Destination DC Highlights Meeting with Purpose in the Nation’s Capital at PCMA Convening Leaders 2023
Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organization for Washington, DC, provides an update on the benefits of meeting in DC and the organization’s convention sales and services strategies to attract events of all sizes to the nation’s capital. Washington, DC welcomes 18 citywide conventions (defined as meetings, bringing 2,500 room nights to the city […]
Global Pop Icons Jonas Brothers Announce Return of Jonas Brothers: Live in Las Vegas at Park MGM
Following two successful runs in 2022, global pop icons Jonas Brothers announce the return of Jonas Brothers: Live in Las Vegas at Dolby Live at Park MGM in 2023 for three exclusive nights on Feb. 17, 18, and 19, 2023. The announcement follows the band’s exclusive Las Vegas residency at the venue in June and […]
Covid-19: US announces new travel measures for travelers from China from Jan 5, 2023
The US agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Wednesday (Dec 28) to implement the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery for air passengers boarding flights to the United States originating from china and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Starting at 12:01 AM ET […]
Flight cancellations and delays continue across the United States
More than thousands of travelers are stranded at US airports as flight cancellations and delays continue across the United States on Wednesday. Total flight delays within, into, or out of the United States on Wednesday is around 5,650. Total flight cancellations within, into, or out of the United States on Wednesday is around 2,914, according […]
US may impose new Covid-19 Travel Rules for travelers from china
The US government mulls on to impose new COVID-19 measures on travelers from China after the recent reports of a covid surge in china. “There are mounting concerns in the international community on the ongoing COVID-19 surges in China and the lack of transparent data, including viral genomic sequence data, being reported from the PRC,” U.S. officials said […]
Delta flight makes emergency landing in Nashville
Sacramento-bound Delta Flight 356, a 757 aircraft, carrying 185 passengers on board and six crew members traveling from Atlanta was forced to make an emergency landing Monday (Dec 26) morning in Nashville due to reports of engine problems. According to a statement released by the airline, the flight crew of Delta flight 356 decided to […]
Hawai’i visitor satisfaction and activity survey continued its upward trend
HONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released the results of its Q3 2022 Visitor Satisfaction and Activity Survey (VSAT) that, for the first time since Q2 2020, include data from visitors from Japan, Korea and Oceania, in addition to U.S. West, U.S. East and Canada. Over the last two years, reporting […]
NYC & Company: New York City Tourism to Reach 56.4 Million Visitors in 2022
Strong Recovery Pace Continues as International Visitation Triples Over 2021 Tourism Industry Contributes Approximately $60 Billion in Economic Impact Supporting the City’s Rebound New York City – NYC & Company, the official destination marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau for the five boroughs of New York City, last week announced that New York City’s […]
US winter storm causes thousands of flights cancellation
More than 6,200 flight delays within, into, or out of the US according to flight tracking website FlightAware which showed that total US flight cancellations stood at around 2,700, as per Reuters. The effects of a massive winter storm that had dumped a lot of snow in certain parts and brought dangerously low temperatures to […]
Seattle Convention Center Announces Opening Celebrations of Summit for January 25, 2023
SEATTLE – Summit, the Seattle Convention Center’s (SCC) $2 billion downtown addition – and North America’s first high-rise convention center – has announced its opening celebrations will commence on January 25. This addition nearly doubles the capacity of the Seattle Convention Center, adding 573,770 square feet of event space including 62 meeting rooms, a 58,000-square-foot column-free […]
