Hospitality & Tourism

Baton Rouge is the 12th-most expensive city in the nation to rent a car for the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, the personal finance website FinanceBuzz finds.

Thanksgiving prep isn’t easy. So close your kitchen this Thanksgiving and try one of...

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport officials expect to serve about 50% more people this Thanksgiving week than during last year’s while still falling short of 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, by about 20%-30%, says Jim Caldwell, marketing and air service development manager at the airport. 

Airlines are once again altering their frequent flyer programs after making changes earlier in...

Thanksgiving is next week, so if you haven’t started planning yet, it’s time to think about what will be on your table. Why not take the stress out of preparing a family meal with some dishes, desserts and sides from local restaurants?

American workers’ stampede toward the exits hasn’t let up, but recent surveys show that it’s primarily women and workers in the food, retail and hospitality sectors making career changes at the highest rates. 

The 2020 holiday season saw a huge drop in travel, especially at usually busy airports. But as COVID-19 numbers drop and travel picks back up, the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport should edge closer to pre-pandemic travel numbers.

Tourism in downtown Baton Rouge continues to be on the upswing, according to Karron Alford, director of marketing and technology for Visit Baton Rouge, who presented an update at this morning’s Downtown Development District meeting.

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Through a pandemic, a scaled-down football season, a hurricane, supply chain issues and more, some retailers that sell LSU-branded gear have seen a downturn in business over the past year and a half, but that is beginning to change.