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A key piece of funding for a new downtown convention center will be in the hands of Dallas voters in the fall. The Dallas City Council on Wednesday approved calling a special election on Nov. 8 seeking voters’ permission to raise the amount of hotel occupancy taxes it collects by 2%. The increase in taxes the city charges on room rentals is estimated to bring in $1.5 billion over 30 years, ...
Luxury hotelier Ritz-Carlton was ordered to pay more than half a million dollars in penalties Wednesday for the unlawful disposal of hazardous waste at eight of its California locations in six counties. The penalties stem from a lawsuit filed in Riverside County Superior Court by the district attorneys of Riverside, Los Angeles, Orange, Placer, Santa Barbara, San Francisco and San Mateo ...
Aug. 10—ATHENS, Ga. — Last week, Georgia River Network (GRN) presented the organization's 2022 Water Trail Hero Award to the Flint River Water Trail during the Georgia Governor's Tourism Conference in Athens. Carolyn McKinley from Meriwether County Chamber of Commerce accepted the award on behalf of the entire water trail group. The Flint River Water Trail is part of a statewide network of ...
Norwegian Cruise Line and its sister lines Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises are rolling back COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements next month, the latest cruise line to relax rules enacted during the pandemic. The three cruise lines, all under Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, LTD, will adjust their protocols as of Sept. 3, under which vaccinated guests 12 and older will no ...
Of all the criminal acts Key West’s Volodymyr Ogorodnychuk admitted to in his guilty plea — encouraging illegal immigration, hiding more than 100 undocumented immigrants, making money from their illegal employment in the Florida Keys hospitality industry — what got him four years in prison? Not giving the government its cut. Ogorodnychuk’s admission of facts in pleading guilty to one count of ...
Aug. 10—The newest nightspot in Santa Rosa has a long history. This weekend, Vintage Space will officially open at the Flamingo Resort, a local landmark since it was built in 1957. Under the ownership of San Francisco-based Palm House Hospitality and Stephen Yang and Rebecca Bunya of Yang Capital since 2019, the hotel has been systematically renovated. The new look for the cocktail lounge and ...
The Disney theme parks pavilion at the D23 Expo in Anaheim will offer sneak peeks at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure coming to Disneyland, the continuing transformation of Epcot in Florida and new “Frozen” experiences bound for the Disney cruise line. Disney Parks and Experiences will host a series of panels, presentations and the Wonderful World of Dreams pavilion on Sept. 9-11 during the D23 Expo ...
Aug. 10—Sporting and tourism events are filling Terre Haute hotels, keeping prospects of a new record in tax revenue on target for 2022, said David Patterson, executive director of the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau. The county's innkeeper tax revenue through July was more than $1.456 million, compared to $1.15 million through July in 2021. "We are still ahead of last year and I ...
Aug. 10—Longtime wine enthusiast switches career path to pursue dreams in hospitality industry Wine and hospitality have been a part of Katie McKenna-Heveron's life for as long as she can remember. Her father, Ed, has been a recreational home winemaker for decades, while her mother, Loretta, was an example from a very young age of what it takes to be a wonderful cook and host. So, even after a ...
Frankfurt — German tourism continues to recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, with overnight stays almost reaching pre-crisis levels in June.The Federal Statistical Office announced on Wednesday that the number of overnight stays by travellers was only 3.4% below the level of June 2019 at 48.9 million. The shortfall from the pre-crisis level has been steadily narrowing since ...