tourists

John Cooper says while other cities start to see a decrease in tourism Yakima always sees an increase because of the harvest that's now underway.

LONDON (AP) — The Indian retreat where The Beatles wrote most of the "White Album" has opened for tourists. The BBC reports the abandoned spiritual retreat in the town of Rishikesh had fallen into disrepair and was taken over by the local forestry department...

A popular tourist attraction in Seattle has been involved in a deadly accident this morning.

HONOLULU (AP) — The state of Hawaii had a record-setting number of visitors in July with more than 816,000 travelers bringing in more than $1.4 billion in spending. The Hawaii Tourism Authority says July was the busiest month on record...

Over the weekend, I was watching shows on the Travel Channel. They were highlighting Ireland since St. Paddy's Day is Tuesday. I thought how much fun it would be to visit there, so I started to do a little research about traveling to Ireland and England...

Wine lovers will flood the valley this weekend for the annual Spring Barrel Tasting event. Barb Glover with Wine Yakima Valley says nearly every winery in the valley will be open serving wine from the barrel. But tasting future wine isn't the only thing happening during the weekend...

The Yakima Valley Visitors & Convention Bureau has launched a new website for visitors traveling with their dogs. Winedoggies.com features the many dog friendly attractions and services available in the Yakima Valley.  Highlights include a ‘doggie bloggie’ hosted by a local canine, an interactive map of dog-friendly businesses with open pet policies, plus a section where guests can add pi

Evan Petkau and Luke Willms, a couple of average dudes from Vancouver, Canada, were on a tour of Lake Naivasha in Kenya when their boat was suddenly accosted by a pod of angry hippopotami. When hippos aren't acting out their roles as the poofy, adorable creatures of popular lore, they're vicious, boat-chasing monsters. Check out this news video from MSNBC, in which a very angry-looking hippo head