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Noctourism gains momentum as travelers plan trips around after-dark experiences

Travelers are increasingly planning trips around what happens after sunset, a shift known as noctourism that is changing how destinations structure their offerings and how visitors spend their time. From guided night tours to scheduled hotel programming, after-dark experiences are becoming a central part of itineraries rather than downtime

Spring travel shifts toward smaller cities and secondary destinations

Spring travel moves beyond the biggest U.S. tourism hubs as more Americans build trips around smaller cities and secondary destinations, including lesser-known spots or side trips outside the usual options. The main reason is as practical as it is scenic: easier bookings, lighter crowds and enough restaurants, museums

Benin leans into painful past to attract tourists

Benin leans into painful past to attract tourists

Tourists crowded beneath the Door of No Return, an arch built by the beach at Ouidah in southern Benin in memory of those crammed onto slave ships bound for the New World. Benin, which holds a presidential election on Sunday, has in recent years leaned into its painful past to

Historic American towns where the past still feels close at hand

Some towns never got the memo to modernize, and International Day for Monuments and Sites on April 18 gives them their moment. Across the United States, historic towns are attracting visitors with walkable streets, preserved buildings and living history across public areas and daily routines, not just inside exhibits. Cultural

Commerce announces seven large tourism grants for rural communities

The Department of Commerce announced last week it awarded grants to seven projects to increase tourism in rural communities throughout the state. The program stems from 2023 legislation brought by Sen. Daniel Zolnikov, a Billings Republican. Each project is receiving $1.25 million to start and the projects will be

Carter County awarded $1.25M grant for Ekalaka museum and tourism projects

Anybody who's been to Carter County, tucked into Montana's southeastern corner, can tell you it's one of the shining gems of the state. But now they're looking to get the word out. The county has has been awarded a $1,250,000

Parking lots down, Bozeman economy up!

DISCLAIMER: This is a satirical piece. It does not necessarily represent the views of the Exponent or its writers and should not be construed as truth. As students struggle to find parking in time for class, the MSU administration has rolled out a bulletproof solution: Get rid of all the