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Spirit Island in Jasper National Park, a destination with new indigenous travel experiences for guests booked on Contiki Tours' Canada and the Rockies itinerary.

The Travel Corporation's tour brands are adding indigenous experiencesThe additions to existing itineraries in North America and Australia will support and promote tribal tourism.

Devin Buonanno, left, is Perillo Tours' Hawaii regional director. He is the heir apparent to succeed his uncle, Steve Perillo, right, as company CEO.

For nearly 80 years, Perillo Tours has kept it in the familyThe Italy specialist is going where few family-owned and -operated tour companies have gone before: the fourth generation.

A "slave castle" in Cape Coast, Ghana.

There's a new urgency in heritage travelThe pandemic travel pause has renewed interest in meaningful journeys that retrace family roots.

A motorcoach tour rolls through Arches National Park in Utah.

New national parks res system causes headaches for tour operatorsA well-intended measure to promote sustainability is backfiring, causing tour operators to lose bookings.

In Peru, travelers will enjoy a private tour of Machu Picchu.

American Express Travel partners with Kensington ToursKensington is launching a series of itineraries that are available to American Express Platinum Card members in the U.S.,...

A worker from the Civil Rights Institute in Albany, Ga., one of the stops made on Black Cultural Heritage Tours.

An Intrepid move to get Black Cultural Heritage Tours runningThe creator of a new Black history tours initiative in the U.S. has partnered with small-group tour operator Intrepid Travel.

Hundreds of wildebeest in the midst of the Great Migration. Among ToursByLocals newest offerings is a four-day Wildebeest Migration Safari.

ToursByLocals adds customizable private safaris to its product lineToursByLocals is inviting travel agents to custom-craft clients' private safaris in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda,...

Sensoji Temple in Taito City, Japan. The country will welcome back prepackaged international tour groups on June 10.

Tour operators proceed slowly as Japan reopens to groupsDetails of reopening plans have been vague, and questions remain about who is eligible to operate group tours and what's...

Canoeing in Ireland on a Castles in the Mist itinerary from Authentic Vacations, which has started requiring a $99 refundable deposit.

With more calls and less staff, tour operator turns to pre-booking depositAuthentic Vacations introduced the $99 fee as a way to weed out window-shoppers who don't commit to booking and enable staff to...

The Kentucky Derby was a big seller this year, even more than usual.

Sports travel and tours are on a hot streakLuxury sports tours are more in demand than ever, according to packagers reporting their best year yet.

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