News for October 2010

A recently formed coalition to promote renewal of tourism in coastal Louisiana will begin rolling out television ads...Coalition to promote tourism in adsIt will use money received from BPFriday, October 29, 2010By Ed AndersonCapital bureauBATON ROUG… Read More »

Study says impact could hit $22 billionWednesday, October 20, 2010By Ed AndersonCapital bureauBATON ROUGE -- Gulf Coast states from Texas to Florida could lose $22.7 billion in tourism dollars if negative perceptions of the area and continuing cleanu… Read More »

Smith Travel Research reports up from August and same month last year. Friday, October 22, 2010 BY: CityBusiness staff reports New Orleans area hotels had the 19th highest occupancy rate in September among the Top 25 markets, according to Smith Tr… Read More »

Owners speak out on restaurant workers receiving pay from BP.Tuesday, October 19, 2010 BY: Richard A. Webster, Staff Writer Shrimper Acy Cooper is enraged.Last week he received a check from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility for $16,000.Despite providin… Read More »

AIRLINES-EARNINGS PREVIEWBy David KoenigDALLAS — The nine major U.S. airlines are expected to post a combined profit of $2.4 billion for the third quarter, their best showing in three years. Demand for corporate and leisure travel has picked… Read More »

Money is cut from Sugar Bowl and Essence to help state tourism...October 19, 2010By Ed AndersonCapital bureauBATON ROUGE -- A state board voted unanimously Monday to reinstate more than $5.2 million for state tourism promotion, while deleting the sam… Read More »

A new Nature-Based Tourism Advisory Council initiated by Lt. Gov. Scott Angelle met for the first-time Monday in Lafayette. The council will be charged with promoting nature-based tourism in Louisiana. Louisiana's nature-based tourism industry is… Read More »

Bed bugs pose headaches to homeowners, challenges to businessesSunday, October 17, 2010,Rebecca Mowbray, The Times-PicayuneBilliot Pest Control general manager Ernest Esteve has been in the bug business since August 1982, but he didn't do his fi… Read More »

Dear Members,Lest there be any doubt, the BED BUG issue which is garnering local, national and international media attention is real. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has now confirmed reports of bed bugs in Louisiana hotels.This is… Read More »

"...working with officials in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, states that have seen tourism and other industries disrupted by the disaster..." October 02, 2010 Ed Anderson, Times-Picayune Lt. Gov. Scott Angelle said Friday he is trying to arrange… Read More »