SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau has promoted Alicia Szenda as director of sales. Szenda joined the bureau in 2006 as group sales manager. She will coordinate group tour activities in Springfield. SEA ISLAND, Ga. – Rick Riess was named managing director of Sea Island, a resort on Georgia’s Golden Isles. […]

Make sure you know what is going on in the travel conference scene for the upcoming fall and winter seasons. Conferences focused on boomers, bank members, Southern enthusiasts and other travel-related interests will be occurring in the coming months. Boomers in Groups When: October 21-23, 2011 Where: Crown Plaza Airport Hotel in Milwaukee Who will […]

Gap Adventures, a Toronto-based tour operator, has legally changed its name to G Adventures after a legal battle against Gap Inc., a clothing brand. The new name went into effect globally on Oct. 1. “This year we are taking a bold step with our identity,” stated Bruce Poon Tip, founder of Gap Adventures, in a […]

Courtesy Great American Steamboat Company A traditional steamboat harkening back to the showboat days of Mark Twain will chug along the Mississippi River once more in April 2012. The Great American Steamboat Company is currently preparing the Steamboat American Queen to run weeklong cruises with a $5 million renovation. The Steamboat American Queen is reportedly […]

Courtesy Virginia Aquarium VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center’s new interactive and unusual  “Fish and Chips” exhibit utilizes a Radio Frequency Identification System to provide detailed information about the majority of fish in the aquarium. It is the only program of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The permanent exhibit […]

Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will open Nov. 11 in its distinctive 217,000-square-foot complex just off the square in downtown Bentonville. Designed by world-renowned architect Moshie Safdie, the glass, concrete and wood building features a series of pavilions divided by two spring-fed ponds. It […]