 months ago
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
It's true — going to MoMA, the Louvre, or the Prado isn't enough anymore. The existence of blockbuster exhibitions is old news, but now it's easier than ever to discover and book these tours and activities.
8 months ago
Justin Fox, Bloomberg
No revered art center is an island, not even the rural ones like Interlochen. Many cultural and educational factors converged to allow something like Mass MoCA to thrive for decades in a not-so-unlikely spot.
8 months ago
Associated Press
Now is not the best time to be visiting Paris, though some of the biggest tourist draws in the city will remain open. It will be in the interest of residents and visitors alike for the government and protestors to reach an agreement that brings calm.
9 months ago
Suzy Waite, Bloomberg
The Louvre has handed a slice of its endowment to a private equity fund to invest in money-making ways to help restore France's old churches and environmental parks. This news invites skepticism, though. The restoration work might be good for tourism, but since when is heritage preservation a high-return investment?
10 months ago
Vanessa Gera and Aleksandar Ljubojevic, Associated Press
Some museums have been leaders in emerging tourism trends in recent years. Those trends include travelers' fascination for strange, even disgusting, experiences that they can't get at home.
10 months ago
James Tarmy, Bloomberg
Hopefully other major museums can learn from the Met's success here. Its upcoming exhibit on camp, framed around a Susan Sontag essay, might resonate with a whole new crop of visitors.
10 months ago
Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
What happens in Vegas, at least at this particular museum devoted to pot, will likely be splashed all over social media. And that's by design.
11 months ago
Ryan Steadman, Jing Travel
As the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art prepares to open a major Chinese contemporary art exhibition, the institution is wisely sharpening its strategy for catering to visitors from China.
11 months ago
Dawn McCarty and Jef Feeley, Bloomberg
Relics from the Titanic make for a blockbuster exhibit, one that many people would travel to see. Hopefully those who acquire these pieces will be highly concerned with conservation as well.
11 months ago
Dawn McCarty and Jef Feeley, Bloomberg
For the sake of future generations who deserve to learn about the Titanic's history, we hope these important artifacts will end up in good hands.
12 months ago