Tourism

Consumer travel: Three summer story angles

Now that the summer travel season is in full swing, business reporters across the country have likely retread topics such as how the local tourism bureau plans

As summer travel season approaches, here are six must-read articles to inspire your own reporting. ("Beach chairs on Sand" image by "williamsthomas310" via flickr CC BY 2.0)

Travel industry update: Six great reads

As the year’s big travel season approaches, business writers looking for new story angles should read-up on the latest trends and predictions for the tourism industry.

Baseball-related tourism can be a robust business story. (Image by "MrsBrown" via Pixabay, CCO Public Domain)

Baseball tourism: Business story ideas

As spring training swings into high gear, business reporters should look into baseball tourism. From youth travel teams to the majors, the game can have

The pedi-cab economy

Does your town have pedi-cabs, those bicycle driven carts that haul people and tourists around? You might think they’re a nuisance, as some motorists do,

Fall air fares may plummet

Summer is the busiest time of the year to travel. But if you can go this fall, you may just get a bargain. Hopper, the

Cuba’s business opportunities

U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuba President Raul Castro made it official on Wednesday. They announced plans to re-establish diplomatic relations, 54 years after sanctions

Some twists on travel sharing companies

Travel focused sharing economy companies are popping up as fast as weeds after a Texas thunderstorm. A new report by consulting firm PwC says,”The innovation

Helen Mirren

A banner year for broadway

Megastars, long-running musicals and a strong tourism climate are causing a boom on Broadway, according to the New York Times. The Broadway League reported record

Travel and the sharing economy

In a post here, I wrote about how U.S. cities are adapting — or not — to the sharing economy. The so-called ‘sharing economy’ poses

Economics of Game Of Thrones

Season 5 of Game of Thrones starts this Sunday, and HBO’s most popular television series ever has an ever-growing economic effect. Last year’s Season 4 finale

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