Tourism

Fort Worth and four other major Texas cities are investing $2.7 million in potential economic benefits expected to be created by the Michelin Guide, which recognizes restaurants across the globe for food quality.

The Michelin Guide announced restaurants from five cities in Texas will be reviewed this year for coveted Michelin stars.

A Dallas group opposing horse carriages says they should be banned before horses or humans get hurt. Operators say a ban would put them out of business.

The Rio Grande in the Big Bend has gone dry for the second year in a row, forcing the local tourism industry to adapt to a new reality.

Fort Worth voters will go to the polls in May to decide whether to impose a higher tax on visitors.

Members of Dallas' Quality of Life, Arts and Culture committee questioned whether horses used to pull carriages are being treated humanely and if the historical, tourism-driven mode of getting around still has a place on Dallas roads.

Tourists will open their wallets as they flood the Hill Country to view the eclipse. But how cities will handle the crowds depends a lot on the size and planning that has taken place until now.

One economist is calling it “the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history.”

The theme of this year’s Visit Fort Worth annual meeting was “All Together Now,” and the organization emphasized that by putting together a band of top-notch instrumental players and vocalists from around the city, dubbed the Panther City All-Stars. They sounded like they had been playing together for years.

The Fort Worth Stockyards is anything but an Old West ghost town. The area sees 9 million visitors a year, according to Craig Cavileer, executive vice president of Majestic Realty, which oversees much of the real estate in the Fort Worth Stockyards.

Denton County nature enthusiasts discussed whether county parks can become a nature tourism hot spot and spoke about the importance of preserving natural areas during an event Saturday morning at Lewisville Thrive.