Courtesy Delaware Tourism Office Two new trails trace the history baseball in Arkansas and Delaware’s place in American history. A trail that debuted March 29 in Hot Springs, Ark., documents the town’s role in spring baseball.  A series of 26 cast-aluminum plaques designate sites around the Arkansas resort town associated with famous baseball players and […]

Courtesy Colorado History Museum DENVER — When the Colorado History Museum was displaced for a new judicial center in downtown Denver, its board of directors took the opportunity to review the museum’s approach to history. “We needed to rethink our approach to presenting history, a subject too many people can all too easily neglect,” said […]

Steve Uelner ELM GROVE, Wis. — A familiar face in the tour and travel industry has kept a well-known product line alive by establishing a new tour company. Steve Uelner, who counts more than 25 years of escorted tour experience as head of the former World Wide Country Tours, has opened the doors to Country […]

Courtesy Visit Baltimore BALTIMORE – Close to 200 group leaders will travel to Baltimore for the 13th annual African American Travel Conference — a record number. Running from April 18-20, the conference will bring together African-American travel groups and travel industry members for two Marketplaces, sightseeing tours and other evening events. “I’m really looking forward […]

LAKEWOOD, Calif. ““ Sports Empire Inc., a tour operator selling sports and events travel packages for North America, announced the creation of a new division in the company called SoCal Group Vacations. SoCal Group Vacations will specialize in custom designed packages for groups going to Southwest destinations. “We saw a place for a Destination Management […]

Courtesy the NMAAHC WASHINGTON ““ On Feb. 23, construction started on the Smithsonian Institution’s 19th museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The museum will highlight African-American culture and importance in the country’s history. Opening in 2015, the museum will stand on a five-acre site in the National Mall. The $500 million […]

Courtesy Gaylord Entertainment NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gaylord Entertainment and Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Co. have entered into a memorandum of understanding for a joint venture to develop a 114-acre family entertainment zone adjacent to the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. The Dollywood Co. will serve as the operating partner. Groundbreaking is expected late this year […]

  Courtesy Lemay – America’s Car Museum   TACOMA, Wash. — LeMay – America’s Car Museum is scheduled to open its large and sparkling new home adjacent to the Tacoma Dome on June 2. Amassed by Harold LeMay over more than 30 years, the museum has the largest privately held car collection in the world, […]

Courtesy Little Rock CVB LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A totally new Arkansas Museum of Discovery reopened in mid-January in downtown Little Rock’s River Market district after being gutted and redone from top to bottom over the previous year. The renovation features three new galleries containing 85 interactive exhibits for all ages. In addition to the […]