| Downtown Lakeland group receives Visit Florida grant The Lakeland Downtown Development Authority received a $5,000 cultural heritage and nature tourism grant from Visit Florida. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Republic beats out Southwest for Frontier Frontier Airlines appears poised to stay in the city where it was born and has grown, now that Republic Airways Holdings has been declared the winning bidder in an auction to buy the bankrupt Denver airline and bring it out of Chapter 11. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Visitor spending: $30B in 2008 Prior to the full impact of the economic recession, Orlando’s tourism industry experienced a 0.2 percent increase in visitor spending of $30 billion in 2008 compared to 2007, according to a new study by IHS Global Insight. feeds.bizjournals.com |
New Orleans's Roosevelt Hotel brings back famous Christmas display The display includes a canopy of white birch branches decorated with thousands of lights and 26 Douglas fir Christmas trees. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Some Marco Island, Fla., hotels risk closure waiting for BP claims checks Some small hotels on scenic Marco Island, Fla., say they may close down to dwindling tourism and a lack of BP claims money. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |