Greg Oates, Skift
Tourism bureaus in North Carolina are losing significant convention business due to the governor's new anti-LGBT law, so they need to start collecting as much data as possible to support a potential amendment.
3 years ago
Bob Bauder , Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The verdict on many political conventions is that they bring in a lot of hotel and restaurant business, often hurt smaller businesses, and provide little that is sustainable for the future. That's a calculation that prospective host cities have to consider.
5 years ago
Ely Portillo, Charlotte Observer
While the courts try to sort out who should run Charlotte Douglas International Airport, we know who already calls the shots -- American Airlines/US Airways.
5 years ago
Associated Press
American flyers will feel little impact from the merger for up to a year as the airline works towards introducing route changes and integrating staff and fleet.
5 years ago
Ely Portillo, The Charlotte Observer
The upgrades can initially hurt airports' profits and increase their fees for airlines, but well-planned improvements eventually boost revenues so that hubs can keep airlines and customers happy.
5 years ago
Associated Press
Was there something more Charlotte could have done to capitalize on its week in the limelight when the Democrats came to town? There had to be.
5 years ago
Ely Portillo, The Charlotte Observer
Changes that include gate designs to alliance carriers will take place over the next two to three years, which means Monday morning only marks the start of the second phase of the world's largest airline's creation.
5 years ago
Eric Frazier, The Charlotte Observer
Charlotte's growing reputation as a popular tourist destination is pulling it out of the recession, but some worry that mid-level jobs are being replaced with cheap labor -- a fear that hotels claim is unsubstantiated given the opportunity for growth.
6 years ago
Associated Press
Ex-mayor of Charlotte and current Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx fought to keep the airport in the city's control, but advocates quickly pushed the handover through Senate since in an effort to ensure the hub keeps business after its main carrier US Airways merges with AA.
6 years ago
Charlottte consistently gets planes off the ground and to the gates on time, but would an AA merger exponentially increase the success of the airport with more departures and more passengers, or could overcrowding ruin the good thing that it has going?
6 years ago
eTurboNews
The new route will also provide an easier one-stop flight for travelers in America's booming southeast region.
6 years ago
Associated Press
Is it the charming Southern hospitality or homemade grits? The surprising pick makes more sense when considering the magazines' main readers are middle-aged American females.
6 years ago