tourism

Come for the roller coaster, stay for the shops: Can malls be fun again?

8:00am November 28, 2024

Mall of America's recipe for success includes an amusement park, pop-up stores, weddings and raves. Can local malls take a page from the country's largest shopping center?

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Business

Bryson City is ready to welcome visitors back after Helene, but tourists are still canceling

7:00am October 21, 2024

by April Laissle

As much of western North Carolina works to recover from Helene, some business owners say they’re worried about what they’re calling a “second disaster”: the loss of tourism during peak season.

Power outages, fuel shortages and flooding impacting Floridians 3 days after Milton

6:01am October 11, 2024

As Floridians returned to their homes after Hurricane Milton, more than 1 million residents were still without power Saturday night. Power outages caused hours-long waits for fuel at gas stations.

National

Breaks in water pipeline for Grand Canyon prompt shutdown of overnight hotel stays

1:25am August 29, 2024

The restrictions will run throughout the Labor Day holiday when hotels are near or at capacity. It's an unprecedented move, even for a water line that has experienced frequent failures.

World News

Copenhagen begins offering free perks to tourists who make sustainable choices

2:04pm July 15, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

The pilot program comes as residents in other parts of Europe have been denouncing — and in some cases confronting — the droves of tourists who flock to its historic cities and picturesque beaches every year.

Vinay Patel, head of Fairbrook Hotels, owns 11 hotels around Virginia.

With 'bleisure' and fewer workers, the American hotel is in recovery

8:12am May 13, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

A new type of traveler is part of the post-pandemic reset at U.S. hotels, along with fewer daily cleanings and pancake-slinging machines.

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Tens of thousands of people watched as dozens of colorfully decorated boats toured the Dutch capital's historic canals Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in the most popular event of a six-day Pride Amsterdam festival that attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the city.

World News

Amsterdam was flooded with tourists in 2023, so it won't allow any more hotels

8:53am April 19, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Twenty-six hotels that already have permits can move forward, but after that a hotel can only be built if one shuts down. Tourists spent about 20.7 million nights in Amsterdam hotels last year.

The U.S. State Department issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Jamaica, saying "Violent crimes, such as home invasions, armed robberies, sexual assaults, and homicides, are common. Sexual assaults occur frequently, including at all-inclusive resorts."

World News

Jamaica and the Bahamas are pushing back against U.S. travel warnings

2:16pm February 09, 2024

by Vanessa Romo

The State Department is discouraging tourists from traveling to the Caribbean islands. But government officials from both nations hope that won't keep tourists from coming.

A paddle boarder heads out into the water in Eilat, Israel. Normally, Eilat's beaches and hotels would be busy with tourists.

World News

A seaside town shelters thousands of Israeli evacuees, but struggles without tourists

5:01am February 04, 2024

by Jackie Northam

The tourists are gone and many of the hotels are filled with displaced Israelis nearly four months after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

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The Giralda tower, part of the cathedral of Seville, viewed from Mateos Gago street.

World News

Tourism ruined my city. Tourism is saving my city

5:00am January 09, 2024

by Miguel Macias

Seville in Spain is experiencing a tourism boom like locals have never seen before. This is the story of how a city tries to honor its past while ensuring its future.