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01/06/2012 PARKING ADVISORY FOR BCS VISITORS

New Orleans' hospitality industry looks forward to welcoming Alabama and LSU fans for the BCS National Championship Game on Monday January 9, 2012. No city offers better hospitality! ... More

12/15/2011 What's New in New Orleans' Hospitality Industry - December 2011

2011 has proven to be a prosperous and successful time in New Orleans' tourism industry, hosting major events and record-breaking festivals and conventions. In the first half of 2011, New Orleans welcomed 4.8 million visitors who spent $3.1 billion. ... More

11/15/2011 New Orleans Tops the Charts in Several Categories of Travel +Leisure’s 2011 America’s Favorite Cities Survey

Frequent travelers in the Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine 2011 America’s Favorite Cities survey voted New Orleans as the number one destination for live music/concerts and bands, wild weekends, cocktail hour, singles/bar scene, fine-dining restaurants, friendliest people, cafes, antique stores, flea markets and people-watching. T+L also found that New Orleanians are most proud of their city compared to residents of the other 34 cities in the survey. ... More

11/14/2011 New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau Honored by the Meetings Industry as One of the Top Five CVB's in the World

For the seventh time since 2001, New Orleans receives the Gold Service Elite Award from Meetings & Conventions Magazine readers ... More

09/22/2011 New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau Regional Sales Manager Earns Government Meeting Professional Certification

Certification comes as New Orleans prepares to host Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP) and increases offerings for government meeting planners ... More

09/22/2011 New Orleans Sees 7.7% Increase in Visitation in First Half of 2011

Total Visiting Spending Increases Over 10% to $3.1 billion ... More

09/14/2011 Thousands of Meeting Planners Recognize New Orleans for Excellence in Customer Service

New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) receives "Distinctive Achievement Award" for the fourth time while accepting its eighth "Award of Excellence" ... More

08/08/2011 A Message from New Orleans CVB President and CEO Stephen Perry - August 8, 2011

Last week the U.S. Senate passed legislation temporarily restoring full funding to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), breaking a political impasse and allowing roughly 4,000 furloughed federal employees to return to work. Passage of the bill also promises to restore tens of thousands of jobs in the construction industry and elsewhere tied to airport improvement projects put on hold as a result of the funding shortfall. ... More

08/04/2011 What’s New in New Orleans’ Hospitality Industry – August/September 2011

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08/01/2011 New Orleans Highly Ranked by Two Expert Travel Resources

Travel + Leisure and TripAdvisor rank New Orleans highly on best destination and least expensive travel lists ... More

07/29/2011 New Orleans CVB Launches Summer Campaign “Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown”

Summer campaign filled with specials and prizes including a $1,000 “staycation” package ... More

07/12/2011 More Than 40 Restaurants Participate in the New Orleans CVB's Seventh Annual COOLinary Restaurant

Special August culinary promotion celebrates incredible cuisine and dining in “America’s Most Delicious City” ... More

07/07/2011 New Orleans Launches August Restaurant Promotion

New Orleans has announced the line-up of more than 35 world-class restaurants for its seventh annual COOLinary restaurant promotion, offering special two and three-course lunch menus for $20 or less and three-course dinner menus for $35 or less, August 1-31, 2011. ... More

07/07/2011 New Orleans Named “Best Day Trip” Destination by FESTIVALSOUTH’s 2011 Best of the Pine Belt

35,000 voters from the Gulf Coast Area choose New Orleans as a top weekend getaway ... More

07/01/2011 Priceline Travelers Choose New Orleans’ French Quarter as a Top Five Independence Day Destination

Priceline.com announced that New Orleans ranked second on the booking engine’s annual 50 most-popular July Fourth tourist destinations survey. This is the fourth time since 2008 that New Orleans has made the list, including 2009 when the city ranked first among the top 50. ... More

06/30/2011 New Orleans CVB Launches Text NOLA for ESSENCE Music Festival Visitors

Thousands of ESSENCE visitors can text to receive deals from New Orleans restaurants, bars, tours, attractions and more ... More

06/23/2011 New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau Cited for Excellence by Meeting Professionals

Subscribers to Association Conventions & Facilities magazine recognize the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau with a third Distinctive Achievement Award ... More

06/22/2011 What's New in New Orleans' Hospitality Industry- June/July 2011

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05/31/2011 River Update May 31, 2011

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05/24/2011 New Orleans CVB Expands Its Award-Winning Sales Team

Former CVB employees Ted Pennison and Sharon Sibley return home to New Orleans and to the CVB to promote the city as a top meeting destination ... More

05/19/2011 New Orleans Tourism Industry Thrives:

An international city-wide meeting, a major convention and an annual festival generate nearly $40 million in economic impact for the city of New Orleans in just one week ... More

05/13/2011 More than 1,000 New Orleanians March in National Travel Week Mardi Gras Style Parade

More than 1,000 members of the New Orleans hospitality community hold signs, second-line and dance through the city’s historic streets today in a Mardi Gras style parade to reinforce the importance of tourism to the city’s economy, resident’s livelihood and cultural heritage. ... More

05/13/2011 What’s New in New Orleans’ Hospitality Industry – May/June 2011

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05/06/2011 Hundreds from New Orleans’ Hospitality Workforce Take to Streets to Send Message

CVB to lead rally, parade and press conference to celebrate city’s largest industry for National Travel and Tourism Week ... More

04/15/2011 New Orleans Achieves Major Tourism Milestone: 8.3 Million Visitors in 2010

Survey reveals visitors to New Orleans top 8 million mark for first time since Katrina, creating an economic boost for all of Louisiana ... More

04/14/2011 Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne and NOCVB CEO Stephen Perry Help Celebrate Seafood and Farmers’ Produce

Tourism officials kick-off three-day celebration, Gulf Alive!, honoring the people at the core of New Orleans’ tourism industry and the cuisine that defines Louisiana ... More

03/28/2011 New Orleans Secures the International CTIA WIRELESS® 2012 Show

Convention Set to Bring $47 Million in Economic Impact ... More

03/16/2011 New Orleans CVB Launches Travel Agent Certification Program

Nearly 10,000 travel agents assisted in 2010; new website NewOrleans4Agents.com created to exceed previous achievements ... More

03/02/2011 New Orleans’ Tourism Official Named One of “Top 25 Minds” in the Country

New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau earns four prominent national awards for public relations campaign results and innovation ... More

01/24/2011 New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau Elects 2011 Board of Directors

Bill McCreary of Starwood Hotels & Resorts to serve as Chairman of the Board ... More

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12/14/2010 College Bowl Season Begins in New Orleans

Two exciting football bowl games will draw thousands of fans to New Orleans this holiday season ... More

11/18/2010 "Dine America: America's Night Out For Gulf Seafood"

Nationwide Restaurants and Media Team Up To Boost Demand for Gulf Seafood and Restore Perceptions ... More

11/18/2010 New Orleans Ranks Number One in the Country for Nightlife

New Orleans residents and visitors agree that the Crescent City tops the list for People-Watching, Neighborhood Joints and Cafés and as a New Year’s Eve destination ... More

11/16/2010 The "Big Easy" Thanksgiving

Skip the Stress, Dismiss the Mess, and Enjoy this Thanksgiving Holiday the New Orleans Way ... More

11/09/2010 New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) Announces Winners of National Photo Contest

Let’s Do Shots! New Orleans Photo Contest winners arrive in New Orleans for grand prize, three-day NOLA experience ... More

11/02/2010 New Orleans Ranks as Top Ten Destination to Celebrate Halloween

Big Easy Reigns as Home to Ghastly Fun with Centuries of Voodoo Legends and Witchcraft Lore ... More

10/21/2010 New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau Recognized for Excellence by Meeting Professional Customers

Subscribers of Insurance & Financial Meetings Management cite the New Orleans CVB for excellence among 11 national CVBs while Meetings & Conventions magazine recognizes the New Orleans CVB for the 27th consecutive year ... More

09/02/2010 Navigaytour Launches Gay and Lesbian Guide for the Big Easy

The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) partners with Altus Agency to produce the ultimate LGBT guide to New Orleans ... More

09/01/2010 Maria Manzella Joins the New Orleans CVB's Tourism Sales Team

New hire’s strong bilingual skills showcases New Orleans as a multilingual, international destination ... More

08/16/2010 New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) Launches National Photo Contest

“Let’s Do Shots! New Orleans Photo Contest” Kicks Off August 16 ... More

08/03/2010 Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown 2010

Campaign encourages locals to rediscover New Orleans attractions and show support for hospitality industry ... More

08/02/2010 Experience COOLinary New Orleans—Celebrating Dining in America’s Most Delicious City

Special August-September culinary promotion celebrates incredible cuisine with a growing list of more than 20 restaurants ... More

07/30/2010 New Orleans CVB Executive Kim Priez Elected Board Member of Louisiana Travel Promotion Association

Priez will serve as a representative and voice of New Orleans’ hospitality community throughout the state ... More

07/30/2010 New Orleans CVB Launches New Website for Journalists Covering the Gulf Oil Spill

New online media center provides updates, information, videos and photography to traditional and online media to show the New Orleans' visitor experience and tourism industry continuing to operate despite oil cleanup efforts in the Gulf ... More

07/29/2010 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Convenes in New Orleans

Events include 22 service projects, benefiting local non-profits, in honor of Delta’s 22 Founders ... More

07/27/2010 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 ... More

07/26/2010 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. ... More

07/09/2010 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. ... More

07/07/2010 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 ... More

06/21/2010 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 ... More

06/21/2010 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 ... More

06/02/2010 New Orleans CVB Welcome Jennifer Day as Director of Communications and PR

New addition brings vast film industry experience to the New Orleans CVB ... More

05/17/2010 New Orleans Secures the Society of Government Meeting Professionals’ 2012 Annual Meeting

CVB develops new marketing initiatives, geared specifically toward government meeting professionals ... More

05/13/2010 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 ... More

05/10/2010 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 ... More

05/10/2010 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 ... More

03/19/2010 Sip & Savor in a Super Southern City

Three culinary festivals sure to satisfy every taste bud in summer 2010 ... More

03/03/2010 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 ... More

02/26/2010 A Message from Stephen Perry: Travel Promotion Act Passes

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02/24/2010 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 ... More

02/02/2010 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 ... More

01/29/2010 Top Tourism Executives from New Orleans and Indianapolis Wager on Super Bowl

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01/19/2010 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 ... More

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