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 – the national award-winning monthly business publication – will publish the inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500, a book profiling the most influential leaders in greater New Orleans, in the fourth quarter of 2021. Click…
NEW ORLEANS - The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted air travel so much that the airline industry is expected to lose more than $80 billion in 2020, according to the International Air Transport Association. Loyola professor and author Chris Schaberg, meanwhile,…
NEW ORLEANS—During the virtual 2020 Airports Council International-North America Excellence in Airport Marketing, Communications, and Customer Experience Awards last week, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) won awards for its work promoting the opening of the new terminal in…
NEW ORLEANS - Windsor Court Hotel has announced that it is among the first hotels in the world to become Sharecare Health Security VERIFIED with Forbes Travel Guide. The comprehensive facility verification helps ensure that guests and travel planners can…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans and Company, the destination marketing organization that sells the city to business and leisure travelers, is asking locals to fill out a two-minute form that will send an email to government officials asking them to…
METAIRIE - The Ehrhardt Group and Causeway Solutions - creators of the Gulf South Index - say that consumers are forgoing long-term planning and instead making last-minute decisions for how and where they will spend the holidays. "To travel or…
NEW ORLEANS - Aviation design firm Garver welcomes engineer Tim Burbach as its new Louisiana aviation team leader. Based in New Orleans, Burbach plans to deliver innovative and cost-effective designs to airports throughout Louisiana and across the Gulf Coast. With…
NEW YORK (AP) - With coronavirus cases spiking in the U.S. and Europe, the financial outlook of the world’s airlines is getting worse. Airlines will lose more than $157 billion over this year and next because of the pandemic, their…
NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) — An aircraft painting company based in New Iberia has laid off 48 workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The layoffs at Aviation Exteriors Louisiana went into effect on Nov. 6, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission,…
LAPLACE, La. (AP) — A thick, spicy pork sausage called andouille links together Louisiana’s River Parishes. An essential ingredient in gumbo, jambalaya and even seafood boils, andouille adds smoky depth to dishes across Cajun country. Now the River Parishes, which…
NEW ORLEANS - Amazon Air daily cargo service began this week at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. After launching its air fleet four years ago, the Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth said in June that it was leasing 12 Boeing 767-300…
LONDON (AP) — The global travel and tourism industry is on course to lose 174 million jobs this year if current restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in place, a leading industry group warned Friday. While alarming,…
NEW ORLEANS – In a Thursday press conference, destination marketing organization New Orleans & Company announced details of three promotional plans aimed at driving business to culture bearers and tourism industry businesses that have been hard hit by the COVID-19…
NEW ORLEANS - Stephen Perry of New Orleans & Company, the destination marketing organization that sells the city to business and leisure travelers, said there is a “small glimmer of hope” that lawmakers in Baton Rouge may direct some funds…
METAIRIE - The novelty of the coronavirus is gone but concern lingers, according to research from the Ehrhardt Group - a public relations firm - and Causeway Solutions, a research and data analysis company. Together, the two companies produce the…
NEW ORLEANS—Airport Experience News has named Kevin Dolliole, director of aviation at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, as its 2020 Director of the Year in the medium airports category. "We are excited to see the rest of the nation…
NEW ORLEANS - It was a relatively subdued week in New Orleans for more reasons than one. Despite a soaking from Beta, no major storms threatened the metro area. Saints fans were downcast after the team's humbling Monday night loss.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Bill Cassidy today announced that the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is receiving $39 million in federal funding for taxiway construction. The sum is the total of two grants awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration.…
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…
