The BriefFrom the North Shore to the Chain Of Lakes, Minnesota has a lot to offer.A travel writer from Nebraska is nearing ...

I love Minnesota, and I love exploring and seeing all our beautiful state has to offer. I’m also haughty, judgmental, and ...

Minnesota is the land of 10 thousand lakes, and it is home to 856 incorporated towns. Nebraska natives Seth and Eliese Varner ...

For many hospitality and tourism businesses across Minnesota, the summer of 2025 was more bust than boom. A new survey from ...

Minnesota’s tourism promotion office is set debut a new marketing campaign to lure visitors to the state. Explore Minnesota’s annual statewide conference kicked off Tuesday with a look at the ...

Opinion editor’s note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. Minnesota tourism is bouncing back from pandemic-era lows ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) --Minnesota may be a bit more crowded this summer. Tourism is on an upswing, with hotel and lodging occupancy expected to climb 42 percent from last year. The bustle kicked ...

MINNETONKA, Minn. — Tourism is usually a big business that brings billions of dollars to Minnesota's economy, but when the pandemic hit, tourism nearly ground to a halt. Now, the state is ready to get ...

Of the businesses surveyed, 53% say they saw lower profits over the year, with only 17% of businesses seeing growth. As for ...

A career in state tourism promotion has been recognized nationally for Explore Minnesota Director John Edman, who this year was named to the board of Brand USA, Explore’s equivalent organization in ...

WILLMAR, Minn. — Statewide, the tourism and hospitality industry reports increased revenue this summer versus 2020 with 71% of businesses reported higher summer revenue, according to a Minnesota ...