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2010 CVB Press Releases

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Convenes in New Orleans - Events include 22 service projects, benefiting local non-profits, in honor of Delta’s 22 Founders  Read more...

New Orleans CVB Bolsters Sales Team in Midwest and Mid-Atlantic Regions - Additional representation in Washington, D.C. and Chicago offers added value for convention clients  Read more...

Stephen Perry, President and CEO of the New Orleans CVB Inducted at Chairman of the Board for DMAI - Today an exciting and unprecedented event has occurred for New Orleans' hospitality industry. Stephen Perry, President and CEO of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), was inducted as the Chairman of the Board for Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI), the international governing body of convention and visitor bureaus.  Read more...

New Orleans Rated No. 7 on List of Top Cities in US and Canada - New Orleans is rated the seventh best city in the U.S. and Canada according to Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2010 readers’ poll announced today. The last time New Orleans made the list of top ten cities in the U.S. and Canada was in 2005 when it was ranked No. 10.  Read more...

Rebecca Landry Joins the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau’s (CVB) Award-Winning Sales Team - Eight years in leisure and convention sales brings extensive understanding of hospitality industry  Read more...

Release 1: New Orleans Ranks First in Growth Among Top 25 U.S. Destinations in Hotel Performance - According to Smith Travel Research, New Orleans posts highest RevPar change in nation  Read more...

Release 2: New Orleans Ranks First In Growth Among Top 25 U.S. Destinations in Hotel Performance - According to Smith Travel Research, New Orleans posts highest RevPar change in nation  Read more...

New Orleans CVB Welcome Jennifer Day as Director of Communications and PR - New addition brings vast film industry experience to the New Orleans CVB  Read more...

New Orleans Secures the Society of Government Meeting Professionals’ 2012 Annual Meeting - CVB develops new marketing initiatives, geared specifically toward government meeting professionals  Read more...

New Orleans Participating in First-Ever Industry-Wide Promotion to Stimulate Travel - New Orleans is participating in a unique, one-month promotion through a specially created website, DailyGetaways.com, joining nearly 50 of America’s top destinations and travel brands to provide once-in-a-lifetime experiences and tremendous values unavailable anywhere else  Read more...

New Orleans Ranks as Top Destination in the World for Nightlife - Also recognized as third in Food & Wine Destinations of the United States and fourth in the World; ninth destination in the United States for Culture & Sightseeing; and 15th in the Top 25 Destinations in the United States  Read more...

New Orleans CVB Celebrates 50th Anniversary and Value of $7 Billion Tourism Industry to New Orleans - May 11th National Tourism Week Business Expo and Luncheon will celebrate accomplishments from the past and the bright future for the city’s main economic engine  Read more...

Sip & Savor in a Super Southern City - Three culinary festivals sure to satisfy every taste bud in summer 2010  Read more...

New Orleans CVB and New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Secure Six Major Conventions - Six major citywide conventions expected to bring 66,000 attendees and generate $77 million in economic impact between 2012 and 2014  Read more...

A Message from Stephen Perry: Travel Promotion Act Passes - Read more...

Obama Administration Selects New Orleans CVB President and CEO - Unprecedented leadership positions with the U. S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, Destination Marketing Association International and the U.S. Travel Association makes New Orleans a top national player in the $770 billion American travel industry  Read more...

Bring a Taste of New Orleans To Your Home on the Day of the Big Game - Opportunities Abound to Reflect the Spirit of New Orleans Wherever You Live and Plan to Party  Read more...

Top Tourism Executives from New Orleans and Indianapolis Wager on Super Bowl - Read more...

New Orleans Launches Strategic Unified Master Plan for the Tourism Industry - Plan will result in added value for clients, improved city infrastructure and an enhanced visitor experience  Read more...

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