March 30, 2013
Lou HarryNeed some incentives to travel in-state for your next getaway? Looking for something new? Here’s a rundown of some of
what’s been added — or improved — on Indiana’s destinations menu.
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March 30, 2013
Lou HarryWith both the 2010 opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and 2012’s
New Fantasyland expansion at Walt Disney World, families with theme-park inklings have even more reasons to visit —
or revisit — Orlando.
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January 25, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis City-County Council is poised to approve a huge increase in ticket taxes on professional sports, and one
council member wants to make sure those voting on the hike disclose the freebies they get for Pacers and Colts games.
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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.
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December 29, 2012
Frank BasileLike most of our trips, the only reservations we made were for the flights.
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December 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIn May, Churchill Downs will roll out its Derby Experiences travel package in the Indianapolis and Chicago markets—using
luxury buses to shuttle horse racing fans to and from May's Kentucky Derby for the first time.
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December 10, 2012
Associated PressPeople who come to Indianapolis for business, ball games or other reasons could pay more for their visits if local officials
decide to raise taxes on car rentals and professional sports tickets early next year.
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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.
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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.
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October 3, 2012
Associated PressVisitors pay among the highest travel taxes in the nation when they come to Indianapolis — 17 percent on hotel rates,
15 percent on rental cars and 9 percent on meals.
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August 14, 2012
Helped in part by the Super Bowl, the county's occupancy rate increased 8.4 percent, to 63 percent, compared with the first
six months of 2011, according to a report by Tennessee-based Smith Travel Research.
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April 28, 2012
Frank BasileThe only information we had about my ancestral family on my father’s side was a baptismal certificate for my paternal
grandmother. It said she was baptized in a town called Alia.
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February 7, 2012
Scott OlsonOutlying communities say they saw steady ridership on free shuttles heading to and from downtown Indianapolis, but the sites
received fewer Super Bowl visitors than expected.
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February 6, 2012
Scott OlsonMore than 1.1 million people visited Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis during its 10-day run, far outpacing expectations
by host committee leaders.
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February 6, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe most congested area of Indianapolis International Airport Monday morning may have been the Lids souvenir stand at the
center of the food court.
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February 4, 2012
Chris O'MalleyA former employee of Ambassadair travel club is trying to raise $5.3 million to finance the first six months of a business
created in its image.
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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.
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January 28, 2012
Frank BasileOver the past few months, we’ve fallen in love with a charming city just a few miles north of our Indianapolis home.
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January 23, 2012
Scott OlsonThe game will be a sellout no matter which teams are playing. But a showdown between the New England Patriots and New York
Giants is particularly intriguing from an economic impact standpoint.
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January 21, 2012
IBJ StaffThe Music City route begins March 14. Previously available routes travel to Chicago, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.
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January 5, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association has launched a 25-day, $100,000 ad campaign to lure visitors to the city
in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. The campaign targets the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville markets.
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December 14, 2011
An Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association study shows the amount of tourism dollars last year increased by $120 million
from 2009. The city also attracted more visitors in 2010.
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November 29, 2011
IBJ StaffSponsors will pay for a controversial video-art installment that is replacing a prominent artwork on the bulkhead above the
main escalator at Indianapolis International Airport.
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October 29, 2011
Frank BasileWe did not want a traditional wedding. So we went to the traditional home of non-traditional nuptials.
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October 22, 2011
Andrea Muirragui DavisAbout a year ago, Jon Arnold shuttered his technology firm’s office in Irvington, but not his company. He and his two
employees now rely on technology to keep the company thriving as Arnold and his family spend a year traveling the country
in a recreational vehicle.
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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.