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March 2025
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February 2025
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Memphis hotel industry struggles to get back to pre-pandemic numbers
Memphis hospitality industry professionals said they hope for a more positive 2025.
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Memphis Downtown Sheraton could get different hotel brand
The hotel attached to the Renasant Convention Center might become a Marriott once renovations are complete.
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January 2025
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COGIC moves its largest event from Memphis to St. Louis
The Church of God in Christ held its annual event in St. Louis from 2010 to 2019. It returned to Memphis in 2022.
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October 2024
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Memphis Tourism throws ‘hospitality’s prom’
Welcome to Memphis, a subsidiary of Memphis Tourism, held its eighth annual Pick Awards Monday, Oct. 21, at Beale Street Landing to celebrate and recognize the hospitality industry’s guest-facing employees.
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September 2024
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Hospitality experts say without convention hotel, it’s lights out Downtown
The Renasant Convention Center’s general manager said the convention center would be “like a racecar without wheels” without the hotel.
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July 2024
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FedExForum renovations take incremental step forward
The procedural vote follows months of negotiations that ended with a hotel-motel tax being split between Memphis Tourism and the Memphis Grizzlies.
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April 2024
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Downtown Memphis Commission hires communications vice president
Milton Howery III is often referred to as “Milton Memphis” for his constant dedication to promoting the city.
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Here is the deal that fully funds the FedExForum renovations
A new deal has been struck to fund the FedExForum renovations, according to a draft agreement obtained The Daily Memphian.
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March 2024
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As county moves to fund FedExForum, Memphis Tourism hires lobbyists
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Monday that would cap the amount of hotel-motel tax funding Memphis Tourism receives, according to a resolution handed out to the media Monday, March 18.
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Time for Memphians to root for Kentucky. And Tennessee. And Kansas. Yes, really.
Kevin Kane, the president and CEO of Memphis Tourism, says he’ll be happy no matter which eight teams are assigned to Memphis for the NCAA Tournament. But if Kentucky, Tennessee or Kansas are included? He expects “a tsunami.”
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Young: City will have ‘robust dialogue’ with Memphis Tourism about FedExForum funding
Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s comments come as the city, county and Grizzlies' pursuit of more funding for FedExForum reaches a critical juncture.
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February 2024
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After questions, Memphis Tourism says political donations weren’t donations after all
Memphis Tourism asked the Metropolitan Memphis Hotel and Lodging Association’s political action committee to amend campaign finance filings after The Daily Memphian questioned why it had not disclosed political donations on its federal tax returns.
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Memphis Tourism, sitting on $27 million, gets tax dollars to promote city
Federal tax filings show Memphis Tourism spent about 85% of the money it received over the past five years as it sits on a cash pile. Convention and visitor bureaus promoting larger cities — Atlanta, Nashville and San Diego — have different spending habits.
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January 2024
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Memphis Tourism buys Memphis in May HQ
The $1.5 million sale expands office space for Memphis Tourism, which keeps its office just 120 feet away and allows Memphis in May to remain in its headquarters after a year of big changes in the festival.
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December 2023
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Hundreds of tourism professionals land in Memphis
“Some of these folks are here for the very first time, so it’s an opportunity for us to really showcase what Memphis has to offer our international visitors,” said Kevin Kane, president of Memphis Tourism.
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February 2023
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Could TDOT help secure a Memphis-to-Nashville Amtrak line?
Amtrak has proposed a new service that would connect Atlanta to Chattanooga and Nashville, but the Tennessee Department of Transportation could push for a Memphis-Nashville line.
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January 2023
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Memphis Tourism says hotels had a strong 2022
A 2022 report from Memphis Tourism shows that nearly every industry data point increased or saw a significant uptick from pre-pandemic levels, including strong demand for hotel rooms.
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December 2022
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Inked: Commercial real estate seminar, Memphis ‘Best Places to Go in 2023’
This week’s Inked discusses emerging trends from the Daily Memphian’s commercial real estate seminar, new apartment complex coming to East Memphis, and recognition for Memphis tourism.
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November 2022
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Strickland: USFL can boost Memphis’ bid for state money
Memphis Tourism’s Kevin Kane sees the Showboats as a vessel for positive exposure showcasing the city, which is seeking funding for its $684 million sports venue enhancement plan.
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Loss of Grand Hyatt leaves gap in Memphis tourism
It’s been an ongoing issue for decades: Memphis needs full-service hotels that can accommodate large crowds. Without them, attracting conventions will remain challenging.
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October 2022
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COGIC convocation returns to Memphis
The 114th COGIC convocation returns Downtown next month.
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‘Who sells Memphis?’
“Everyone who lives in Memphis sells Memphis and should feel that responsibility,” said Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management dean Desh Palakurthi.
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September 2022
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Hospitality and tourism workforce struggles to reach pre-pandemic levels
More than a million jobs have not been recovered from pandemic losses in the leisure and hospitality industry nationally.
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July 2022
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Memphis’ hotel pipeline and why a convention center hotel is still needed
Despite the influx of nearly 7,000 hotel rooms over the next few years, the lack of rooms adjacent to the Renasant Convention Center remains challenging.
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