by - January 24, 2017 12:09 pm
Arkansas tourism revenue should continue a steady climb in 2017, but the challenge lies in continuing to add “new rides” each year to keep up momentum, the state tourism director…
by - April 28, 2016 6:56 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Tourism Ticker is sponsored by the Arkansas Hospitality Association. –––––––––––– Arkansas’ tourism industry ended the first two months of 2016 with a more than 4% growth…
by - March 14, 2016 8:24 pm
Tourism is big business in the Natural State, hosting in 2015 more than 28 million visitors who spent a combined $7.2 billion, according to the Arkansas Department of Parks and…
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 - November 5, 2015 9:08 am
Small festivals across the state have the opportunity to get some help promoting their events to the public through a grant program established in the last legislative session and run…
by - October 22, 2015 10:56 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has reached inside his staff to name Kane Webb as the next executive director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. The Parks, Recreation and…
by - September 28, 2015 1:13 pm
The Arkansas State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission unanimously approved the 2016 Spring/Summer Advertising and Marketing Proposal presented by CJRW, the advertising agency of record for the Department of Parks…
by - September 16, 2015 5:32 pm
After giving a pep talk to hospitality industry leaders at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) told reporters on Wednesday that he had begun…
by - February 10, 2014 12:53 pm
Seven artists and their songs about Arkansas have been selected from more than 230 entries as part of the “Song of Arkansas” contest conducted by the Arkansas Department of Parks…
by - December 17, 2013 2:06 pm
The nominees for the 2014 Henry Awards have been announced, with several cities and groups from the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas making the list. The celebration, which honors…
by - September 24, 2013 2:41 pm
This is the time of year that professional foliage spotters turn their eyes to the tree tops and begin calculating the colorful fall forecast for the Arkansas region. Arkansas…
by - July 9, 2013 10:27 am
Political realities that inhibit succession planning could result in uncertain leadership transitions at a state agency that has seen certain and stable leadership since its formation in 1971. Richard Davies,…
by - March 6, 2013 8:09 pm
A more than $2 million expansion project at Lake Fort Smith State Park first announced during the 2012 The Compass Conference has been completed, according to a statement from the…
by - March 5, 2013 10:07 pm
Nominations from the Fort Smith region did not make the cut, but the City of Bentonville received the Community Tourism Development Award during the Tuesday night (Mar. 5) Henry Awards…
by - December 12, 2012 12:03 pm
In order to give an analysis of the state of tourism in Arkansas, it’s almost imperative to look back and see how far we’ve come in the last forty or…
by - October 5, 2012 1:01 pm
Grady Spann, superintendent of the Ozark Folk Center and an 18-year veteran in the Arkansas State Parks System, encouraged Fort Smith to get its motor running for motorcycle tourism on…
by - October 4, 2012 2:32 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism announced Thursday (Oct. 4) its fall foliage update schedule and the process by which Arkansas communities may join the 17th annual Trail of…
