Headwinds facing RAGBRAI, an iconic weeklong statewide summer bike ride, grew stronger this week as some Iowa tourism officials questioned whether it has been too skimpy in supporting the towns that ...

(Des Moines, IA) – The Iowa Travel Industry Partners (iTIP) association gathered statewide partners for Tourism Legislative Night with Iowa’s elected officials January 17, 2023. Conversations taking ...

DES MOINES — Iowa will use $100 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to launch Destination Iowa, an investment in “transformational, shovel-ready attractions.” “Communities in all corners ...

The excursions on The Queen II boat have been canceled due to a submerged dock near Arnolds Park Amusement Park. Officials hope to bring back cruises toward the end of July. Tourism officials and ...

RHEYA: $100 MILLION IS ON THE WAY TO HELP IOWA BECOME A MORE ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION. THE DESTINATION IOWA PROJECT AIMS TO BOLSTER THE QUALITOF LIFE IN IOWA, AND ATTRACT NEW VISITORS AND RESIDTSEN ...

The Iowa State Fair is one of Iowa's top tourist draws. (Radio Iowa photo) A report from the Iowa Tourism Office finds visitors spent $7.3-billion dollars in Iowa during 2023, a new all-time record.

When the first edition of what would become RAGBRAI rolled into Ankeny on Aug. 29, 1973, it had 500 riders and the city had 9,000 residents. The golden anniversary edition of the Register's Annual ...

It's the job of the Iowa Iowa Tourism Office https://www.traveliowa.com/ to get as many people as possible to come to Iowa every year. Tourism is a $9-billion dollar ...

Tourism-related expenditures in Iowa in 2015 totaled $8.06 billion, according to a new study from the U.S. Travel Association. This marks the second consecutive year expenditures have topped the $8 ...

An engineer hired to evaluate a historic site in Arnolds Park is recommending major repairs to the Abbie Gardner cabin. It’s the site of what’s known as the Spirit Lake massacre of 1857. About three ...

There will be no Vulcans, Romulans, Klingons or Tribbles in Riverside, Iowa, this summer. The small town is best known as the future birthplace of "Star Trek's" Capt. James T. Kirk. Riverside ...