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Nashville Tourism Shows Signs Of Bouncing Back Over Memorial Day Weekend

Caroline Eggers

June 4, 2021

While Nashville’s tourism industries continue to face reduced revenues, hotel occupancy during Memorial Day weekend suggests a renewed desire for leisurely travel.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Butch Spyridon, hotels, tourism

Nashville Mayor John Cooper Made Many Policy Promises — You Can Track Them Here With WPLN News

Tony GonzalezandAmbriehl Crutchfield

October 8, 2020

Nashville Mayor John Cooper enters office with a strong mandate from the city’s voters. Nearly 70% backed him and the ideas he championed, which were numerous and detailed: He proudly handed out 46-page policy platform booklets while campaigning.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, Blue Ribbon Commission, John Cooper, Metro budget, Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Parks, Metro Schools, tourism

Labor Day Travelers Descend On Nashville As The City Loosens Coronavirus Restrictions

Blake Farmer

September 2, 2020

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Life has not returned to normal in time for the Labor Day weekend. But many local governments are lifting restrictions to resuscitate tourism activity and rescue small businesses.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, tourism

Nashville’s Light Enforcement Of Downtown Health Orders Even Has Its Top Tourism Promoter Worried

Samantha Max

August 5, 2020

Nashville police mask
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In a photo posted to Twitter this weekend, a giant electronic sign on Lower Broadway urges passers-by: “Don’t share our air” in bright orange letters. Right beside it, a maskless group poses for selfies.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Butch Spyridon, Coronavirus In Tennessee, John Cooper, Lower Broadway, masks, Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Public Health, tourism

Nashville’s Hotel Industry Sees More Layoffs

Emily Siner

June 3, 2020

More than 350 layoffs at Nashville hotels have been announced so far this week, adding to a long list of cuts for the now-struggling tourism industry.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: tourism

Nashville Businesses Say They’re ‘Good To Go’ For Customers With New Vanderbilt Partnership

Samantha Max

May 28, 2020

As businesses continue to reopen in Nashville, the city’s tourism industry is partnering with Vanderbilt Health to find ways to make both locals and visitors feel safe. Medical experts are offering free advice to any business that agrees to follow the Metro Public Health Department’s COVID-19 guidelines. In turn, they can post green music notes […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Butch Spyridon, Coronavirus In Tennessee, ryman hospitality properties, tourism, Vanderbilt

Nashville’s Humming Hotel Business Now Has Just One In Five Rooms Filled

Blake Farmer

May 20, 2020

downtown Nashville Lower Broadway pandemic

Just one in five Nashville hotel rooms were occupied in the month of April, and visitors were paying half as much as they did in the heady months before the coronavirus — just $71.35 a night, on average.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, tourism

Nashville’s Rolling Hot Tubs, Party Tractors And Pedal Taverns May See Tighter Rules

Tony Gonzalez

February 27, 2020

Nashville pedal tavern

Tighter rules could be coming to the party vehicles that slowly circulate through downtown Nashville.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, tourism, transportation

Nashville Tourism Dollars Are Helping This Year’s Budget, But A Battle Is Brewing

Tony Gonzalez

December 19, 2019

Nashville downtown tourism

One of the last-minute surprises that’s filling Metro’s budget gap this year is a payment of $3.6 million from the city’s tourism agency.  

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Blue Ribbon Commission, Butch Spyridon, Metro budget, tourism

A Quick Guide To Nashville’s Closures During The NFL Draft

Meribah Knight

April 24, 2019

When the NFL Draft descends upon downtown Nashville on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the result will be nothing short of organized mayhem. There are road closures, business closures and rerouted public transit.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: NFL Draft, tourism

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