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Las Vegas hotel offers rooms for $1 a night. But travelers are calling this deal ‘the biggest scam’
Emma Caplan-Fisher, Yahoo Entertainment
Don’t forget to add in the resort fee.
Dec 24, 2025, 10:00 PM
Disappointing photos show how crowded New York City's iconic attractions can be during the holidays
Gabbi Shaw, Business Insider
Manhattan's most popular tourist attractions during the holidays include Rockefeller Center, Macy's, and Bryant Park.
Dec 24, 2025, 4:00 PM

WATCH: Christmas and New Year's holiday travel period expected to be busiest on record
ABC News
This Christmas and New Year's holiday period is expected to be the busiest on record, with more than 122 million people expected to travel between Dec. 20 and Jan. 1, according to AAA.
Dec 18, 2025, 6:30 PM
'Boycotting the US': Economic blow from lack of Canadian tourists hits
Amanda Luberto, Arizona Republic, AZCentral
Canadian snowbirds usually pack Arizona this time of year. Due to Trump's insults, they're boycotting. Here's how it's affecting Arizona's economy.
Dec 17, 2025, 12:04 PM

Everything you need to know about visiting US national parks in 2026
Alison Fox, The Points Guy
In 2026, the National Park Service is changing its fee-free days, increasing entrance fees for international visitors, among other changes.
Dec 10, 2025, 9:00 PM

The impacts of an uncertain economic climate on travel
Clint Henderson and Chris Muscardin, The Points Guy
Falling travel demand, new trade conflicts and a falling U.S. dollar shook up travel in 2025, but economic uncertainty looms over 2026, too.
Dec 4, 2025, 11:30 AM

U.S. ski resorts are bracing for a steep drop in international travel due to politics
Kirk Siegler, NPR
Canadians usually head south for the skiing, shopping and nightlife in American ski towns. But due to cross-border politics, tourism to the U.S. is down, and some resorts are worried.
Dec 2, 2025, 3:01 AM

National Parks to raise fees by $100 for international tourists to popular U.S. parks
The Associated Press, NPR
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents.
Nov 26, 2025, 6:45 AM

US will charge non-residents $100 to visit its most popular national parks
Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English
The spike in fees for non-US residents comes as the National Park Service budget faces potential cuts next year.
Nov 26, 2025, 6:40 AM

Foreign tourists to pay extra fee to visit US national parks
BBC News
Non-residents will soon have to pay a higher price to enter 11 of the United States' most popular parks.
Nov 26, 2025, 1:44 AM

US will give visa appointment priority to World Cup ticket holders
BBC News
The Fifa Pass scheme will allow ticket holders to get faster appointments at US embassies
Nov 17, 2025, 10:31 PM

Air Canada and Porter's battle over Toronto lowers New York fares ... for now
Edward Russell, The Points Guy
Air Canada and Porter Airlines are set to duke it out for U.S. fliers at Toronto's convenient Billy Bishop Airport.
Nov 14, 2025, 4:30 PM

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased 2.4% Year-over-year
Calculated Risk, Calculatedriskblog.com
Hotel occupancy was weak over the summer months, due to less international tourism. The fall months are mostly domestic travel and occupanc...
Oct 23, 2025, 6:49 PM
Hundreds of private jets have crowded a tiny Long Island airport for the Ryder Cup
Madeline Berg,Lakshmi Varanasi, Business Insider
There could be as many as 3,000 private flights landing in the greater New York area this weekend as the wealthy arrive to watch the Ryder Cup.
Sep 27, 2025, 8:05 PM
O, Canada! Americans — and their businesses — miss their neighbors up north
Juliana Kaplan, Business Insider
Canadians and American border states used to go together like gravy on fried potatoes, but political tensions have halted Canadian tourism to the US.
Sep 13, 2025, 8:03 AM

Foreign tourism to the US drops amid Trump-era policies
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Tourism down in five out of six months, with experts linking decline to president's rhetoric and restrictive policies.
Sep 1, 2025, 5:47 PM

Uncertainty Isn’t Keeping Americans at Home. Travel Stocks Are Benefiting
barrons.com, Biztoc.com
Aug 16, 2025, 6:33 AM
Mexico's president calls march against mass tourism 'xenophobic.' Critics blame government failures
MEGAN JANETSKY and MARÍA VERZA, Yahoo Entertainment
A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by government failures and active promotion to attract digital...
Jul 8, 2025, 4:51 AM

North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists
Se Eun Gong, NPR
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists.
Jul 5, 2025, 2:07 PM

Cancel the grizzly bear
Christine Peterson, Vox
In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park — not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: A nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like…
Jun 25, 2025, 3:14 PM

Inside The New World Of Italian Soccer Tourism
David Ferrini, Contributor, David Ferrini, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini-1/, Forbes
The issues surrounding income in Italian soccer and how one club aims to create new revenue streams by revolutionising luxury tourism.
Jun 21, 2025, 4:53 PM

Tourists from countries badly hit by Trump tariffs are staying away from US
The Guardian
Data from hotel site Trivago shows fewer US bookings by holidaymakers from Canada, Japan, Mexico and Germany
May 26, 2025, 11:01 PM