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Blue Flag announced that Colombia won its first Blue Flag award whilst the United States Virgin Islands rejoined after the devastating effects of the Hurricane in 2017.

Carnival Corporation & plcsigned a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The Bahamas to fund and support flood damage repairs and basic restoration efforts at Rand Memorial Hospital, the primary hospital in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, which sustained significant damage in September from Hurricane Dorian.

More often than not, when we get excited and thrilled about vacation, we tend to forget about what we are leaving behind. Until we arrive at the airport and ask ourselves, "Did I turn off the lights" or "Did I lock all the doors?"

Four-time GRAMMY© Award winner Keith Urban will bring Keith Urban Live – Las Vegas to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace for 12 unprecedented concerts to premiere in January 2020.

Brand USA, the destination marketing organization for the United States, and United Airlines announced a multi-year, global sponsorship agreement to promote international travel across the United States.

Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $13.35 billion in the first three quarters of 2019, which is relatively similar (-0.1%) to the same period in 2018, according to preliminary statistics released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA).

There are major gaps in how food waste in tourism is understood and calculated, according to researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Southern California.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand has launched a major waste reduction, recycling and clean-up project designed to accelerate the conversion of prime tourist areas into Zero Waste Cities.

Bad behavior on all subways in China will be punished according to a recent announcement. Eating, drinking, lying down or stepping on seats, playing music on speakers will be banned on all of the country's subways from April 1, 2020.

U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes told a congressional subcommittee that the United States will soon start to feel an economic pinch from decreased international tourism unless Congress renews the national destination marketing organization, Brand USA.

After years of confusion and mixed signals over the official policy on alcohol, Dubai has announced new measures that claim to both clarify the emirate’s rules, and ease restrictions for tourists.

Representatives Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) have introduced legislation to boost international tourism to the United States.

Australia’s South West Sustainable Tourism Observatory has officially become the latest member of the World Tourism Organization’s International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO). The Observatory will work to monitor tourism in the south-west region of Australia and help guide its sustainable development.

The U.S. Travel Association's latest – August 2019 - Travel Trends Index (TTI) marked the industry's 116th straight month of growth. Domestic travel grew while International inbound travel stayed flat.