Building the First Slavery Museum in America
Louisiana’s River Road runs northwest from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, its two lanes snaking some 100 miles along the Mississippi and through a contradictory stretch of America. Flat and…
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Ithaca, New York, tourism site: Don’t come here, go to Florida
Web visitors who go to VisitIthaca.com, the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau website, will now see a pop-up banner that says, “That’s it. We surrender. Winter, you win. Key…
Knickerbocker Hotel to reopen more than a century after its debut
At its opening in 1906, the hotel was marketed as having “prices within the reach of all.” “While the Knickerbocker has not exactly furnished itself with a motto, the manager…
Meet The Man Who Put Nepal On The Tourist Map
A single pomelo tree in Kathmandu is credited with feeding the creativity of writers, musicians and even politicians. But its owner, Karna Sakya, gets the credit for putting Nepal on…
Mo Brooks, Ben Carson Share False Narrative On Measles Outbreak
The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Rep. Mo Brooks and potential presidential hopeful Ben Carson both suggested a connection between illegal immigration and the spread of diseases such as…
Florida manatees crowd out humans
The warm waters of Three Sisters Springs, part of Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, allow manatees to live safely during the winter months, when the open waters can get dangerously…
20 of the world’s most beautiful World Heritage Sites
Not bad, considering the original list, compiled in 1978, included only 12 entries. There are still a few months till the newest members of the prestigious list are announced in…
As Tourism Record Is Set, New York City Sees Surge in Chinese Visitors
Mayor Bill de Blasio may have diverged from his predecessor’s path several times in his first year in office, but when it comes to tourists, he has embraced Michael R….
Pele’s Hair, Or Lava Glass, Is As Mystical As It Is Beautiful (PHOTOS)
As the Puna lava flow remains mostly stalled near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawaii, visitors up the slope of the Kilauea volcano can still witness…
Top lawmakers want answers about Obamacare site
READ: Top health official involved with Obamacare resigns According to a copy of the letter obtained by CNN, “The committee is concerned … that sensitive consumer information submitted by visitors…
Is now the time to visit Russia?
However, recent events in Ukraine and the Crimean region have dealt a blow to this popularity, and could spell further trouble for Russia’s tourism industry in 2015. Ironically, with the…
Your next bank teller could be a robot
NAO can also analyze visitors’ facial expressions and tone of voice, data the bank plans to use when designing new financial services. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is…
Great Zimbabwe: The spectacular ancient city that tourism forgot
All around me, tree limbs shake. It’s just after dawn, and I’m alone, climbing the trail to the 15th-century royal compound on the hilltop at Great Zimbabwe in southern Africa….
Nightclubs for literature? Why book selling is booming in Taiwan
While some people are slowly walking home through the neon-lit streets, or getting ready to hit the club scene, others are on their way to a more unusual nocturnal hangouta…