How to Celebrate Queens Without Ruining It
Citing its new microbreweries, "truly global food culture," the art scene and the Rockaways, the travel guide Lonely Planet recently announced that Queens is its number one U.S. city to visit in 2015....
View ArticleLet's Plan the Pope's NYC Itinerary
Pope Francis has announced he'll visit New York City when he comes to the U.S. in September. Rocco Palmo, Vatican analyst and Catholic reporter discusses the preliminary plans, which so far include...
View ArticleOld Roads to Rome
Travel writer Tony Perrotet has spent his career traveling all over the globe, but he skipped the Mediterranean tour, choosing Tierra del Fuego or the Amazon over Rome. But the discovery of an ancient...
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Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
This week in “Thanks, Internet” — Shlohmo revives a genre, Cindy Sherman becomes emoticons, a tourist remembers why we love NYC, a tumblr takes rap back to the Middle Ages, and Dinosaurs dance to...
View ArticleNew York City's Hotel Boom Is Keeping Prices Down
The Baccarat Hotel and Residences, an imposing high rise in Midtown where rooms go for $1,500 a night, is one of the city’s newest hotels. The 114-room hotel is dripping in crystal, from the champagne...
View ArticleNorth Jersey Rolls the Dice on Casinos
First, WNYC's Jessica Gould reports on the breaking news that New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Christie can cut billions in contributions from the state's public employee pension funds.Then,...
View ArticleHow National Landmarks Get Their Names
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.This week, President Obama announced that the tallest mountain in North America will no longer be called called Mount McKinley. It is now Denali,...
View ArticleCongress Reacts to Refugees, Avoids Visas
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Today, the House will vote on a bill halting America's promise to admit 10,000 war refugees from Iraq and Syria. The fear, of course, is that ISIS...
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At height of tourism season, Zika virus puts Caribbean economies at risk
Dominican Air Force personnel fumigate various locations in Santo Domingo against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus. Photo by Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Caribbean is...
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U.S. and Cuba sign agreement to resume commercial flights
The Cuban national flag is seen raised over their newly reopened embassy in Washington, July 20, 2015. Photo by Carlos Barria/ReutersOfficials from the U.S. and Cuba met in Havana Tuesday to sign an...
View ArticleCuba: The Race Is On
President Obama's trip to Cuba this week was historic — it's been more than 80 years since a U.S. president visited the nation — but was it productive?During a joint news conference between Obama and...
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A waypoint for refugees, Lesbos braces for hardship as tourism declines
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Tourism businesses on the Greek island of Lesbos are asking for protection from bankruptcy as they face a potential economic catastrophe. Tens of...
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Column: El Nino, the global spoilsport affecting oil, food prices and tourism
Smoke and flames from the wildfires erupt behind a car on the highway near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Photo by Mark Blinch/ReutersExtraordinarily dry conditions have fueled the wildfire that...
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News Wrap: Terror fears in Europe stoke new warning for U.S. travelers
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Good evening. I’m Hari Sreenivasan. Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff are away.On the “NewsHour” tonight:DONALD TRUMP (R), Republican Presidential...
View ArticleThe Mexican Tourism Minister Takes On Misconceptions
Enrique de la Madrid, Mexico’s Minister of Tourism, discusses the rhetoric used in the presidential campaign, as it relates to Mexico, and how this portrayal of Mexico differs from his view of the...
View ArticleLincoln Hills
As summer winds down, millions of Americans are packing their bags and hitting the road. In this episode of BackStory, Peter, Ed and Brian explore the history of American tourism. We’ll hear how...
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For creating travel memories, Russell Banks prefers words to images
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: If you’re planning to travel to Iceland or some other destination, you might want to take a tip from novelist and poet Russell Banks. In the age of...
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Tourism in Iceland is booming — but that may not be all good news
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: The tourist season in Europe is winding down, and at least one nation hopes it will stay that way.Iceland was one of this year’s “It” destinations for...
View ArticleBuilding a Spaceship Without the Help of NASA
In 1994, entrepreneur Peter Diamandis pledged $10 million as a prize for the first privately funded team to build and fly a manned rocket into space, despite the fact that he wasn’t sure if anyone...
View ArticleSaving the City of Venice from Tourism
Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Its unique geography makes it vulnerable to rising sea levels, but Salvatore Settis, an archaeologist and art historian, warns that there is a...
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