tourism

Having lived in the Magic Valley for years and done my share of exploring in the region, I've traveled throughout land as beautiful as any in the country that people would pay to see if they were aware of it. Many of my favorite attractions in southern Idaho are well outside of the lines of cities like Twin Falls and Boise, and a boundary that connects the sites would make for a stunning national park.

This is a trade we make when it comes to leisure.

People simply can’t afford the trip.

The City of Rocks gets 300,000 visitors a year.

The old saw is, people vote with their feet.

One would be community radio.

Looks like we all better just get used to more and more visitors coming to Idaho.

According to the National Park Service, the nine-year-old girl from Odessa, Florida had been charged by the male bison July 22, near the Observation Point Trail near the Old Faithful Geyser.

Yellowstone National Park rangers have cited a man for walking on a sensitive hot spring area.

History is filled with omens.

Ten bucks to see a lava flow?

Epic Idaho could be called participatory tourism.

Grand Teton National Park has closed the Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point tourist attractions because of concerns that a fissuring rock wall could pose a danger.

Nearly 810,900 people visited Yellowstone National Park in June

The Idaho Department of Commerce is seeing some changes in leadership. Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter announced the Chief Operating Officer Bobbi-Jo Mueleman will become the director

Six ski resorts opened during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Idaho. According to the Idaho Ski Association, Ski Idaho, the half-dozen mountain ski areas opened before or on Thanksgiving with more expected to open in early December

A new place for travelers to stay held a ribbon cutting in Twin Falls on Thursday.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Visitation to Yellowstone National Park during June is down 4.8 percent from a year ago but is still the second-busiest June on record in the nation's first national park.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Partly because of late spring snowstorms, fewer people visited Yellowstone National Park in May when compared with a year ago.

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is on track to collect a record-high in lodging taxes this year as the state sees a spike in tourism.