Fifteen years ago the elevated and abandoned railway was slated for demolition, but today, the High Line draws more than seven million visitors a year and is credited with sparking economic activity in the neighborhood worth billions of dollars. In…
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, S.D. Mike Stewart / Associated Press South Dakota officials hope a pair of high-profile milestones and stable gas prices bring vacationers to the state during the 2016 tourism season, which will be well…
Grab your sunglasses, a giant cup of coffee and prepare to hit the highway: 2016 is shaping up to be the summer of the road trip.Cheap fuel prices have left many American families flush with spare cash, which they now…
By 2020, China will be the largest international source market for the U.S. excluding Canada and Mexico, a pivotal shift in the visitor pie chart that has been dominated by Japan and the U.K. for decades.That’s according to a report…
Less than a month after it first set sail — and took a historic voyage from Miami to Cuba — Carnival Corporation’s newest cruise brand has extended its Caribbean schedule for another year.The Fathom brand, which cruises to the Dominican…
Capitalizing on warming relations between the United States and Cuba, a Vermont-based fishing retailer has announced it will host guided fly-fishing tours of the island beginning in October.Orvis, the Manchester, Vermont outlet known nationally for its fishing supplies, apparel and…
Charlie Downs, the artisanal craft distiller at a new Heaven Hill Distilleries tourism attraction in downtown Louisville, Ky., checks gauges on a still that will produce small batches of whiskey. The $10.5-million center, called the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, is…
Beekeeper Spencer Marshall checks a number of hives on a garden deck outside the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Eric Risberg / Associated Press At the Clift Hotel in San Francisco, there are more than 370 rooms inside and 100,000…
Nevada is renewing its efforts to attract Chinese tourists after shutting down a Beijing tourism office it operated for a decade.The state Board of Examiners approved a $396,000, two-year contract on Tuesday with East West Marketing Corporation. The company has…
Carissa Lou and Marc Shimamoto pose for a selfie in front of a Super Bowl 50 sign at Super Bowl City in San Francisco. Charlie Riedel / Associated Press San Francisco netted nearly $2 million from co-hosting the Super Bowl,…
