Tourism News

The surge in vacation home sales in key resort communities bodes well for vacation rental companies such as HomeAway as buyers often purchase their homes as investments or at least rent them out for part of the year.

Regulatory changes to the H-2B visas ultimately increased fares for U.S. and foreign workers, but the timing left business owners with little time to secure summer workers and factor in fare raises for the 2013 season.

Whether or not California will be able to deliver a real high-speed line is still to be determined, but this first step should get us closer to finding out if they can get the early stages right.

Airlines will make their own changes to meet this new demand from Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

NYC & Company is missing an opportunity to shine by leading the way to smarter social engagement for tourism marketing organizations. It could be among the first to turn streams into live information chats rather than static PR pushes.

Iraqi Kurdistan has been a peaceful region in spite of larger overall trouble, and is now going through a tourism boom.

It takes a great deal or coordination and planning to get consistency in signage. The Koreans' efforts here should be applauded.

Spain introduced a number of successful initiatives to boost tourist ridership, but airline strikes that recently stalled flights also contributed to what is expected to be Renfe’s best year yet.

Taiwan’s move is great for tourists and should set a precedent for other countries looking to attract visitors. Look to other countries rolling out Wi-Fi service that enables visitors to check email or get basic information about the destination in their own language.

America’s top 20 inbound tourism markets includes a surprising mix, but as expected, overall rapid growth from Asia and Latin America points to where U.S. tourism efforts should be focused for the at least the next decade.