travel and leisure
COVID-19 Impact on U.S. Waterparks and Waterpark Resorts in 2020
David J. Sangree | August 26, 2020
By David Sangree, Nuresh Maredia The current COVID-19 crisis continues to have a significant negative effect on the waterpark industry. Waterparks play a major role in providing entertainment, supporting job creation, fostering small business opportunities, and contributing to robust economic growth. Due to COVID-19, many outdoor waterparks delayed their season openings while others have decided, or were mandated, not to open at all in 2020. Many resorts with waterparks and standalone indoor waterparks were forced to close for several months, and some have yet to reopen. With the largest database of waterparks and waterpark resorts ac...
Travel + Leisure Releases the 14th Annual It List, an Editor-Curated Collection of the Best Hotels in the World This Year
Travel + Leisure | February 25, 2019
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2019 -- Meredith Corporation's (NYSE: MDP) Travel + Leisure released its 14th annual It List, a selection of the best new and renovated hotels in the world. The list is on TravelandLeisure.com and in the March issue, available on newsstands today. Each year, Travel + Leisure editors check in to hundreds of new hotels around the globe in search of the properties that offer a winning alchemy of setting, design, and service. The editors then collaborate with Travel + Leisure's global network of travel writers, contributors, and agents to narrow down the list. "Hotels are a prominent part of the travel experi...
