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The nighttime view of Shanghai’s Pudong district from the Bund waterfront area.

Assured guidance on Shanghai toursWhen travelers need help figuring out how to get around and paring down the sights to see during a short stay, that's where...

Prosperity before terror attacks helped tour ops cushion the blowExecutives attending the U.S. Tour Operators Association's annual conference said that booming sales before the attacks in...

Personal chef Stephanie Goldfinger leads the Insta-Foodstylist Experience, one of Airbnb’s excursions in the Los Angeles area.

Food for thought: an Airbnb 'Experience' from the right angleOur Experience took a fairly narrow interest — in this case, creating beauty shots of food and showing them off on Instagram —...

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky introduced the company's Trips product on Thursday.

Airbnb starts selling excursions under new Trips platformThe company is collaborating with local experts to lead the experiences, ranging from a food anthropologist giving interactive...

Crowds gathered at the Place de la Republique in Paris in November 2015 to pay their respects to the victims just days after the Nov. 13 terror attacks in that city.

One year after attacks, tourism struggles to recover in FranceDespite some of the discouraging numbers for 2016, French tourism officials say hope is on the horizon for 2017.

The National Geographic Sea Lion, one of the expedition ships in Lindblad's fleet.

Lindblad held firm against discounting despite headwindsCEO Sven-Olof Lindblad said the company was resolute on pricing when faced with downward pressure from terrorism in Europe and...

Tour ops stake Europe recovery on strong dollar, value-addsFollowing a challenging year for travel to Europe, tour operators have at least one selling advantage heading into 2017: a...

In response to animal rights groups, many tour operators have agreed to stop offering elephant rides.

Sensitivity to animal exploitation is up. So is demand for wildlife encounters.With a large number of travelers still seeking these experiences, dropping them is often a money-losing endeavor, at least at...

A rendering of the dining cabin on a CrystalAir jet.

Luxury hotelier Peninsula partners with Crystal on air tourThe tour will begin in New York on Aug. 31 and conclude in Paris nearly a month later. In between there will be stops and...

TripAdvisor stops selling many animal attractions, including dolphin swims

TripAdvisor stops selling many animal attractions, including dolphin swimsThe website will no longer list hundreds of attractions in which tourists come into physical contact with captive wild animals.

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