City Guides

North Building, Phoenix Convention Center

Phoenix was among the top cities in several polls of frequent travelers last year. It ranked at the top of Hotwire’s list and 100 on the site’s Travel Value Index with low prices on world-class hotels and resorts. Calling Phoenix “a city that offers almost everything a vacationer could want,” the discount travel site said the outdoor adventures, breath-taking golf courses and trendy shopping in the “Beverly Hills of the desert” [...] Read more

The Northwest African American Museum in Seattle is at once a community gathering spot and a spiritual celebration of black history and culture.

Exhibits range from music, crafts and visual arts, including some spectacular works by artists Jacob Lawrence and James W. Washington, Jr., to literature and historical artifacts.

The museum’s intimate setting, a former brick school building, includes two studios for receptions of 75, and the Legacy Gallery and Sculpture Garden, which holds 160 for dinners [...] Read more

The Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council unveiled a new look for its website at the beginning of 2009. The site, which combines a Western feel with a modern approach, has a new booking engine for hotels, motels and B&B’s, easy navigation, and bigger pictures, says Jerry Holt, vice president of the Amarillo, Texas, CVC. It will also feature special promotions.

“We face greater and greater competition from cities and towns throughout the world for visitors and [...] Read more

The pocket-size CityPass ticket booklet— thinner than your iPod—bundles admission tickets, transportation information, attraction details, and discount and offer coupons. [...] Read more