FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s tourism industry reached a historic milestone in 2025, generating a record-breaking $14.6 billion in economic impact and marking the fourth consecutive year of record growth, ...

This story is part of a larger series, "Rebuilding America," which chronicles the reopening of the Kentucky and US economies after the COVID-19 closures. The Courier Journal is one of more than 260 ...

Kentucky’s tourism industry stayed on its record-setting pace in 2023, generating an economic impact approaching $14 billion while sustaining nearly 100,000 jobs, Gov. Andy Beshear said ...

The city used a laser to beam its message to a solar system 40 light years away. It features beautiful Kentucky scenery, and includes the molecular structure of a popular Kentucky export: bourbon.

6:00. TOURISM IS BOOMING IN KENTUCKY. 2024 BROKE THE RECORD. AND IT’S THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR. IN TOURISM. GENERATED ALMOST $14.5 BILLION FOR THE STATE. ADDIE MEINERS JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE ...

The World Rally Championship, a series of international races that draws more than 1 billion annual viewers, is considering ...

Kentucky bourbon survived 13 years of prohibition and the immediate following halt of distilling during World War II only to endure a so-called "golden age" in the years after the war. Now, the ...

Departing visitors might seem like an odd focus for a tourism campaign. Yet a new “Stay Awhile” spring tourism campaign from VisitLex makes it work by tackling the “travel regret” of Lexington, ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky tourism is not only back to pre-pandemic levels, but it has also surpassed them, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. On Tuesday, Beshear joined state tourism leaders at ...