Photo by Ben Strasser, courtesy U.S. Air Force DAYTON, Ohio — The public will have an opportunity to celebrate the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders as the World War II aviation heroes commemorate the 70th anniversary of the raid on Japan during their reunion, April 17-20 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. On April […]

Photo courtesy Speed Art Museum LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Beginning in October, the Speed Art Museum will close for three years during its $50 million renovation. The museum board voted Dec. 15 to close during the construction, which is planned through 2015. “We truly had hoped there would be a way to stay open during this […]

Photo by Ben Strasser, courtesy U.S. Air Force WASHINGTON — After a ribbon cutting and private opening and the world premiere of a newly commissioned play about Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass earlier in the month, the new Ford’s Theatre Center for Education and Leadership will open to the public Feb. 21. The center, housed […]

Courtesy Reagan Presidential Library SALEM, Ohio — Travel leaders in California and Washington are going to enjoy attending GLAMER Chapter Meetings next month, especially because of the venues that have agreed to be hosts for the gatherings. Four major tourism attractions have agreed to host the Chapter Meetings in these states. In California, they are […]

Courtesy Sioux Falls CVB SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Small Market Meeting Conference has announced that its 2013 conference has been awarded to Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, South Dakota’s largest city with a population of more than 158,000, will play host to more than 200 meeting planners and representatives of destinations, meeting facilities and hotels […]

Photo courtesy Deadwood Gulch Gaming Resort DEADWOOD, S.D. — The Black Hills of South Dakota have been a major group tour destination for years, and it is now easier for group leaders to plan a tour there thanks to Deadwood Gulch Gaming Resort. The resort reached out to groups across the nation this year as […]

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors Bureau appointed Carissa Dommel as group sales manager. Dommel previously served as director of sales at the Country Inn of Lancaster. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Karen Howell has been hired as national sales manager at the Renaissance World Golf Village Resort and Convention Center in Jacksonville, Fla. […]