The United States stands to lose about $30 billion in international tourism this year, as the country’s political environment and strong dollar continue to deter foreign travelers from visiting. In early 2025, the U.S. Travel Association projected foreign travel spending would rise to $200.8 billion this year. However, noting a “sharp and widespread” drop in…
Nan Palmero was at a rehearsal dinner in Mexico City’s trendy Roma Norte neighborhood, ahead of a wedding of two American friends, when he heard a “rumbling” outside. From the restaurant’s second story, Palmero described seeing a large group of people moving through the streets, some holding placards, shouting “Gringos leave.” He later learned that…
Resorts World Sentosa will “be ready” when Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority considers its casino license renewal in 2026, the company’s CEO Lee Shi Ruh told CNBC late last month. In November 2024, Singapore’s gambling agency announced it was renewing the integrated resort’s casino license for two years, instead of three, citing “unsatisfactory” tourism performance from…
Visitors to the United States will need to pay a “visa integrity fee,” according to a provision of the Trump administration’s recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Â The fee applies to all visitors who need nonimmigrant visas to enter, and cannot be waived. However travelers may also be able to get the fees…
From the Maldives to Bali to the Cayman Islands, Marc LeBlanc and Laura Robinson have lived and worked in places that most people dream of visiting. They work in the hospitality industry — a journey that LeBlanc, who is Canadian, began at 16 years old when he accepted a job as a dishwasher at a…
Around 8% of the 31.1 million reviews submitted to Tripadvisor in 2024 were fake, according to the company’s “Transparency Report 2025.” That’s more than twice the number detected in 2022, according to company reports. But that doesn’t mean the number of fake reviews on the site doubled, said Becky Foley, vice president and head of…
