Tourism News

The future of tourism marketing in the United States will be on the ballot in more than three dozen states in one way or another this November. While most voters probably won't realize that, tourism is one of the most important economic drivers they'll be voting for.

This week in tourism, event security gets financial support from local tourism boards, and we question whether some luxury experiences are guilty of cultural appropriation.

Norwegian Air CEO Bjorn Kjos doesn't care that some in Barcelona would prefer that the tourists stop coming. He can fill Boeing 787s at decent fares with Americans and Europeans who want to visit Spain. He has a business to run. Can we blame him for trying to maximize profits?

The latest version of President Trump’s travel ban was recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, to the disappointment of many in the travel industry. Brands will continue feeling pressured to take a political stand to save their bottom lines.

As we have seen in recent years, new multi-use developments can have transformative effects on under-utilized sections of major cities. Zurich is banking on The Circle to create a new reason for tourists to visit the city.

Europe has seen significant tourism growth recently, but there is still more the destination can do to encourage visitors to come from afar.

Tourism boards are usually behind the scenes of events, but Las Vegas and Nashville's organizations are often front and center in the form of security personnel hired by tourism officials through local police departments. Even if travelers don't realize this, parts of both cities' tourism budgets are very much on the front lines.

This week in tourism, we have an essential long read on the state of tourism in Puerto Rico as it continues recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

For more than a century, Puerto Rico has been divided along two identities – Puerto Rican and American. But Hurricane Maria has forced it to reach a point where its tourism industry must merge the two, and market the destination in a way like many others on the mainland have done for decades if it hopes to become a global success story.

The new Innovate ABQ building in the Albuquerque Innovation District provides a one-stop shop for meeting planners to connect with local thought leaders in high-tech industries and some of the most advanced scientific research in the country.