Industry News
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Hawaii and Florida Just Dominated America’s Best Beaches List for 2026
Poipu Beach on Kauai takes the top spot on this year’s Dr. Beach list to beat out a crowded field of Hawaii and Florida contenders to land in the No 1 spot for 2026. Poipu Beach is shaped like a crescent, surrounded by greenery, with a small island sitting just offshore, and it scored the…
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Europe’s Rollout of EES Entry Rules With Fingerprints and Biometric Scans Has Not Gone Smoothly
Europe’s new entry-exit system, forcing travellers to take fingerprints and facial biometrics from British and worldwide travellers to Europe, is supposed to be complete, but is having problems. EES went live at some European airports on October 12 2025. The EU has been rolling out the new digital border system, called the entry-exit system. And…
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Phone Data Reveals 42% Drop in Canadian Visits to the US in 2025
Canadians may be cutting back on trips to the US faster than official border figures indicate, a new University of Toronto study reports. Researchers used anonymous cellphone data and looked at travel patterns between Canada and major US cities. They found a sharper decline than official border statistics show. Roughly 42% last year, compared with…
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Airport Security Screenings Are Changing: What TSA Gold+ Means for You
The Transportation Security Administration has introduced a new expansion to the Screening Partnership Program: TSA Gold+. After a year plagued with US government shutdowns causing delayed airport security lines, the Transportation Security Administration is launching this new private-public partnership program as a way to combat the troubles public TSA screenings face when the government is…
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US Will Open Nation’s First Remote Airport Terminal in June
Travelers wishing to avoid long security lines at Boston’s Logan International Airport in Massachusetts have a new option for TSA screening. On June 1st, Massport is set to officially open the Logan Airport Remote Terminal. This terminal, located at 19 Flutie Pass on Route 9 in Framingham, Massachusetts, will be a first-in-the-nation facility that moves…
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U.S. Travel Spending Expected to Top $1.4 Trillion as Industry Growth Continues
Domestic travel is expected to keep the U.S. tourism industry on a stable footing through 2030, even as inflation and global uncertainty continue to weigh on the broader economy. New projections are showing that travel spending growth is remaining modest but will be positive through 2028, with stronger gains anticipated later in the decade. According…
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The Best Countries Ranking of 2026
U.S. News & World Report, one of the trusted leaders in country, college, grad school, and car rankings around the world, has released its 2026 rankings for the best countries in the world. How Countries are Scored These annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report are regarded for their meticulous grading. Each country is…
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Travel Prices Rise Twice the Rate of Inflation in April 2026
Travel prices surged again in April, climbing at more than twice the rate of overall inflation, according to new data released by the U.S. Travel Association. The travel Price Index (TPI) tracks the cost of travel in the United States using the U.S. Department of Labor data from the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI). The…