Courtesy the NMAAHC WASHINGTON "“ On Feb. 23, construction started on the Smithsonian Institution's 19th museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The museum will highlight African-American culture and importance in the country's history....

LAKEWOOD, Calif. "“ Sports Empire Inc., a tour operator selling sports and events travel packages for North America, announced the creation of a new division in the company called SoCal Group Vacations. SoCal Group Vacations will specialize in custom designed packages...

Courtesy Visit Baltimore BALTIMORE - Close to 200 group leaders will travel to Baltimore for the 13th annual African American Travel Conference — a record number. Running from April 18-20, the conference will bring together African-American travel groups and travel...

The bank travel industry made a very strong showing in Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 6-9 at BankTravel 2012.

Now might be a good time for groups to plan for a trip to Alaska.

Courtesy Circle Wisconsin EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Circle Wisconsin, a familiar name to the group travel industry, has a new look and a website that again leads the nation in serving the group travel market. Although the Circle Wisconsin logo has been updated to...

Courtesy Senior Excursions SALEM, Ohio — Travel groups across the country will be introduced to one of the most established tour companies in America this year at GLAMER Chapter Meetings. Senior Excursions has not only been serving the group travel market for 45...

Space travel past and future are both making news this year.

Courtesy Little Rock CVB LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A totally new Arkansas Museum of Discovery reopened in mid-January in downtown Little Rock’s River Market district after being gutted and redone from top to bottom over the previous year. The renovation features...