‘Hospitality on steroids:’ Tournament, Elvis Week are tourism gold for Memphis

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 13, 2022 8:36 PM CT | Published: August 12, 2022 10:03 PM CT
<strong>Fans move from hole to hole during second-round action of the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Friday, Aug. 12.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

Fans move from hole to hole during second-round action of the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Friday, Aug. 12. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

“Two signature events that bring lots of people to town who spend millions and millions of dollars in our community,” said Kevin Kane of Memphis Tourism. 

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Elvis Week FedEx St. Jude Championship tourism
Jane Roberts

Jane Roberts

Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.


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