[ad_1] Connecting with locals, discovering unique culinary experiences and holistic wellness are some of the top motivations for travel in 2018. The recently released American Express 2018 travel trend and top destinations report revealed international bookings are up 44 percent for the first quarter of the coming year as people …

[ad_1] New York City has renewed its tourism partnership with one of its leading sources of international visitation. The destination’s official marketing organization, NYC & Company announced Wednesday it has signed a one-year city-to-city relationship with Seoul, South Korea. The one-year partnership, which comes one month after New York joined …

[ad_1] Puerto Rico continues to rebuild and reestablish its all-important tourism industry in wake of Hurricane Maria. Last week, the Caribbean destination achieved a morale-boosting milestone with the return of Carnival Cruise Line. The 110,000-ton Carnival Conquest arrived in San Juan November 30, signaling the first of many visits to …

[ad_1] WHY IT RATES: AFAR Travelers names Tokyo, Japan as a top destination to visit in 2018—Eric Bowman, TravelPulse Senior Editor Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) is pleased to share that AFAR Magazine has selected Tokyo as the #1 Asian/Middle Eastern city to visit for 2018, based on survey results …

[ad_1] New Year’s resolutions are all about vowing to do things just a little bit differently in the year ahead. When it comes to travel-related resolutions, there is one that we all should be considering for 2018: discovering something new. Having a brand new place become one of your favorites …

[ad_1] Located exactly halfway between San Diego and Los Angeles, the charming quintessential coastal town of Laguna Beach is the perfect choice for a winter getaway. With its Mediterranean climate, a weekend here warms the heart and refreshes the soul. This scenic, shore-hugging part of the Pacific Coast Highway hosts …

[ad_1] A convention of Mexican Hacienda Owners shined a spotlight on the way they are perceived in the tourism industry. According to a report in the Yucatan Times, about 90 percent of the country’s landowners met in Merida for a three-day conference focused on new ways for this historic properties …

[ad_1] The holidays are right around the corner and people are getting ready to head out on vacation. Where will they be headed? American Express Travel has the answer, revealing the top 10 destinations that are heating up around the globe. This year’s top 10 combine the cultural with the …

[ad_1] Chile is celebrated as having one of the most diverse landscapes in the world—and one of the most intriguing. It’s long, lean stretch up the Pacific Coast of South America has driven visitors to discover its striking peaks, vacant deserts in the north as well as its fjords, glaciers …

[ad_1] Count Mexico among the nations creating marine parks for the sole purpose of protecting maritime life. On Friday, Mexico’s president Enrique Pena Nieto designated the Revillagigedo Archipelago, a set of four volcanic islands and its surrounding waters, as the nation’s newest national park. Con el Decreto del Parque Nacional …