by - December 8, 2015 4:05 pm
Officials with the Cherokee Nation are set to formally open the entire new $80 million Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland complex at a Thursday (Dec. 10) ribbon cutting. It’s the…
by - December 7, 2015 10:43 pm
Three Arkansas veterans who were present 74 years ago when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor were honored at an event at the North Little Rock-based Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum commemorating…
by - December 7, 2015 12:06 pm
Most diamonds don’t have their own Facebook Page and YouTube with 3,000 admirers tracking it, but most diamonds are not the Esperanza. “You can work your whole life in the…
by - December 2, 2015 7:23 pm
Erin Hogue has been named vice president of development at the Walton Arts Cener. Hogue brings more than 10 years of fundraising and strategic planning experience to the job. Hogue…
by - December 2, 2015 7:23 pm
Erin Hogue has been named vice president of development at the Walton Arts Cener. Hogue brings more than 10 years of fundraising and strategic planning experience to the job. Hogue…
by - December 2, 2015 5:44 pm
This week marks the beginning of a new era at the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Kane Webb takes the reins after more than three decades under the steady…
by - December 2, 2015 3:28 pm
The downtown revitalization effort in Springdale made a colorful advance Wednesday (Dec. 2) morning as school, city and business officials unveiled the city’s first public mural that was created by…
by - December 1, 2015 9:22 pm
Little Rock residents will decide in February whether to approve bonds for a two-cent hotel tax dedicated to improve the Arkansas Arts Center, MacArthur Museum and adjacent MacArthur Park. Tuesday…
by - November 24, 2015 2:00 pm
Cheap gasoline prices across Arkansas and the rest of the U.S. will likely result in more traffic on the trip to grandmother’s house as record numbers of travelers are expected…
by - November 23, 2015 9:45 pm
Bentonville, Arkansas, had about 21,000 residents a decade ago. That’s when Kalene Griffith arrived in town to take over at the helm of the city’s tourism office, Visit Bentonville. Griffith,…
by - November 20, 2015 5:54 pm
Local philanthropist Johnelle Hunt helped kick off a $15 million capital campaign for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) with a $5 million contribution toward construction of a new…
by - November 20, 2015 5:03 pm
Slowly on its way up the Mississippi River, heading toward North Little Rock is the USS Hoga, a United States Navy, Woban-class district harbor tugboat that’s been the subject of…
by - November 19, 2015 5:06 pm
Members of Arkansas’ State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission received a brief presentation Thursday (Nov. 19) about the Festival of Murals project held in downtown Fort Smith that festival organizers…
by - November 19, 2015 3:56 pm
“And for the final time, Richard Davies,” Mike Mills said Thursday (Nov. 19) morning, turning over the November meeting of the State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission. That simple line…
by - November 19, 2015 2:07 pm
Another nonstop flight destination will be available to travelers from Little Rock this summer. Clinton National Airport announced Thursday (Nov. 19) the return of Allegiant Air nonstop, seasonal service from…
by - November 19, 2015 2:07 pm
Another nonstop flight destination will be available to travelers from Little Rock this summer. Clinton National Airport announced Thursday (Nov. 19) the return of Allegiant Air nonstop, seasonal service from…
by - November 18, 2015 6:21 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Tourism Ticker is sponsored by the Arkansas Hospitality Association. The pace has not slackened for Arkansas’ travel and tourism industry. The state’s second largest economic sector…
by - November 17, 2015 6:51 pm
The Little Rock Advertising and Promotions Commission voted Tuesday (Nov. 17) to increase the hotel tax in Little Rock by two cents to raise $37.5 million dollars to fund a…
by - November 17, 2015 4:15 pm
After the first of the year, the Clinton National Airport will begin requesting qualifications from developers for a potential hotel on airport property as well as a gas station and…
by - November 16, 2015 5:42 pm
Little Rock residents could be asked to vote on a two-cent increase on the hotel tax in a February special election to fund a reported $60 million in upgrades and…
