Aug 30 Watch 9:06 Tourism in Iceland is booming — but that may not be all good news By PBS News Hour As war, terrorism and uncertainty pervade the globe, travelers are flocking to Iceland -- regarded as one of the safest nations on the planet. Fishing used to be the country’s most profitable industry, but in recent years, tourism has claimed… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 3:04 News Wrap: Terror fears in Europe stoke new warning for U.S. travelers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the State Department warned American traveling in Europe this summer to watch out for terrorist attacks, saying that while there is no specific threat, upcoming events such as the Tour de France could be targets. Continue watching
May 11 Column: El Nino, the global spoilsport affecting oil, food prices and tourism By Vikram Mansharamani A wildfire rages, displacing tens of thousands. Droughts ravage crops, leaving tens of millions hungry. An African nation sells off some of its famous wildlife. Bleaching harms stretches of the Great Barrier Reef. What's happening? El Niño. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 8:03 A waypoint for refugees, Lesbos braces for hardship as tourism declines By PBS News Hour The island of Lesbos is one of the Aegean’s most idyllic locales, and long a destination for tourism in Greece. But local residents and businesses are bracing for potential economic catastrophe, as tens of thousands of vacationers are staying away… Continue watching
Feb 16 U.S. and Cuba sign agreement to resume commercial flights By Ross Sylvestri Officials from the U.S. and Cuba met in Havana Tuesday to sign an agreement allowing for commercial flights to resume between the two countries. Continue reading
Feb 04 At height of tourism season, Zika virus puts Caribbean economies at risk By Kenya Downs The Caribbean is one of the most tourism-dependent regions in the world. So with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcing a level two travel warning due to a presence of the Zika virus in several Caribbean nations,… Continue reading
May 21 Watch 7:52 Is Cuba ready for the big business, tourism that U.S. will bring? By PBS News Hour U.S. and Cuban diplomats resumed talks to iron out details of normalizing relations after decades of hostility. Judy Woodruff learns more from senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown, reporting from Cuba, and chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner, who has been following the… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 4:58 How a plan for the ultimate tourist experience could threaten the Grand Canyon By PBS News Hour The Grand Canyon, known as one of the world’s natural wonders, may be threatened by commercial development and mining, according to a new report. Jeffrey Brown talks to Robert Irvin of American Rivers about the most endangered rivers of 2015… Continue watching
Jan 24 Cuba for the first-time visitor is both charming and complicated By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Although hundreds of thousands of Cuban-Americans make the trip each year and the intrepid traveler always finds a way in, the U.S. embargo has blocked countless more from visiting a country just 90 miles south of Florida. But President Barack… Continue reading
Jul 03 In an attempt to lure tourists, North Korea to reopen some domestic flights By Ariel Min The isolated country is planning on reopening domestic flights for the first time in years to western visitors, local officials and business travelers in a bid to boost international tourism, The Guardian says. Continue reading