News for June 2009

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN - News) today released the results of its 6th annual survey of the 50 most-popular destinations for the upcoming Independence Day weekend. The survey is based on more than 30,000 hot… Read More »

Essence Music Festival bright spot for tourism industry this summerPosted by Jaquetta White / The Times-Picayune June 28, 2009 8:00AMJennifer Zdon/The Times-PicayuneCharnetta Stenson of New York dances to Mary J. Blige on the main floor of the Essenc… Read More »

Posted by Jaquetta White, The Times-PicayuneAlthough the Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel will be open and receiving guests beginning next week, it won't celebrate a grand opening until October. The Blue Room, shown, is scheduled to reopen July 1. The… Read More »

But residents will get to vote on the issueWednesday, June 24, 2009By Ed AndersonCapital bureauBATON ROUGE -- Residents and businesses of the French Quarter and Marigny could be paying a fee for increased security and crime prevention if Gov. Bobby J… Read More »

Revenue down, expenses riseThursday, June 25, 2009By Jaquetta White, Times PicayuneBusiness writerThe board of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center-New Orleans revised its budget Wednesday to show lower operating revenue and higher operating expens… Read More »

by From Citybusiness Staff ReportsIt was not so long ago when general manager Beth Ables did not have to work that hard to fill rooms at the Inn on Bourbon. With its prime location at the corner of Bourbon and Toulouse streets, the spot was a natural… Read More »

Hotels in 4 states hit by costly prank callsOfficial: ‘It's gotten to be the latest fad ... someone is going to be caught’The Associated PressThursday, June 11, 2009BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The calls have all been similar pranks: A frantic … Read More »