Hospitality & Tourism

United adds flights for LSU games at UCLA, Bama

United Airlines is adding 74 flights catering to football fans across the country and Louisiana this fall, the company announced this morning.

‘225’ August and Tiger Pride issues on stands now

It’s about to be football season again, and the new issue of 225 started...

Local festivals and events going forward for now amid COVID-19 spike

While the rise in COVID-19 cases in Baton Rouge in recent weeks could threaten many local festivals and events, downtown organizers plan to carry on with plans until they are told otherwise.

Business travel may not fully recover for years 

Of the 2 million people clogging airport security lines and gate areas again each...

Phil Witter considers developing his downtown riverfront property

Landowner Phil Witter is seeking approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to develop more than 14 acres of downtown riverfront property he owns at the base of the Mississippi River bridge on both sides of the levee.

‘Be our guest’: New song of tourism

After a year the tourism and hospitality industry would rather forget, there’s optimism that visitors will begin returning to Capital Region attractions.
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Tourism and hospitality numbers increasing downtown

The downtown tourism and hospitality industry is getting back to normal, with the number...

First Class Travels: Park City, Utah, with Colleen Waguespack

A home to some of the events during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Park City, Utah, serves as a colorful ski destination.

Baton Rouge hotels see increase in business travel

Business travelers and meetings at Baton Rouge hotels has been on the rise since Louisiana lifted its COVID-19 restrictions.

Fourth of July weekend provides bang for Baton Rouge businesses

Dropping COVID-19 restrictions and the first major holiday of the summer joined forces to...