by - November 15, 2020 10:29 am
A $50 million grant program for hospitality and service sector businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic launches Monday (Nov. 16) and state government leaders expect to make grant awards in…
by - April 1, 2014 8:18 pm
Finalists for the Giving Recognition in Tourism (GRIT) Awards were announced Tuesday (April 1). The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 24, at 6 p.m., at MovieLounge on…
by - December 12, 2013 2:59 pm
Roughly one year behind schedule, Kunal Mody, CEO of Little Rock-based Reimagine Hospitality, said the Sheraton Four Points Hotel should open along Walton Boulevard in Bentonville sometime in early 2014…
by - May 27, 2013 2:45 pm
The famed hotel developer John Q. Hammons died Sunday in Springfield, Mo., the home of his company that developed 210 properties in 40 states. He was 94. Northwest Arkansas and…
by - December 20, 2012 4:31 pm
Heads on pillows and full bellies are not the usual goal for many publicly-funded budgets, but for Advertising and Promotions commissions in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area, that’s…
by - October 30, 2012 2:15 pm
BENTONVILLE — As the economy improves and Wal-Mart is returning more products to its shelves, the Northwest Arkansas hospitality and travel industries are starting to feel the change. “April 2012…
by - October 15, 2012 1:05 pm
Early 2013 is going to be a boomtown of sorts for the convention and event industry in Bentonville as two new hotels are expected to open with significant meeting space….
by - March 21, 2012 7:47 pm
Travel and tourism spending in the U.S. during 2011 grew at 3.5%, the highest rate of growth for the industry in the past five years. Total tourism-related employment was up…
by - February 14, 2012 9:56 am
Hotels and restaurant sales across Northwest Arkansas continued to improve in 2011 despite excess capacity created from robust expansion several years ago. The cities of Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Fayetteville and…
by - February 6, 2012 10:05 am
Other segments of the Fort Smith regional economy are struggling to recover, but the area tourism sector saw gains in employment and hospitality tax collections during 2011. Hospitality tax collections…
by - February 2, 2012 12:37 pm
Restaurant owners large and small are poised for growth in 2012 despite their continued struggle to combat wholesale food price inflation, according to the National Restaurant Association’s annual forecast released…
