Archive: May 2009

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson announced a deal to sell the city’s downtown convention center site to Cuyahoga County for $20 million May 4. [...] Read more

It’s been a crazy year for The Greenbrier, the historic resort and former playground for presidents and royalty nearly went out of business in 2008. [...] Read more

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department lifted their Mexico travel alerts May 18, downgrading the warning against non-essential travel to Travel Health Precaution for Mexico. [...] Read more

The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa is set to debut an expansion project June 3, which added 25,884 square feet of additional meeting space. [...] Read more

The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public interest in design, is offering Thursday night cruises June through September aboard one of Chicago’s First Lady Cruises. [...] Read more

The 26th Annual National Travel and Tourism Week continues through May 17 with special activities planned in several destinations. Presented by the U.S. Travel Association, the tourism week promotes the power of travel through the collective efforts of communities nationwide. [...] Read more

The Statue of Liberty’s crown is reopening on Independence Day for the first time since terrorists leveled the World Trade Center. The 265-foot high crown was closed to the public due to security concerns after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. [...] Read more

They’re up, they’re down, they’re all around. One second you hear about incredible deals on flights and the next you may have to pay to use the restroom. Is it the best time to fly or the worst? [...] Read more

The Mexico Tourism Board is preparing a multimillion-dollar campaign to bring tourists back to the country as soon as swine flu is safely contained. Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon announced the promotion as part of a $1.3 billion economic stimulus package to help the country recover. [...] Read more

In what may be a first, The Food Marketing Institute canceled its Future Connect conference, scheduled May 4-6 in Dallas, due to concerns about the swine flu outbreak. The conference was promoted as a “breakthrough conference created to address the biggest challenge facing the food industry – demographic shifts creating a huge management talent gap.” FMI’s Board of Directors obviously felt there were more immediate challenges.
According to a posting on its Web site,  “The [...] Read more