Japanese celebrity tours Route 66

It looks like another actor and musician recently traveled Route 66 for a multi-series television special. Last fall, it was Billy Connolly for United Kingdom TV. Now it's Yamashita Tomohisa, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter and actor from Japan. On Jan. 2, NTV in Japan started airing "Yamashita Tomohisa Route 66: Tatta Hitori no America." According to … Continue reading Japanese celebrity tours Route 66

New Mexico tries to boost tourism

I'd probably love New Mexico even if Route 66 hadn't passed through it. But this story today from the Wall Street Journal surprised me: Overnight tourist trips in New Mexico have dropped by nearly 10% in the past three years, and spending on everything from souvenir magnets to turquoise jewelry fell by hundreds of millions … Continue reading New Mexico tries to boost tourism

The story behind 66-to-Cali

Owner Dan Rice explains the genesis of his 66-to-Cali shop on the Santa Monica Pier and his mission. https://youtu.be/qhl5tAAbIlw The clip was produced by CanadaOne.com, a business channel on the Internet.  

Route 66 News now accepts your advertising

Here's the big news I've been hinting at -- Route 66 News is now equipped to take advertising from Route 66 businesses, authors, artists, or people who are plain enthusiastic about the Mother Road and/or this website. Readers may have noticed subtle changes after Route 66 News migrated to a new host and became a … Continue reading Route 66 News now accepts your advertising