Tourism News

Istanbul is emerging as a new global business hub due to massive infrastructure improvements, including what will be the largest capacity airport in Europe, but security fears could potentially dampen growth.

If hotels want to book more meetings and events, they need to know how to speak the specific industry language of the events and planners they’re working with.

In case the world needed any more proof that travel is one of the largest global industries, it just got it.

While it's pretty clear that the hotel industry and Airbnb are at odds with one another, it's still obvious that more transparent data is sorely needed to understand the true impact of Airbnb and other home sharing platforms on cities and communities.

These data points outlining massive amounts of visitor arrivals and spending should be enough to convince travel brands that the time has come to show these travelers that they matter.

European travel season isn't looking great this year, with recent terrorist attacks and fears of more coming. Travel brands are bracing for the downturn.

All of us are shaken by today's events, but blaming airports for proving an easy target in this case is not the answer. Security of citizens around the world is vital, but giving up the freedoms and unity of Europe in these circumstances is akin to capitulation.

With approval from the Cuban government in hand, Carnival Corp. will become the first cruise company in more than 50 years to operate sailings between the U.S. and Cuba. It certainly won't be the last.

We've been saying it for awhile: The Priceline Group should be renamed the Booking.com or Booking Group as its foray into Cuba highlights. The Group's lead brand gets there first although there's an option to distribute Cuba hotels through Priceline.com too.

75 million Americans ready to be marketed to? Travel brands, the time to start spending money on marketing is...now!