LAPLACE, La. - The River Parishes Tourist Commission has launched The Andouille Trail, a "culinary showcase and celebration of Louisiana's River Parishes' unique contribution to Louisiana cuisine." More than 34 small businesses and restaurants will participate in a "culinary adventure"…
NEW ORLEANS - The latest report from the Gulf South Index show boomers and millennials in the region are changing course on their outlooks as the summer months wind down and we approach the end of the year. Optimism reigns…
NEW YORK (AP) - Major cruise lines say they will test all passengers and crew for COVID-19 prior to boarding as part of their plan for resuming sailing in the Americas. The Cruise Lines International Association, a trade group that…
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a California-based manufacturer will invest $5.1 million to build a new facility in Lafayette and create nearly 70 new jobs for the state. The investment will come from Westfield Hydraulics’…
NEW ORLEANS - Consumers in the Gulf South are more ready for things to open than they have been just weeks prior. Extreme concern over the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. has dropped 5 points since July to just 37.5%, according…
NEW ORLEANS – Airfoil Angels, a Gulf South-based angel investor firm, said it is actively searching for entrepreneurs and ventures that need seed, startup and growth capital. Airfoil Angels said it looks at all deals regardless of industry, deal size,…
DALLAS - Southwest Airlines announced it will be cutting its number of daily flights in and out of New Orleans to about 20 per day through October. Before the pandemic, there were more than 60 daily Southwest flights in and…
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is planning to drop flights to up to 30 smaller U.S. cities if a federal requirement to continue those flights expires at the end of next month, an airline executive familiar with the matter said…
NEW ORLEANS — Now through Thursday, Aug. 13, public television supporters can bid on a variety of auction items at wyes.org during the WYES online auction. All proceeds from the online auction support WYES programs and services. Bid on autographed…
WASHINGTON – Kevin Dolliole, director of aviation for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, has been elected to the board of directors for Airports Council International – North America, the trade association representing airports in the United States and Canada.…
NEW ORLEANS—The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport announced that Deputy Director of Aviation Henrietta Brown was selected to serve as chairperson of the American Association of Airport Executives’ Finance and Administration Committee for 2020-2021. AAAE represents 7,000 airport professionals…
NEW ORLEANS – GCR Inc., an international public sector software and services firm headquartered in Metairie, announced that it and its subsidiaries - PCC Technology Inc. and MB3 - have rebranded as Civix. “Over the course of decades, our company…
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has a contract for up to nearly $36 million worth of work on B-52 parts at its repair plant in southwest Louisiana. The Air Force contract is among those signed Wednesday by the…
LOS ANGELES – Viking has announced more 2023 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises. The company’s first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, will debut in August 2022 and will sail voyages on the lower and upper Mississippi River, between New Orleans…
NEW YORK (AP) - How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic? Flying can increase your risk of exposure to infection, but airlines are taking some precautions and you can too. Air travel means spending time in security lines and…
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines will start booking flights to full capacity next week, ending any effort to promote social distancing on its planes while the United States sets records for new reported cases of the coronavirus. American's move matches…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s move Friday into the next phase of loosening COVID-19-related restrictions will include reopening the state library and highway welcome centers, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser said Wednesday. Nungesser, who is the state’s top tourism official, also struck…
WASHINGTON D.C. – From the American Hotel & Lodging Association: With new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showing staggering job loss to the hospitality and leisure industry, the American Hotel & Lodging Association today released a “Roadmap…
METAIRIE - From Travel Central: The good news is the travel industry has moved from the cancellations and modifications notifications to pre-opening emails from hotels, cruise, and motor coaches highlighting the enhanced cleaning and safety protocols to ensure that guests…
MIAMI (AP) — Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise company, announced on Thursday it will be laying off hundreds of employees due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s CEO Arnold Donald said the combination of layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts…
NEW ORLEANS - From iSeatz: Travel rewards have, for years, been the gold standard for loyalty program redemption. However, as realities of COVID-19 set in, airline, hotel, and credit card member programs have had to make quick adjustments to ensure…
NEW ORLEANS – A new report from D.K. Shifflet & Associates says that, in 2019, New Orleans welcomed 19.75 million visitors, which is a 6.7 percent increase in visitors compared to the previous year. Visitors to New Orleans in 2019…
NEW ORLEANS - The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program is designed to help businesses meet payroll for two months. The $600 weekly boost to Louisiana unemployment benefits will last four months. Meanwhile, hospitality industry experts in New Orleans expect the…
NEW IBERIA, La. - COVID-19. By April 2020, there wasn't a source of media in Iberia Parish and the world that didn't encompass those words in some type of coverage. Lives changed overnight and we’re still not sure how life…
NEW ORLEANS - The city’s tourism boosters have their work cut out for them as they devise marketing plans for the “new normal.” In 2018, New Orleans welcomed 18.51 million visitors who spent $9.1 billion, according to tourism and travel…
NEW ORLEANS - From the River Parishes Tourist Commission: The River Parishes Tourist Commission (RPTC) is celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week, May 3-9, with Streamin' On The River, its first-ever virtual vacation event for citizens and visitors of the…
MIAMI - Carnival Cruise Line announced that it is cancelling all cruises from New Orleans through the end of August. On Aug. 1, meanwhile, Carnival plans to gradually resume service out of Miami; Port Canaveral, Fla.; and Galveston, Tx. The…
METAIRIE - From Travel Central: In light of the uncertainties resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, planning for when — and where — we can safely and freely travel again is also a way of kindling hope. So, we say, take…
NEW ORLEANS - A week ago, there were more than 18,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 700 deaths in Louisiana. Now, there are more than 23,000 cases and more than 1,200 deaths. Despite those numbers, officials at all levels…
LOS ANGELES – Providing a glimpse into a time after the COVID-19 economic lockdown, Viking announced it has opened reservations to the public for its new Mississippi River cruises, which will launch in 2022. The company said its first custom…
