tourism

The Covid pandemic reduced airline passenger traffic to levels last seen in 1999, according to a new report by travel data and analytics company Cirium.

Hawaii is a tourism-dependent state, but visits have dropped almost 90% as the pandemic has nearly frozen leisure travel. A temporary residency program called Movers and Shakas is trying to change that by giving contest winners a ticket to move and work from the island. Co-founder Richard Matsui talked to LX News about the new initiative that he hopes will...

Most Americans intend to stay home for the December holidays, with fewer than a quarter or so taking to the roads, rails or skies amid the pandemic.

Many so-called snowbirds who live part time in warmer climates to escape cold weather won’t be flocking south this winter

The passenger was aboard Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas that set sail on Dec. 7 for a round trip to the city-state with no port of call in between.

Singapore has been testing trips where cruises make round trips to the city-state with no port of call in between.

The tourism industry may take two steps forward and one step back on its path to recovery, said Ho Kwon Ping of Banyan Tree Holdings.

The co-founder and CEO of charity Tusk, Charles Mayhew, told CNBC that the economic impact of the pandemic had been “huge” in Africa.

The announcement came hours after Singapore said the agreement, which was set to take effect on Sunday, would go ahead as planned.

All eyes will be on Singapore and Hong Kong’s forthcoming quarantine-free travel bubble, as Asia’s tourism boards prepare for similar arrangements, said Klook.

It is “crucial” for Singapore be in the right position before loosening coronavirus measures further, said Keith Tan of the Singapore Tourism Board.

San Diego is a top tourist destination, and during a typical year visitors spend an estimated $11.6 billion here. Of course, 2020 is anything but typical. With conventions canceled and major attractions like SeaWorld, Legoland and Belmont Park mostly closed, local hotels are feeling the impact. San Diego is fairing better than most of the country, but average hotel occupancy…

Hotels are getting innovative to draw in guests after a pandemic slump.

With conventions canceled and some of San Diego’s most popular attractions closed, hotels are offering lower rates and incentives to get guests in the door, reports NBC 7’s Audra Stafford.

Airbnb is partnering with the San Francisco Travel Association in a campaign aimed at enticing Bay Area residents to visit the city safely or even online amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

About 8,000 people landed in Hawaii on the first day of a pre-travel testing program that allowed travelers to come to the islands without quarantining for two weeks if they could produce a negative coronavirus test

The popular Palm Springs Aerial Tramway has reopened after a long shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first car began its 2½-mile ascent high into the San Jacinto Mountains Friday morning. The attraction was shut down in mid-March as part of the restrictions intended to slow the spread of the virus. Each of the rotating cars can carry 80...

Authorities in northern Mexico say they have identified bodies found in a well as two missing tourists from the United States.

Escape to Barbados for a year to live and work in paradise! The Caribbean island nation has a lot of enticing offers for Americans and Danielle Nottingham learns all about them.

Mexico City’s famous “floating gardens” of Xochimilco have reopened to visitors after a five-month lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic.