COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Tourism can be an amorphous thing. It takes the shape of a family packing into a station wagon for a trip to Disneyland. Or the form of a smitten newlywed couple headed off ...

As Iowa communities such as Davenport begin pumping millions of Vision Iowa dollars into building new tourist attractions and amenities, tourism leaders around the state are alarmed by the lack of ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- At a time when the state of Iowa is encouraging communities to come up with projects to improve the quality of life and to lure tourists, funding for promoting attractions is ...

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.

The Clay County Fair in Spencer is the highlight of September in Iowa. Laughter echoes across the fairgrounds as children ...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) -- Tourism can be an amorphous thing. It takes the shape of a family packing into a station wagon for a trip to Disneyland. Or the form of a smitten newlywed couple headed ...

Whether it's from the Iowa State Fair or RAGBRAI, Iowa generates billions of dollars from out-of-state visitors touring the Hawkeye State. Those who traveled to Iowa to see Iowa women's basketball ...

Iowa tourism supporters hosted the 25th annual Tourism Showcase for Legislators at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Jan. 28. More than 60 Iowa communities, attractions and organizations were showcased at ...

DES MOINES | Gov. Terry Branstad joined state tourism officials Monday in touting Iowa as a vacation destination even though he admitted he'll be leaving later this week for a family getaway in ...

DES MOINES -- It probably wouldn't surprise most Iowans to learn their state is home to a $5 billion livestock industry. They drive past the confinement operations. They read about the controversies.

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 ...