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San Diego tourism market significantly larger than Indy's
April 27, 2013
A side-by-side comparison of the tourism and convention industries in Indianapolis and San Diego.
MoreVisit Indy weaves Speedway into marketing campaign
April 27, 2013
Anthony SchoettleGreater consistency is expected to pay tourism dividends.
MoreIs Indianapolis becoming too expensive for conventions?
February 9, 2013
Anthony SchoettleA recent tax increase coupled with cut-rate competition from other cities has Indianapolis-area convention and meeting officials
fretting about losing a longtime cost advantage.
MoreQUICK HITS: More people visit Philly than Indy despite similar tourism budgets
February 9, 2013
Philadelphia offers strong historical draws and a plethora of downtown restaurants.
MoreCity’s tourism agency reports strong 2012
January 9, 2013
Scott OlsonIndianapolis' hosting of the Super Bowl last February seems to be paying off for Visit Indy, which says the exposure the city
received from the game is translating into more visitor interest.
MoreCar-rental companies say higher tax will hurt locals, too
January 8, 2013
Scott OlsonIndianapolis is poised to raise its tax on car rentals, drawing the ire of the auto-rental industry. Though local politicians
routinely say such taxes hurt only visitors, more than half of car rentals are actually local, industry figures show.
MoreTourism generated $4B for city last year, study says
December 6, 2012
A study released Thursday says the tourism industry in Indianapolis had an economic impact of nearly $4 billion in 2011, a
10-percent increase from the previous year.
MoreNation’s largest motorsports trade show returning to city
November 20, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Performance Racing Industry Show will return to Indianapolis for five years starting in 2013, bringing about 40,000 guests
and millions of dollars of visitor spending with it.
MorePotential visitors eye Indianapolis attractions
November 10, 2012
Anthony SchoettleFocus groups in Chicago, Louisville and St. Louis reacted strongly to photos of local tourism offerings like the Central Canal
and the Artsgarden.
MoreBig Easy bests Indy in all but promo costs and visitors
November 10, 2012
A comparison of Indianapolis and New Orleans as tourism and convention cities.
MoreMusic education group to remain in city through 2023
November 8, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based not-for-profit Music for All, which puts on the annual Bands of America competition, announced Thursday
that it plans to keep its headquarters and events in Indianapolis through 2023.
MoreShortage of nonstop flights imperils convention biz
October 20, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis’ dwindling number of nonstop flights—especially to the West Coast—threatens to stunt the city’s
convention business just as officials are marketing the expansion of the Indiana Convention Center and downtown’s hotel
market.
MoreSteak n Shake paying $3.8M for Ober Building
September 4, 2012
Cory SchoutenAn affiliate of the Steak n Shake restaurant chain has agreed to pay $3.8 million to acquire downtown's Ober Building
from the Capital Improvement Board of Marion County. The restaurant chain likely will move its headquarters to the 1910 building.
MoreCity's convention agency changing to more 'hip' name
August 17, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association is changing its name to Visit Indy and dramatically altering its logo to
appeal to leisure travelers as well as meeting and convention planners.
MoreDowntown Indianapolis gearing up for big visitor weekend
August 16, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Gen Con Indy gaming convention and the MotoGP race are among several events the city is hosting that could produce an
economic impact of $150 million, according to the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association.
MoreICVA eyes funds from sale by CIB of downtown's Ober building
August 14, 2012
J.K. WallThe Capital Improvement Board wants to plug a $2 million funding hole that will open up next year for the Indianapolis Convention
& Visitors Association with the expiration of a $5.9 million grant from the owner of the JW Marriott hotel downtown.
MoreChicago tourism push increases pressure on Indianapolis
August 4, 2012
Anthony SchoettleChicago tourism officials earlier this year unleashed a major advertising campaign that threatens to encroach on one of Indianapolis’
primary leisure travel segments. The Second City for the first time ever is marketing itself to other cities in the Midwest,
such as St. Louis and Cincinnati, that are key targets for Indianapolis.
MoreHigh-stakes convention coming to Indianapolis
July 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleTravel writers' annual meeting is a coup, but pressure is on to score a good impression
MoreGeorgia Street redevelopment looking old already
May 5, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe newly spruced-up stretch of Georgia Street between the Indiana Convention Center and Bankers Life Fieldhouse is looking
older than its age. Stone pavers are dislodged and stained. The wooden boardwalk is badly discolored. Bollards are askance
after taking hits from errant vehicles.
MoreOverlapping downtown events give hotels a boost
April 16, 2012
Scott OlsonThe annual Fire Department Instructors Conference attracts nearly 30,000 visitors to downtown. But with Race for the Cure
on Saturday, demand for hotel rooms is even stronger, particularly toward the end of the week.
MoreSuper Bowl puts city on short list for auto dealers convention
February 14, 2012
Anthony SchoettleAfter winning national praise as the host of Super Bowl XLVI, Indianapolis has a shot at four major conventions planned for
next year and beyond.
MoreQuick Hits: Indianapolis offers more convention space, but as many people visit Baltimore
February 11, 2012
The Baltimore metro area, a larger market than the Indianapolis area, offers attractions and events related to its waterfront
location.
MoreLanding another Super Bowl might not be such a long shot after all
February 4, 2012
Anthony Schoettle, Cory SchoutenTalk of bringing another Super Bowl to Indianapolis began soon after week-long festivities kicked off for the 2012 game, but
city leaders will have to find a way to generate more revenue for the NFL and its 32 team owners for Indianapolis to muscle
its way into a regular Super Bowl rotation.
MoreIndy airport helping city make strong first impressions
January 30, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis International Airport Authority and Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee know impressions begin when people
arrive in the city and continue to be formed when they depart.
MoreCity boosts 2011 convention sales 13 percent
January 13, 2012
The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association booked nearly 735,000 hotel room nights in 2011 for conventions and meetings.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.