IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) has again been named as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, earning a perfect 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the fifth year running.

U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Barnes issued the following statement on the introduction of a bill to rename the Visa Waiver Program to the Secure Travel Partnership.

The Investment Migration Council (IMC) notes the European Parliament’s adoption of the TAX3 Committee report ‘Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance’.

Chinese tourists who shop for luxury goods are motivated by "materialism, a desire for social status or to conform with others", and these differences in their nature influence not only what they buy, but where they buy, according to a recently published study by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

UN World Happiness Report yesterday released and revealed Finland as the happiest country in the world for the second year in succession.

Many countries have been developing big casinos in various regions within their bounds in order to get more tourists to come in. Obviously, a more robust tourism environment is good for the economy as it brings in not only more money but also more recognition and possible investors.

The Economist Intelligence Unit has revealed cost of living around the world and for the first time in the survey’s history, three cities share the title of the world’s most expensive city.

Emaar, the biggest lifestyle developer outside China, the developer of Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, Dubai Opera, The Dubai Fountain and many thriving communities, including Downtown Dubai, has announced 'Dubai Stars,' a walk of fame saluting stars and influencers from all over the world.

Cheers to The Brewery at the CIA, an educational microbrewery on the New York campus of The Culinary Institute of America, which has been honored as the New York State Brewery of the Year for 2019.

Travel & Tourism in Africa is booming, growing 5.6% in 2018 compared to the global average of 3.9% and the broader African economy rate of 3.2%. This places Africa as the second-fastest growing tourism region behind only Asia-Pacific.