Tourism News

These are the tourism trends we were talking about this week.

Beverly Hills is sidestepping traditional media marketing with a thought leadership trend piece on the future of luxury, which helps position both the destination and the bureau as fresh and forward-thinking.

Travel brands trying to coax U.S. employees out of their offices may be preaching to the choir. Most employees probably don't resent the idea of time away from the office and would likely take vacation days if they felt their bosses truly encouraged it. It's U.S. employers who need to hear from travel brands even more as they set the standard for vacation policies and their promotion.

With confirmation that it bought another 475 acres adjacent to an existing theme park, Universal's parent company showed that it's not content to depend just on a magic wand.

The strength of the U.S. dollar is helping to make America a less attractive vacation option for international travelers.

Food tourism is nothing new, but its exponential growth is remaking how destinations position themselves in the global tourism marketplace.

It may be a bit messy considering geo-politics and the coming divisive election, but U.S. travelers are still in an excellent position to travel with fatter wallets and broader horizons than they have in a decade.

This is the first time we've been able to make a direct causal link between smart city infrastructure and a cohesive consumer-facing tourism application leveraging the Internet of Things. This is the future of travel.

These are the tourism trends we were talking about this week.

For nearly a decade, the New York Times publishes one of the world’s most popular annual travel destination lists, inspiring travelers to choose their next destination. The following is a trend review and analysis of the destinations featured by the publication.