OVERSEAS VISITORS AND DOMESTIC TOURISM: The Travel Industry Association urges Obama to create a welcoming first impression. An enhanced visa waiver program could benefit Tampa Bay area hotels and attractions with more visitors - from Brazil, for example. ...more

January 4, 2009

If you can afford a vacation, 2009 will be the year to check out all the places on your list. ...more

December 26, 2008

Older Americans and women appreciate the value of travel for the holidays to create memories and build relationships more so than others, a survey by the Travel Industry Association released this morning found. ...more

November 11, 2008

The summer vacation season began this year with Americans behind the wheel less. In all, we drove 12.2 billion fewer miles in June than a year earlier, the biggest monthly decrease in a downward trend that began in November. ...more

August 14, 2008

It seemed like a can't-miss tourist attraction that would pull in visitors to the nation's capital: a new Madame Tussauds wax museum. ...more

May 20, 2008

"Stick to what you know" could be the motto for Branson this year as the Ozark resort town focuses on its wholesome country, pop music and family entertainment roots, plus recent upgrades in shopping and hotels, to ride out the nation's economic downturn. ...more

May 4, 2008

Hey, road warrior. It might be tougher to slide that expensive meal or costly flight change past the boss next year. ...more

October 25, 2007