American Cruise Lines has announced four new ships will sail the U.S. rivers between 2015 and 2017.

Movie magic mixes with history at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's newest exhibit.

SALEM, Ohio — Mayflower Tours made one lucky baby boomer sparkle at the Boomer in Groups (BiG) Conference in November, when Jan Austin of Bee on the Go Travel of Dayton, Ohio, won a one-carat diamond at the event’s closing ceremony. Mayflower Tours sponsored the “Diamond Drop,” which gave each boomer travel planner in attendance […]

SALEM, Ohio — Tourism is coming to the National Rural Economic Developers Association Convention, NREDA, this year as Charlie Presley presents agritourism to the attending delegates. Presley is founder of The Group Travel Family and its sister organization, AgritourismWorld. AgritourismWorld is an organization of 3,000 farms and markets that welcome group tours. It operates an […]

NEW YORK — MLT Vacations, one of the largest providers of vacation packages in the United States, has joined the association United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) as its newest active member, bringing the association’s total to 48 corporate members and more than 150 brands. Founded in 1969 as Mainline Travel, MLT Vacations was acquired […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Meet Minneapolis, Convention and Visitors Association has launched Go Minneapolis Signature Experiences, a collection of 19 new tours, performances and demonstrations that offer groups exclusive and interactive activities, ranging from outdoor adventure to arts and culture. A sample of cultural venues includes a highlights tour of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and a […]

Mike Rea SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Tourism Cares announced last month that it is launching an initiative to preserve, enrich and empower World Heritage destinations and local communities that are emerging from crisis and reopening to tourism. The program, called Global Impact Portfolio, was introduced at the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) annual conference in […]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — A new bronze monument in Kelly Ingram Park honors the four girls killed in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing.  The sculpture was unveiled during ceremonies in the park marking the 50th anniversary of the bombing on September 15, 1963. Called “Four Spirits,” the life-size sculpture shows the girls on and around […]