If all goes to plan, Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, will be summited in mid-September.

Avanti Destinations is rounding out its Latin American destinations roster with two Central American countries that are new for the custom travel wholesaler.

If an Obama-backed deal makes scheduled air service from the U.S. to Cuba a reality by the end of the year, it could prove a mixed blessing for travelers.

Tourism officials say Florida has set a new record with 54.1 million visitors in the first half of 2015 — the highest number in any six-month period in the state's history.

The Center for Democracy in the Americas is calling on the Obama administration to further relax restrictions on travel to Cuba.

The pace of travel to Cuba has accelerated since December, when President Obama loosened travel restrictions. That pace can be seen in visitor numbers, which in June alone topped 218,000, a 20.6% increase over June 2014, according to Cuba’s National Office of Statistics and Information.