There are 23 article(s) tagged The Peabody:

• September 2024

  • Conaway: The hotel that saved Downtown

    “The City of Memphis buying a hotel to protect its interests — our interests — is not a bad idea. But, the city running a hotel is a terrible idea.”

    By Dan Conaway September 27, 2024

• November 2021

  • The Peabody to become special tourism tax zone

    The creation of the Peabody Hotel Surcharge will finance capital investments to the property totaling more than $125 million over the next 30 years for long-term preservation. 

    By Rob Moore November 09, 2021

• June 2021

  • Where have all the workers gone?

    As the economy has started to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have been having a hard time finding enough workers to meet the demand. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, the labor shortage might not be ending any time soon.

    By Blake Fontenay June 20, 2021

  • Did COVID-19 kill business travel?

    Business travel hasn’t resumed its pre-pandemic pace, even with vaccination rates rising and COVID-19 restrictions being lifted. Some are questioning if it ever will.

    By Blake Fontenay June 19, 2021

• May 2021

  • Vacation travel is back, but what will it look like?

    After months of being cooped up at home, people are traveling again. That may pose some new challenges in the hospitality industry, though.

    By Blake Fontenay May 28, 2021

• April 2021

  • Opinion: What’s in a name? Put it to the Snuff test and find out

    Few companies understand what cub copywriters know: the public will shorten anything that’s too long for their use.

    By Dan Conaway April 23, 2021

  • Burger and bourbon go down easy in the elegant Chez Philippe

    A small upside to the tragedy and travails of the past year is that for a few more weeks, you can eat food as simple as a cheeseburger in the lap of luxury.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 15, 2021

  • Restaurant Reboot: Staffing in pandemic’s wake is a ‘disaster’

    With enhanced unemployment benefits and better-paying distribution jobs, restaurateurs don’t know when they’ll be fully staffed. Worse, they’re still uncertain when they’ll be back to 100% capacity.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 13, 2021

• March 2021

  • Hospitality industry trying to staff up

    With the economy recovering, local hotels and restaurants are hiring again. But are there enough potential employees to keep up with the increase in demand?

    By Blake Fontenay March 18, 2021

• October 2020

  • Half full or half empty, hotels slowly recovering

    Memphis hotel occupancy hit bottom at 31% in April before rebounding, while Downtown’s low point was 14.7% occupied in April, STR found.

    By Wayne Risher October 22, 2020

• September 2020

  • Ginsburg remembered as fighter during memorial

    The Memphis legal community memorialized the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Monday night, Sept. 21, and vowed her fight for the marginalized will live on in them.

    By Toni Lepeska September 22, 2020

  • Peabody lays off 57 workers

    The Peabody has formally laid off 57 workers who had previously been off the job on furloughs, as COVID-19 continued to ravage the hospitality and tourism sector.

    By Wayne Risher September 02, 2020

• June 2020

  • Memphis tourism keeps eye on protests as COVID-19 recovery inches forward

    Civil rights protests create another headwind for Memphis Tourism's push to rebuild demand for hotels, attractions and restaurants after COVID-19 flattened travel.

    By Wayne Risher June 04, 2020

• March 2020

  • DoubleTree to become a Marriott ‘Autograph’ hotel

    The 93-year-old hotel at the southeast corner of B.B. King Boulevard and Union across from The Peabody will become one of the upscale, boutique but independently owned hotels in Marriott's Autograph Collection.

    By Tom Bailey March 02, 2020

• December 2019

  • GameDay shows more love for Memphis with Herbie Awards

    ESPN’s Herbie Awards doled out generously to Memphis after an epic GameDay here in November.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 17, 2019

• October 2019

  • Make candy in the kitchen for Halloween or anytime

    Halloween kicks off the candy season; let it be when you start your candy making for the holidays, too.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 29, 2019

• September 2019

  • Cybill Shepherd inducted into Duck Walk Hall of Fame

    Actress, model and Memphian Cybill Shepherd was honored in her hometown on Sept. 5, when she was inducted into The Peabody Hotel's Duck Walk Hall of Fame.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 06, 2019

  • Biggs: September kicks off a fall full of food events

    Forget about the end of summer: Labor Day marks the beginning of the festival and event season around town.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 03, 2019

• August 2019

  • Destination: Delicious Podcast: The Peabody’s 150th anniversary dinner

    Jennifer Biggs and Andreas Kisler discuss former chefs reuniting at The Peabody's 150th anniversary celebration.

    By Natalie Van Gundy August 29, 2019

  • The Peabody brings back big names for anniversary dinner

    Chez Philippe chefs will have a reunion of sorts when they join forces to create a meal Sept. 5 as part of The Peabody's 150th anniversary.

    By Jennifer Biggs August 26, 2019

• April 2019

  • Bar Talk: The Peabody Lobby Bar

    The John Collins is the official 150th anniversary drink at The Peabody, available in the Lobby Bar or any bar at the historic hotel.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 18, 2019

• February 2019

  • The Peabody spreads its wings at 150, launches yearlong celebration

    The Peabody marks the 150th anniversary of opening on Feb. 5, 1869, with the launch of a yearlong celebration, including multiple ticketed events and offerings.

    By Wayne Risher February 07, 2019

• September 2018

  • Conaway: Memphis is one of a kind

    Really unique is really not. Memphis is.

    By Dan Conaway September 28, 2018