Stories Tagged as
Tourism
International tourists are coming back to the U.S. ... slowly
by
Henry Epp
May 30, 2023
Americans are traveling domestically again, but the tourism industry is waiting for foreign visitors to come back in pre-pandemic force.
Hot travel destinations this holiday weekend? Cities
May 26, 2023
AAA projects a 7% increase in Americans traveling 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend compared to last year.
In an ever-brighter world, tourists travel north for truly dark skies
by
Dan Kraker
Jan 2, 2023
As light pollution affects more of the globe, astrotourism is taking off in remote spots where skies are dark and stars shine bright.
At a historic Buffalo, NY, inn, fair wages mean there's no such thing as a labor shortage
by
Andie Corban
Nov 1, 2022
Joseph Lettieri, co-owner and operator of InnBuffalo off Elmwood, almost sold the hotel in 2020. Now, it's the busiest it's ever been.
Salem's complicated journey from witch trials to witch tourism
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Oct 27, 2022
In the 1690s, women were hanged in Salem, Massachusetts on suspicion of witchcraft. Now, it's a witchy Mecca for tourists.
Wyoming hopes recreational trail improvements will spur tourism
by
Caitlin Tan
Sep 20, 2022
Updating old cattle trails, logging roads and wildlife migration trails could provide a crucial boost to local economies, some say.
Unprecedented toxic algal bloom kills thousands of fish across the San Francisco Bay
Sep 16, 2022
Preventing the next disastrous red tide in the Bay Area could cost billions of dollars.
For public good, not for profit.
Should Russians be allowed to vacation in Europe while the Kremlin wages war on Ukraine?
Sep 6, 2022
The EU is to make it tougher for Russians to holiday in Europe as a sanction against the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. But why not a total ban?
Farm tourism puts vacationers to work — and they love it
by
Dan Kraker
Sep 5, 2022
On a Minnesota egg farm, visitors embrace a more intimate agritourism experience — in which they sleep and even work on the farm.
How much tax-funded tourist promotion money does a popular destination need?
Aug 18, 2022
In the tourist hot spot of the Texas Big Bend, some raise concerns about taxes used to promote even more tourism.