Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J. Theme park operators Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment Corp. have agreed to join forces as a combined company valued at around $8 billion.
Six Flags and Cedar Fair agree to merge
The combined company will operate 27 amusement parks, 15 waterparks and nine resorts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Travel advisors' wish list for Disney theme parks
What should Disney do with the $60 billion it has earmarked for its Parks, Experiences and Products division? Travel sellers...
The global rate for mishandled baggage jumped to 7.6 bags per thousand passengers in 2022, a 75% increase.
IATA says there's much room for improvement in baggage handling
During air travel, baggage collection and bag drop-off are the two biggest sources of negative experiences within airlines'...
The Visit Native California platform of the Visit California website includes information on all sorts of tribal tourism offerings around the state, including this canoe excursion with the Yurok Tribe of Northern California.
Partnerships provide boost for Indigenous tourism
Indigenous communities, tour providers and state tourism promotion agencies are joining forces to develop authentic experiences...
Travelers at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport.
EU plans to require travel authorization in mid-2025
Visitors to Schengen Area countries will be required to fill out a form ahead of travel. It will cost around $8 and be valid...
Princess said the best time to book a 2024 or 2025 cruise is right now.
Princess Cruises says it has eliminated last-minute discounts
The cruise line called it a "dramatic shift in its pricing strategy," vowing that guests who book the earliest will get the...
Guests on Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot, in orange, and ship staff, in blue, pose for a photo on an ice floe after reaching 90 degrees north, the geographic North Pole.
Cold comfort: A voyage with Ponant to the North Pole
Expedition ships are increasingly mixing luxe cruising with scientific research. With its icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot,...
A studio stateroom on the Norwegian Prima.
Cruise lines double down on solo cabins
Cruise lines and travel agencies have seen an uptick in bookings from single travelers, leading more lines to build or...
Two versions of a mai tai at the Dr. Mai Tai's swim-up bar at the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina.
Tasting the perfect mai tai
From Kauai’s Napali Coast to Oahu’s Waikiki, a sampling of Hawaii’s signature cocktail shows the perfect mix might just be the...
A view of Dome of the Rock, an Islamic shrine in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Tour operators suspend Israel departures and brace for hard times
Companies are concerned that Israel will be off-limits for a while and that tourism to other countries in the region will...
In March, the National Geographic Resolution will be sailing from South America's Cape Horn to Cape Town, pictured here.
Expedition lines get creative between the poles
The number of polar expedition ships continues to grow, but they can't just sail to Antarctica and the Arctic. Here's how the...
Congress put an end to the 2018-19 shutdown on the same day that a surge in work absences by air traffic controllers reverberated across the National Aviation System.
Government shutdown could bring air travel chaos -- again
With another shutdown looming, aviation stakeholders are sounding the alarm.
Focus on Culinary Travel: The drinks are on us
Focus on Culinary Travel: The drinks are on us
Our editors sip everything from tea to tiki cocktails in a variety of settings around the world.
A King Room at the Kimpton Virgilio with views over Mexico City's Polanco neighborhood.
Kimpton is opening its first hotel in Mexico City
The Kimpton Virgilio, set to open this winter, will have a signature restaurant and a rooftop bar and pool.
How long airfare will remain down relative to the past 18 months is an open and very unclear question.
Airfares are down right now. Will they stay that way long?
The surge in pent-up demand that drove high airfares last year appears to have given way to more normal seasonal demand this...
The Moxy Downtown Los Angeles is one of seven Moxy properties in Lightstone's hospitality portfolio.
What are the standout startup hotel brands from the past decade?
The past 10 years have brought a surge of hotel innovation as well as brands built with a new breed of traveler in mind. Tru by...
Travel Weekly's reporting team, clockwise from top left: Jamie Biesiada, host Rebecca Tobin, Nicole Edenedo, Robert Silk, Andrea Zelinski and Christina Jelski.
The Folo returns: Summer's top stories and what's next
New episode! Our reporting team catches up on the biggest stories of the past two months, plus the travel news and trends...
The grounds of the Grand Wailea Waldorf Astoria. The resort hosted Signature Travel Network's Owners' Meeting.
A visit to Maui, a month after the Lahaina fire: Aloha and welcoming hospitality for visitors
Despite the falloff in tourism following the fire, there were signs around Maui that many had heeded the call to visit the...
The Ocean Explorer ran aground in the Alpefjord in Northwest Greenland National Park on Sept. 11. It was pulled free by a fishing research ship Thursday.
Grounded Ocean Explorer pulled free in Greenland
The expedition vessel had been stranded since running aground in Northeast Greenland National Park on Monday.
The Great Hypostyle Hall at the Karnak Temple Complex near Luxor.
Pull of the pyramids: Egypt's enduring popularity
Tour operators are adding product on land and water to meet rising demand.


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