Tourism News
South Carolina unemployment rate drops as tourist season heats up
Tourism provides more than a seasonal boost for South Carolina workers; it’s also added 11,000 jobs over the past year.
Meg Kinnard |
The vacation gap: Rich Americans take 18 days; the average American gets 3.8
Affluent travelers’ tendency to travel and spend more than average makes them businesses’ target customers, and how and where they choose to spend are keys for companies looking to tap into the market.
Samantha Shankman |
Niagara Falls doesn’t really know how many people visit each year
Increased attention on the operations and costs of national parks under tight budget restraints should motivate state and regional parks to also analyze and reassess how they run.
Mark Scheer |
Why museums shouldn’t be free for everyone
Basic pricing economics can lead to a tiered-yet-simple solution if the Met and others want to do it, to benefit all.
Michael Rushton |
Mayors of idyllic Greek island Mykonos are charged with massive embezzlement
Wonder why Mykonos' infrastructure is so crappy? Look no further than the bank accounts of the island's leaders. We'd love to see similar investigations into other island escapes around the world (yes, Jamaica, we're talking about you).
Ohio hometown of baseball exec Branch Rickey awaits “42” tourism boom
Destinations that serve as film sets are usually on the receiving end of a film tourism boost, so awareness more than droves of visitors would be a more accurate expectation for the homeland of this iconic character.
Dan Sewell |
The Burma Bourdain saw: Life in Yangon and Bagan
This is bound to give Burma a big boost in tourism, at least in intent, though the tourism board has been silent on this opportunity for PR. If this was Tourism Australia we would have seen 15 press releases even before the show aired, then 10 more after to show the intent increase and dollar value attached to it.
Rafat Ali |
Austin poised for more conventions with 4,000 new hotel rooms
Some 4,000 new hotel rooms are coming to HomeAway headquarters' city, Austin, Texas. With more rooms, Austin would become a more attractive host for meetings and conventions.
Meet the strangest startup in travel: CorruptTour
The absurdity of CorruptTour is precisely the genius of this, and says a lot more about our society than the business itself.
Rafat Ali |