Articles tagged “nashville”

Skift Meetings

Nashville Booms with Music and Conventions

When Nashville embraced its musical roots, it clarified its brand and started to capitalize on setting itself apart from other destinations.

3 months ago
Nashville Booms with Music and Conventions

Airline Weekly

Southwest Airlines Unveils New Nashville Crew Base as Pilots Move Towards Strike

Southwest may be hoping a new base in booming Nashville can help bring its pilots' union to a deal.

4 months ago
Southwest Airlines Unveils New Nashville Crew Base as Pilots Move Towards Strike

Tourism

Nashville’s $450 Million Downtown Investment Offers Renewed Tourism Hope

Innovating amid budget slashes, natural disasters, plus a pandemic, takes vision. With backyard tourism now on a new pedestal, plus a high vaccination rate, Nashville's tourism execs are beginning to see their efforts bear fruit after having had some of the best tourism numbers in the country pre-pandemic.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

Nashville’s $450 Million Downtown Investment Offers Renewed Tourism Hope

Tourism

Nashville Tourism Fights Back From Tornadoes and Coronavirus Fears

Nashville is trying to solve a problem with no real blueprint: How do you encourage visitation after a natural disaster when people are afraid to travel due to coronavirus?

Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift | 4 years ago

Nashville Tourism Fights Back From Tornadoes and Coronavirus Fears

Hotels

Tenants of the Latest Airbnb-Branded Complex in Nashville Feel Blindsided

Oops, they did it again. Will the Airbnb-branded apart-hotel developer Niido ever learn its lesson?

Deanna Ting, Skift | 5 years ago

Tenants of the Latest Airbnb-Branded Complex in Nashville Feel Blindsided

Tourism

Tourism Boards Offer Funding to City Police Departments to Boost Security

Tourism boards are usually behind the scenes of events, but Las Vegas and Nashville's organizations are often front and center in the form of security personnel hired by tourism officials through local police departments. Even if travelers don't realize this, parts of both cities' tourism budgets are very much on the front lines.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 5 years ago

Tourism Boards Offer Funding to City Police Departments to Boost Security
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Business Travel

Nashville’s Convention Business is Booming Thanks to Its Music Industry Branding Strategy

Nashville's rise as a trendy convention destination illustrates why city branding should focus on the individual stories and spirit of the local community and indie entrepreneurs to help differentiate the urban visitor experience.

SkiftX + Skift | 6 years ago

Nashville’s Convention Business is Booming Thanks to Its Music Industry Branding Strategy

Tourism

Destinations Need to Roll Out a Better Welcome Mat for Visitors

That big welcome sign may not cut it anymore. Destinations need to figure out a clever way to make a strong first and last impression with visitors.

Doug Lansky, Skift | 9 years ago

Destinations Need to Roll Out a Better Welcome Mat for Visitors

Hotels

Average U.S. Hotel Rate Nearly Hit an All-Time High in First Half of 2014

While the national average room rate may be $137, along with everyone claiming the economy is nearly back to normal, more than half of the top cities have lower averages. This reflects the continuing economic recovery and hotels trying to get guests in the door, meaning it's still a great time to find hotel deals.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Average U.S. Hotel Rate Nearly Hit an All-Time High in First Half of 2014

Media and PR

The Trends That Are Driving 2014’s ‘Top Travel Destinations’ Lists

Are anniversaries and events over-stressed on these lists? It’s refreshing not to see Brazil, in its World Cup, an automatic inclusion of all lists – even if it’s an understandable entry. But would anyone plan a trip to Cape Town just because it’s the World Design Capital?

Robert Reid, Skift | 10 years ago

The Trends That Are Driving 2014’s ‘Top Travel Destinations’ Lists