Tag: BATON ROUGE

Memphis, Baton Rogue and New Orleans are being spared from the worst of the Mississippi River flooding thanks to intervention from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [...] Read more

In the same way that cities are building medical and science facilities to attract meetings to their destinations, some cities are revamping or creating arts districts in an effort to attract more tourism and groups business. [...] Read more

America’s Southeast is caught between the past and the 
present, and that’s what makes it such an appealing meetings destination. [...] Read more

Through city revitalization projects, creative sales and marketing efforts, and an emphasis on the kind of personalized customer service you can’t always get in top-tier destinations, several second-tier cities are demonstrating that once meeting planners experience their destinations, their minds, and their misconceptions, will be forever changed. [...] Read more

New Orleans’ is arguably the closest thing to Paris this side of the Atlantic. The historic, walkable city really defines the much-overused “unique.” [...] Read more