Indianapolis Conrad hotel nabs top honor
Conrad Indianapolis and West Baden Springs Hotel have been named to Condé Nast Traveler’s
Gold List 2010.
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ICVA hotel-room bookings ahead of schedule
Groups that committed in 2009 to hold meetings in Indianapolis in future years booked a total of nearly 688,000 hotel-room
nights, a number that exceeded ICVA’s goal by 5 percent.
Hotels spark expansion of downtown skywalk system
Two walkways that will connect to the new Marriott Place hotel will extend downtown’s network of skywalk and underground pedestrian
paths to a total of 12 hotels with more than 4,700 rooms–the most of any downtown in the United States.
Uncertainty over 2012 Super Bowl puts hotels in a bind
At issue is a dispute pitting NFL players against owners, and owners against one another over how league
revenue should be divided. If it isn’t resolved, the 2011 season could be shortened, delayed or canceled.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway negotiating deal with Levy Restaurants
The Chicago-based firm might take over food service at the Speedway as IMS continues to look for opportunities to outsource.
Indianapolis still in hunt to be World Cup host
Indianapolis was one of 18 cities included in United State’s bid to host World Cup Soccer event in 2018 or 2022.
2010 State Fair to toast Indiana’s hog industry
This year’s Indiana State Fair will celebrate the state’s $3 billion hog industry by putting hogs and pork products center
stage during the 17-day fair. Deep-fried bacon on a stick? We can hope.
Big companies seek chance to bid on CIB privatization
Indianapolis receives a dozen responses to its proposal to privatize management of Lucas Oil Stadium,
the Indiana Convention Center and, perhaps, Conseco Fieldhouse.
King to play transitional role at state museum
New interim CEO, the former president of the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation, hopes to pave way for stability at the institution,
which has seen five CEOs in the past decade.
Senate panel to consider riverboat casino changes
A state senator said his committee will consider legislation that would allow riverboat casinos on Lake Michigan and the Ohio
River to move inland in hopes of staving off new competition from neighboring states.
Indianapolis Zoo blames crowd drop on bad weather
The zoo says it drew 1.05
million visitors during 2009, down from 1.1 million in 2008.
Volunteers sought to host dinners
Central Indiana residents are being invited to host informal dinners for small groups of foreign visitors.
Indy Visitors Channel sponsors contest for businesses
The contest offers businesses a chance to promote something about themselves that might be of interest
to hotel guests in the area.
Racing industry trade shows won’t conflict in 2010
The Performance Racing Industry Show has set its 2010 dates for Dec. 9-11. That means the International Motorsports Industry
Show held in Indianapolis will have Dec. 1-3 to itself.
Convention Center expansion more than half completed
The project will nearly double the convention center’s size and put Indianapolis 16th among U.S. cities in convention space.
Fledgling motorsports show growing faster than expected
The show held in Indianapolis Dec. 3-4 is picking up speed much faster than event organizers and local
convention and tourism officials expected. But the nation’s biggest motorsports trade show, Performance
Racing Industry Show, is considering competing with the local show head-on in 2010.
Indiana Historical Society lands $2M for new exhibits
Dubbed the “Indiana Experience,” the exhibits represent the first ticketed tourist attraction at the society’s headquarters building.
Baseball meetings let leaders tout Indianapolis to influential audience
Indianapolis was up against Dallas, Las Vegas, Orlando, Atlanta and New Orleans to host baseball’s Winter
Meetings, which
will draw more than 200 media members from the nation’s top 30 markets.
Airport adds events to draw more people, revenue for vendors
One of the first things new airport CEO John Clark said he wanted to do was to squeeze more use—and revenue—out
of the new airport terminal’s Civic Plaza space.
Motorsports industry show to stay here through 2015
The inaugural show opened Dec. 2 at the Indiana Convention Center, and is expected to draw more than
10,000 attendees.