Tourism is a-booming in New York City. Starting with Mayor Giuliani’s quality of life push and continued with Mayor Bloomberg’s soft-spot for the service-sector, tourism has never been bigger. In 2012, New York City broke its all-time visitor record with more than 52 million visitors, up 44% since 2002. The city also houses almost 600 […]
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New Orleans really knows how to throw a Super Bowl Party
New Orleans really knows how to throw a Super Bowl Party.
Out of Town Guide to NYC
I know we have all been there. Your friend texts you at 11pm. On a damn worknight. “Hey! I’m going to be in NYC tomorrow for the next couple of days. Let’s hang out. What should we do?” As of late, this has happened to me a lot lately. Not that I am some grumpy guy who doesn’t want […]
New York City – As seen through the ages
Driving Around New York City in 1928 This 5 minute clip from 1928 shows interesting things about city streets and transportation modes. Please note the following: We might think that the red double decker tour buses on New York city streets are new. They were imported from London barely 20 years ago. But look carefully in the beginning of the film and […]
The National Mall Design Competition
The National Mall is a mile long stretch of open space between the Lincoln Memorial and the US Capital building in Washington DC. The Mall is flanked by museums and other monuments and is the most popular tourist destination in the United States. More than 24 million people visited the Mall last year. The Trust for […]
Château de Chenonceau, France
The Château de Chenonceau located outside Tours, France is probably one of the smallest of chateaus in France, but what it lacks in size it makes up in its beautiful location. It spans the River Cher in the Loire Valley. It was built in the early 15th century as a small manor house, and then was expanded […]
Why I love Regional Tourism Planning
Tourism is often a very dirty word. Nobody wants to be a tourist per se, they would always much rather be a traveler, a cultural ambassador, maybe even (gasp) a visitor … but never a tourist.
