Category Travel & Leisure

Born and raised in the Great White North, we’ve traveled to over 130 countries—but no matter how far we roam, Canada will always be home. It’s wild, it’s weird, and it’s way bigger than most people realize. These fun facts…

At least four European nations and Canada have adjusted their advisories for travel to the United States in recent weeks, a response to new policies from the Trump administration and reports of tourists being detained and mistreated. Denmark and Finland…

Tourism is booming from and within India, but inbound travel to India…that’s still lagging badly. In 2019, India received approximately 10.5 million foreign visitors. But post-Covid, they’ve only reached around 9.5 million. The goal now is to increase that volume…

Carnival Corp raised its outlook for the year on Friday amid broader concern about consumer spending. “Good times and bad times, people take vacations,” said CEO Joshua Weinstein when discussing quarterly results. “The onboard spend that we’ve seen in the…

Walt Disney Company provided more detail Thursday on its $30 billion, multi-year expansion of its theme parks and cruise line at its annual shareholder meeting. “We have more [projects] being designed, developed, and built today than at any other point…

Travel is one of the most common topics users search for on ChatGPT, according to Colin Jarvis, head of forward deployed engineering at OpenAI. That’s why the company wants to get that topic right before pushing new releases — though…

The National Park Service has been authorized to fully reinstate 1,000 previously terminated probationary employees at parks across the country, following recent court orders. The employees terminated on February 14 included rangers, law enforcement officers, and firefighters. Staff who opt…

The travel industry is on Recession Watch — but so far at least, hotel operators aren’t seeing a big pullback, according to the nearly dozen sources Skift has been tracking. There are signs of softening, however, and we’ll be watching…

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, March 21. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. As of midnight, London’s Heathrow Airport has been closed due to a major power outage caused by a fire at…

London Heathrow Airport will be closed all of Friday due to a “significant power outage” as a result of a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport. “To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be…