NEW ORLEANS - Two dozen skateboarders were “flipping,” “grinding” and “sliding” their way through the abandoned old MSY terminal at a May 1-2 event sponsored by energy drink maker Red Bull. The “Red Bull Terminal Takeover” transformed the former New…
NEW ORLEANS - Looks like there's more than one splashy hotel opening this spring in downtown New Orleans. San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants announced the May 11 opening of Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, a 202-room boutique hotel located in New…
NEW ORLEANS – The most recent edition of Gulf South Index, created by the Ehrhardt Group and Causeway Solutions, shows that consumers in the region are ready to get up and out of the house - and they place their…
NEW ORLEANS - Thanks to a long spring break season and exceptionally beautiful weather, visitors have been flocking to New Orleans again - but mostly on weekends and mostly by car. Attractions like the Audubon Zoo have been posting attendance…
BATON ROUGE – A study from the Louisiana Office of Tourism and New Orleans research firm MDRG found that roughly half of recent visitors to the state were motivated by a movie or TV show featuring Louisiana. The Office of…
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is the first major U.S. airline to report a profit since the pandemic started, as federal payroll aid helped boost the company to net income of $116 million in the first quarter. Without the federal…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans tourism exec Stephen Perry told Biz New Orleans he hopes the City will spend a small portion of its nearly $380 million in federal relief funds on infrastructure improvements to the French Quarter. “The last…
BATON ROUGE – Southeast Beach Express, a direct air service connecting Baton Rouge with Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, begins flights on June 3. Flights will be operated daily Thursday through Sunday on 30-seat executive jets. Southeast Beach Express features…
NEW ORLEANS - Kupperman Companies CEO Zach Kupperman, who has developed and invested in The Drifter Hotel, The Joy Theater, Hotel Saint Vincent and other New Orleans properties, has purchased the Mountain Chalet Aspen at the base of Aspen Mountain…
NEW ORLEANS - This week, two new airlines announced service to and from Armstrong International Airport. First, Independent regional airline Silver Airways announced it will offer nonstop, twice-weekly flights from New Orleans to Jacksonville, Fla. The new route will also…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey said Alabama will oppose an Amtrak plan to resume passenger train service between New Orleans and Mobile without a study of its potential impact. While Amtrak asked federal regulators last month to force…
NEW ORLEANS - On April 22, San Francisco-based commuter airline Boutique Air will begin flight operations between the Greenville Mid-Delta Regional Airport in Greenville, Miss. and the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Boutique will offer one daily round-trip on…
NEW ORLEANS – Independent regional airline Silver Airways has announced it will offer nonstop, twice-weekly flights from New Orleans to Jacksonville, Fla. The new route will also provide connections to Silver’s network throughout Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and other…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Marriott and Sheraton New Orleans Hotel are offering a “Spice Up Your Stay with Tabasco Sauce” guestroom promotion and the chance to win an exclusive culinary immersive experience at the New Orleans Culinary &…
NEW ORLEANS - Lior Sekler, vice president of revenue management at New Orleans-based HRI Lodging, said most U.S. travel markets experienced increased occupancy in March. Some, in fact, were hitting 80% of their 2019 numbers for the month. [caption id="attachment_247403"…
NEW ORLEANS - The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport announced that Director of Communications Erin Burns has been elected to serve on the steering group for aviation industry trade association Airport’s Council International-North America’s marketing, communications and customer experience…
NEW ORLEANS - Founded in 1895, the Venice Biennale is a prestigious annual exhibit that showcases the work of artists, architects, universities and thought leaders from around the world. The 2021 edition of the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – One obstacle to Amtrak restoring passenger service along the Gulf Coast is working out the details with the freight rail companies that own the track. This week, Amtrak said it initiated a process before the U.S. Surface…
LAPLACE, La. – The Louisiana’s River Parishes Tourist Commission has released a strategic plan outlining the ways the organization will assist in "developing an enriching, inclusive tourism offering in the region through innovation, collaboration and promotion of the many assets…
NEW ORLEANS — Tickets are now on sale for Wanderfest, an outdoor travel festival for women scheduled to take place March 12 and 13, 2022 in New Orleans. Organizers hope that hundreds of travel lovers from around the world will…
NEW ORLEANS - For more than a decade, members of the Southern Rail Commission have been lobbying for the return of the Gulf Coast passenger train service that was suspended when Hurricane Katrina damaged the rail lines east of New…
NEW ORLEANS - The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport announced the election of two of its executives into leadership roles among the Airports Council International – North America organization, the trade association representing commercial service airports in the United…
NEW ORLEANS - USA Today named Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport the third best large airport in the country in a recent “10Best” poll. The newspaper said that a panel of experts partnered with editors to pick the initial…
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Allegiant Air will soon begin twice-weekly service from Shreveport to Los Angeles International Airport, company officials announced. The flights will operate on Mondays and Fridays, The Shreveport Times reported. They begin July 2. It will mark the first…
METAIRIE - The Ehrhardt Group and Causeway Solutions, authors of the Gulf South Index consumer research reports, say that leisure activities came to a standstill at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and brands are going to great lengths to…
DALLAS (AP) — Just how bad was 2020 for the airline industry? The six biggest U.S. airlines lost $34 billion, and Southwest suffered its first full-year loss since Richard Nixon was president and gasoline sold for 36 cents a gallon.…
MIAMI – Carnival Cruise Line has announced that the Carnival Valor, based in New Orleans, won't return to operations until at least November 2021. The company announced similar postponements nationwide because of the ongoing pandemic. “Like so much about this…
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Area residents are advised to expect elevated decibel levels as Stennis Space Center targets Saturday, Jan. 16, for the final hot fire test in the Green Run test series on NASA’s new Space Launch System…
NEW ORLEANS – Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated, a national vacation ownership company, has announced the opening of its New Orleans resort at 203 Carondelet St. The historic property, originally built in 1893 as New Orleans’ first skyscraper, was acquired…
NEW ORLEANS - Biz New Orleans magazine – a national award-winning monthly business publication – will publish the inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500, a book profiling influential leaders in greater New Orleans. Click here to submit a nomination. The New Orleans…
