tourism

A year after Haiti's catastrophic quake, Port-au-Prince is still a ruin. But the views from high-end spots like the Hotel Oloffson are picture perfect, and with armies of aid workers still needing to bed down, business at hotels left intact is booming.

Although Japan's stock market has been weak for the last 20 years, there are signs that a shift may be under way that could transform that nation into the gateway to Asia's emerging-market consumers. For patient investors looking for a contrarian play with huge upside potential, it's time to re-examine Japan.

The San Francisco City Guides program is one of the most unusual tourism programs in the world. Sponsored by the city's library, this volunteer-led program offers up to 15 free, 90-minute walking tours daily. They leave rain or shine and don't require reservations: Budget travelers simply show up...

Marriott International (MAR) said that earnings per share could hit $2.75 by 2013. The estimate is part of a range of ambitious growth forecasts for the next three years. The company said that it expects to add as many as 90,000 hotel rooms to its portfolio from 2011 to 2013, with additional...

As travel picks up, Marriott International posted a third-quarter profit of $83 million, up from a loss of $466 million in the year-ago quarter. But shares are down after the company forecast that fourth-quarter earnings might be less than analysts expect.

Virgin Group Ltd, founded by U.K. tycoon Richard Branson, plans enter the hotel industry. Virgin will spend as much as $500 million on high-end hotels aimed at "high income, well-educated, metropolitan 'creative class'" customers, Bloomberg News said. The company is scouting for locations in...

Even Hurricane Earl can't break the spirits of those living in beach towns along the East Coast. Thanks to the hot weather, convenient location and Canadians, tourism along the coast has skyrocketed this summer.

The State Department's "Travel Warnings" list defines the countries the U.S. government believes are dangerous to visit. Yet some countries on the list are quite interesting -- and popular tourist destinations to boot.

Kenneth Feinberg, who was jointly selected to be the new oil spill claims czar by the White House and BP, spent his first official day on the job Monday taking heat over the guidelines he has established for claims against the fund BP set up for victims of the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

As the economy continues to stumble, homelessness has skyrocketed, leaving many states grappling with an expensive and delicate issue -- what to do with the growing population of people finding refuge in shelters, parks and the streets. Hawaii, where a recent census showed that the homeless...