Articles tagged “atlantic city”

Skift Meetings

Atlantic City — A Budding Destination for Cannabis Events

An effort is underway to make Atlantic City a premier cannabis convention destination. There is talk of a cannabis campus that will grow, cultivate, and sell various forms of marijuana. Can weed do for AC what gambling could not?

Atlantic City — A Budding Destination for Cannabis Events

Hotels

Donald Trump bets online gambling will debut in New Jersey and he’s looking for a partner

Atlantic City has had its struggles, and now the advent of online gambling in New Jersey could benefit the casinos financially, but also could make an actual visit to the fading city almost an after-thought.

Donald Trump bets online gambling will debut in New Jersey and he’s looking for a partner

Hotels

Borgata uses sex and technology to consistently top AC competition

Looking to Las Vegas and Macau for operations inspiration is a broader and better business model that brings innovation to the NJ boardwalk.

Borgata uses sex and technology to consistently top AC competition

Tourism

Atlantic City wants to turn Miss America competition into a permanent attraction

You've got to give it to Atlantic City -- it's not going down without a fight. But until it can begin to think beyond the tackier bits of its past it's not going to be able to get out of the mess it's in.

Atlantic City wants to turn Miss America competition into a permanent attraction

Hotels

Revel rebrands and admits it’s a casino to reach Atlantic City gamblers

Revel is at last executing a marketing strategy that speaks to Atlantic City’s primary visitors, who come for gaming and entertainment, rather than relying on New York weekenders to fill rooms.

Revel rebrands and admits it’s a casino to reach Atlantic City gamblers

Airlines

Sandy blamed for Atlantic City’s drop in visitors in early 2013

Visitor flow slowed from January to April as the region rebuilt itself, in some cases from the ground up, and the state highlighted that work in a heavily funded ad campaign that boosted visitor numbers for Memorial Day.

Tourism

Atlantic City’s casino revenues drop despite Memorial Day ad push

Casinos saw little return on the millions that New Jersey spent on post-Sandy summer marketing; however, hotels were close to full, signaling a strong start to the shore’s most important season.

Airlines

NY-NJ Port Authority takes over Atlantic City Airport operations

NY-NJ Authority’s first move should be bringing in carriers besides Spirit Airlines in order to boost air traffic and tourism to Atlantic City.

Tourism

Atlantic City latest plan for rebound? A Jimmy Buffet-themed complex

This is the latest plan for Atlantic City and, like all the others, is off-key and destined for failure. Then again, everyone is happy when Jimmy Buffett is in town.

Hotels

Sale of Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City tabled

Atlantic City has seen much better days, and there are no signs that the beleaguered city's luck is changing anytime soon.