Good grades for Buffalo on tourism, not so much for convention center

Visit Phoenix, the nonprofit organization that markets the city of Phoenix and the Phoenix Convention Center as tourism and conference destinations, has hired a new president and chief executive officer......»»

The PNC Arena and the Raleigh Convention Center are among those taking a hit during the coronavirus pandemic......»»

A new directive from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should help Erie County as it considers converting the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center into a COVID-19 care site. But there are lots of other considerations too......»»

MORNING LEAD The Buffalo Niagara Convention Center is a step closer to becoming a hospital. It would not only treat people with coronavirus, but also those with other medical problems. The Army Corps of Engineers has assessed the convention center,.....»»

The New York State Bar Examination for this summer has been postponed. The test for prospective attorneys had been scheduled for July 28 and 29 at locations that included the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. The announcement of the delay was mad.....»»

The Buffalo Niagara Convention Center is being considered as a site for a temporary hospital to help deal with the surge in demand expected to occur for individuals requiring treatment for COVID-19. Erie County Executive Mark Polancarz said during h.....»»

A look at the past experience of Mark Tester, the future executive director for the Orange County Convention Center, indicates he should be able to handle the big plans coming up for the second-largest convention center in North America. On Jan. 9.....»»

Experience Columbus CEO Brian Ross says he believes another convention center hotel or expansion will be needed down the line......»»

This week's convention at the Moscone Center is hosting more than 5,000 meeting planners around the world — exactly the audience local tourism officials need to reaffirm San Francisco's standing as a top business event destination......»»

Richard Arnold will be spending part of his summer vacation with Mick, Keith, Charlie and Woody. Arnold, 45, the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center sous chef will lead the culinary team cooking for the Rolling Stones and their touring crew when th.....»»

The completion of Georgia World Congress Center Authority’s 2020 Vision will be a major catalyst to continue growing our convention business over the next decade, writes Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO William Pate......»»

The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday tabled a bill authorizing public funding for a downtown convention center expansion after previously voting overwhelmingly to advance it. Addressing the U-turn, tourism officials with the St. Louis Conventio.....»»

The leader of Discover Schenectady is confident that the event center at Rivers Casino and Resort can stand out, even as competition for convention and banquet bookings in the Albany, New York, region tightens. "We're a little bit smaller, and we'.....»»

The meeting Monday afternoon at the Wisconsin Center focused on the growth Milwaukee's tourism economy continues to show, and leaders who attended agree that landing the 2020 Democratic National Convention would only further that growth. Following .....»»

The city of Glendale’s tourism agency is moving its headquarters to be closer to where the city’s sports and entertainment venues. Starting next week, the Glendale Convention & Visitors Bureau and Visitor Center will no longer be in downtown Glend.....»»

Buffalo Niagara Dental Meeting to attract 2,000 people......»»

The Global Tourism Summit kicked off Monday, bringing thousands of visitors, Hawaii stakeholders, and one humanoid robot to the Hawaii Convention Center. Sophia the Robot, an artificial intelligence bot created in 2015 by David Hanson, the founder a.....»»

AEG Facilities, the California-based venue management firm that has been managing the Hawaii Convention Center for the past five years, will continue to manage the center for at least another year, the Hawaii Tourism Authority board decided Thursda.....»»

Mayor London Breed says a $550 million expansion of San Francisco's convention center will better meet the needs of tourism as the city battles entrenched problems of homelessness and drug addiction......»»

Dallas City Council is scheduled to vote on a deal with a "professional sports team" to use the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, part of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center downtown, WFAA reports......»»