March 14, 2025
Dolly Parton’s Great Smoky Mountains theme park will kick off its 40th anniversary season on March 15. It will include special events, new celebrations, and several returning favorite experiences for guests to relive.
March 12, 2025
The value of in-person connections has never been higher for today’s corporate meetings. More than ever, today’s meeting planners recognize the need to bolster efforts to engage customers and employees outside the walls of their business locations.
March 12, 2025
Meredith Dollevoet has enjoyed a long career in events and tourism, advancing from front-desk clerk to director of sales for a hotel in Wisconsin. After moving to Georgia, she continued working in similar roles for hotels, including contract work and opening Courtyard by Marriott Cartersville. Dollevoet fell in love with the area, its people, and the CVB—and created a proposal of how she could help the CVB grow.
March 12, 2025
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) on March 3 announced the appointment of Kevin Carey as the AHLA Foundation’s president and CEO. In a press release, AHLA said Carey will continue to serve as COO of AHLA.
March 11, 2025
The Rainwater Conference Center in Valdosta, Ga., appointed three new team members to enhance the meetings and events team and to manage the recently renovated facility. The conference center completed approximately $1 million in upgrades last year.
March 6, 2025
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, managed by Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, is now open in the new Horizons District. Situated along the Oklahoma River and just minutes from downtown Oklahoma City, OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark features 404 guest rooms and suites, several dining spots, retail shops, a family entertainment center, and a sizeable indoor water park and 4.5-acre outdoor lagoon.
March 4, 2025
Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) received five awards for travel marketing excellence by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) at the annual Adrian Awards Celebration, held Feb. 18 at the New York Marriott Marquis.
March 3, 2025
Hyatt Hotel Corp., along with the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance, announced plans for a new Okhissa Lake Lodge on Okhissa Lake in Mississippi’s Franklin County. This will be the first Destination by Hyatt brand hotel in Mississippi, expected to open in 2027.
February 28, 2025
Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) was recognized as the 2025 Most Exciting Meeting Destination Change Award winner at Southwest Showcase recently.
February 28, 2025
DistiNCtly Fayetteville, the destination marketing organization (DMO) for North Carolina’s Fayetteville and Cumberland County region, launched The Can Do Academy, an online training program designed to equip the local community with the knowledge to deliver engaging visitor experiences.
