Stephen Perry on hand for Obama’s tourism initiative
Stephen Perry, CEO and president of the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, is at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. today with President Obama, where he will be sworn in as a...
View ArticleNew Orleans Hospitality District bills raise questions about DDD’s role
A pair of bills pending in the legislature propose a New Orleans Hospitality and Entertainment District for a sweeping area that includes the Central Business District, French Quarter and the Marigny....
View ArticleTourism tax district proposal has French Quarter origins
Representatives of the French Quarter Management District say they proposed the concept of new taxes in an early 2011 meeting with District C Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer and officials with...
View ArticleHotels already booked ahead of 2013 Super Bowl
The NCAA Men’s Final Four was, by all accounts, a huge success for New Orleans. But compared to the Super Bowl, it was just a warm-up act.
View ArticleAmendment increases size of proposed New Orleans Hospitality District
A legislative proposal to create a New Orleans Hospitality District with taxing powers has been amended to represent a broader array of interests. Under Sen. Ed Murray’s Senate Bill 608, the new public...
View ArticleHospitality District taking familiar shape with industry, mayoral influence
A new state board with an unspecific mandate will control an estimated $5 million in annual public revenues if the New Orleans Hospitality and Entertainment District moves forward as proposed. It would...
View ArticleFinger-pointing ensues after Hospitality District killed in legislature
The Hospitality Zone proposal for downtown New Orleans appeared to meet a bitter end today as the blame game gathered momentum. A bill in the Louisiana Legislature that would have created a special...
View ArticleConvention attendance gaining steam in New Orleans
The economic recovery, combined with the city’s ability to host large-scale events, is spurring the growth of business meetings in New Orleans, where hotel bookings are running ahead of last year’s pace.
View ArticleHotel industry sticks to guns after killing hospitality zone
The hospitality industry potentially turned away $8 million in recurring marketing revenue by withdrawing support for a tourism tax proposal they conceived and fought hard to push through the Louisiana...
View ArticleNOLA tourist count reaches near 10-year high
A new study says tourists and business travelers spent a record $6 billion in New Orleans last year, and the number of visitors was the highest since Hurricane Katrina and the second-highest ever.
View ArticleStephen Perry on hand for Obama’s tourism initiative
Stephen Perry, CEO and president of the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, is at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. today with President Obama, where he will be sworn in as a...
View ArticleNew Orleans Hospitality District bills raise questions about DDD’s role
A pair of bills pending in the legislature propose a New Orleans Hospitality and Entertainment District for a sweeping area that includes the Central Business District, French Quarter and the Marigny....
View ArticleTourism tax district proposal has French Quarter origins
Representatives of the French Quarter Management District say they proposed the concept of new taxes in an early 2011 meeting with District C Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer and officials with...
View ArticleHotels already booked ahead of 2013 Super Bowl
The NCAA Men’s Final Four was, by all accounts, a huge success for New Orleans. But compared to the Super Bowl, it was just a warm-up act.
View ArticleAmendment increases size of proposed New Orleans Hospitality District
A legislative proposal to create a New Orleans Hospitality District with taxing powers has been amended to represent a broader array of interests. Under Sen. Ed Murray’s Senate Bill 608, the new public...
View ArticleHospitality District taking familiar shape with industry, mayoral influence
A new state board with an unspecific mandate will control an estimated $5 million in annual public revenues if the New Orleans Hospitality and Entertainment District moves forward as proposed. It would...
View ArticleFinger-pointing ensues after Hospitality District killed in legislature
The Hospitality Zone proposal for downtown New Orleans appeared to meet a bitter end today as the blame game gathered momentum. A bill in the Louisiana Legislature that would have created a special...
View ArticleConvention attendance gaining steam in New Orleans
The economic recovery, combined with the city’s ability to host large-scale events, is spurring the growth of business meetings in New Orleans, where hotel bookings are running ahead of last year’s pace.
View ArticleHotel industry sticks to guns after killing hospitality zone
The hospitality industry potentially turned away $8 million in recurring marketing revenue by withdrawing support for a tourism tax proposal they conceived and fought hard to push through the Louisiana...
View ArticleNOLA tourist count reaches near 10-year high
A new study says tourists and business travelers spent a record $6 billion in New Orleans last year, and the number of visitors was the highest since Hurricane Katrina and the second-highest ever.
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