LRCVB: April Events Canceled; Downtown Hotel Revenue Off 65%
The Little Rock convention industry's coronavirus symptoms boil down to a three-word news flash: All events postponed. read more >
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Travel Slows Down in the Time of Covid-19
Arkansas still had no reported novel coronavirus cases by press time Thursday, but the spreading epidemic was starting to reverberate in Arkansas’ tourism industry, the state’s second largest behind agriculture. read more >
Little Rock Tourism Looks Beyond Loss of ATA World Expo
Tourism chief Gretchen Hall admits that losing the ATA Martial Arts World Expo and its 20,000 attendees was a kick in the head for Little Rock, but the former collegiate athlete is absorbing the blow. read more >
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Gretchen Hall Selected as Destinations International Officer (Movers & Shakers)
Gretchen Hall has been named secretary/treasurer of Destinations International of Washington, D.C., for 2019-20. read more >
Arkansas Cities Seek to Create ‘Entertainment Districts’
A number of Arkansas cities — including El Dorado, Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Texarkana — are either considering or are taking steps toward creating “entertainment districts” that would allow the open carry of alcohol. read more >
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Gretchen Hall Named Tourism Person of the Year
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau President and CEO Gretchen Hall was named the 2019 Arkansas Tourism Person of Year on Tuesday at the 45th Governor’s Conference on Tourism. read more >
Gretchen Hall Selected to Lead SKÅL International Arkansas (Movers & Shakers)
Gretchen Hall was appointed president of SKÅL International Arkansas at the group’s December meeting in Little Rock. read more >
LRCVB Hires Florida’s Paradise Advertising, Names Mangan Holcomb as Local Partner
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau has selected Paradise Advertising & Marketing of St. Petersburg and Mangan Holcomb Partners of Little Rock to promote the city's leisure, cultural and dining attractions. read more >
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Arkansas Convention Centers Put Tech on Display
Convention center operators in Arkansas say they are constantly making improvements to meet the needs of attendees. read more >
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Convention Center CEO Appointed to International Board
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau President and CEO Gretchen Hall has been appointed to a three-year term as a member of the Destinations International Board of Directors. read more >
Fitzgerald Joins LRCVB as Marketing, Communications VP
Longtime Little Rock creative director Bill Fitzgerald has been named vice president of marketing and communications for the Little Rock Convention & Visitors' Bureau. read more >
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Budget Plan Endangers Ads Luring Foreign Tourists to Arkansas
President Donald Trump’s best-known promise is to build a wall, but some Arkansas travel professionals fear that a side-effect of his zeal for border security could keep out the kind of foreigners America wants: free-spending tourists. read more >
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Updated LittleRock.com Fully Responsive, Open for Visitors
After predicting a June completion date and then pushing it back through August, LRCVB President and CEO Gretchen Hall was happy to report last month that the new LittleRock.com is up, and had been for a while. read more >
LittleRock.com Redesign Still Waiting to Refresh
Four months after the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau predicted that a “complete redesign” of its website would be ready in June, LittleRock.com, still appears much the same. read more >
Redesign of LittleRock.com Coming Soon
Readers who remember the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau’s contract with marketing firm Team SI for a website overhaul have been asking when they might see it. read more >
Arkansas Panel Closer to Public Building ‘Bathroom Bill’
An Arkansas Senate committee moved closer Wednesday to approving a bill to require that people in public schools and government buildings use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their birth gender. read more >
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‘Bathroom Bill’ Could Upend Arkansas Session (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
The plan has spurred warnings from Hutchinson, as well as tourism and business groups, that such a measure isn't needed and could subject the state to the widespread backlash and boycotts North Carolina faced over its bathroom law. read more >
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Transgender Bathroom Bill Draws Criticism
A bill filed Tuesday that "concerns gender identity and bathroom privileges" has already been rebuked by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. read more >
Update: Robinson Center Re-Opens After $68.6M Renovations
The Robinson Center’s 28-month, $68.6 million renovation and expansion has concluded with a grand re-opening ceremony ahead of this weekend's first official event, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s Opus Ball. read more >
LRCVB Moves Ahead on Deal for Cromwell Building
The Little Rock Advertising & Promotion Commission's $3.35 million purchase of the Cromwell Building for the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau could be finalized within a month or so. read more >
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