Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority


	2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 04/23/2008 ACC and NCAA Economic Impact a 'Slam Dunk' After reviewing attendance numbers and ticket sales for both March tournaments, the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority is announcing the economic impact of well over $28 million for the two... Details>> 04/21/2008 More Than Just Whitewater The U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte is raging this week. It's hosting the U.S. Olympic team trials for whitewater slalom and other paddling competitions. But there's more to do than... Details>> 04/16/2008 Charlotte-Area Companies Honored for Green Practices The Charlotte Business Journal honored more than 60 businesses, individuals and nonprofits for their environmentally sustainable practices and programs Wednesday at the inaugural Green Awards event at... Details>> 04/11/2008 Uptown Epicenter Stage to Open in May To find the newest addition to uptown Charlotte's growing roster of entertainment options, look up -- three floors off the ground, to be precise. Pavilion at EpiCentre, a 25,000-square-foot... Details>> 04/11/2008 CIAA Eyes Shorter Run for Next Year For the third straight year, fans spent more money at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament during its weeklong run at Time Warner Cable Arena. Direct spending... Details>> 04/11/2008 Charlotte Facilities to Get Upgrades Keeping up appearances can be costly. Just ask the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, managers and operators of several city-owned buildings. This week, CRVA executives began discussions on a... Details>> 04/09/2008 April Barometer Report April Barometer Report ... Details>> 04/08/2008 Bobcats Ink Naming-Rights Deal with Time Warner Charlotte's uptown arena will be renamed Time Warner Cable Arena, under a naming-rights deal between Time Warner Cable Inc. and the Charlotte Bobcats. The name change for the venue -- known as the... Details>> 04/03/2008 ACC to Charlotte: Thanks for the Hospitality The writer is the ACC's commissioner. Dear ACC Fans, I write to extend my appreciation to the City of Charlotte following this year's ACC men's basketball tournament. From March 13-16, the ACC and... Details>> 04/01/2008 CIAA Tournament Continues to Prosper in Charlotte Economic Impact, Tournament Attendance and Official Events Experience Record-Breaking Growth The 2008 CIAA Tournament, held in Uptown February 25 – March 1, marked another conference and City of... Details>> 04/01/2008 Hotels Score Slam Dunk Anyone who was anywhere near uptown Charlotte in the past month knows that an unprecedented cluster of college basketball games brought plenty of people to town. With visitors arriving from almost... Details>> 04/01/2008 CIAA Tournament Numbers Increase in Year Three Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority and the CIAA announce tournament numbers The results are in: surveys returned by 2008 CIAA Basketball Tournament attendees show the majority was pleased... Details>> 04/01/2008 CIAA Economic Impact: $30.7 million The recent CIAA basketball tournament brought $30.7 million to the Charlotte area, with the average visitor spending $695, tourism officials said Tuesday. Those numbers come from surveys by the... Details>> 03/30/2008 Whitewater Center to Host 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Imagine paddling a kayak as fast as possible down ferocious river rapids, weaving in and out of two dozen five-foot wide gates before crossing the finish line mentally and physically exhausted. ... Details>> 03/28/2008 Ballantyne adds Aloft Bissell Hotels is adding a contemporary companion to the Old World opulence of Ballantyne Resort. The Charlotte-based subsidiary of the Bissell Family of Companies plans to start construction in the... Details>> 03/24/2008 NCAA East Regionals Open Practice Be the first to kick off the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship East Regional by being a part of Open Practice Day at Charlotte Bobcats Arena! First practice begins at 12noon with... Details>> 03/24/2008 East Regional / 4 to Watch in Charlotte College basketball returns to uptown Charlotte this week and the stakes couldn't be higher. With a berth for the Final Four in San Antonio on the line, the NCAA tournament's East Regional semifinals... Details>> 03/18/2008 CATS Officials Look To Improve Before Next Big Event Rolls In Charlotte leaders say the light rail was a hit with people coming to see the ACC Tournament last weekend. Now, CATS is looking at how it can improve before the NCAA Tournament hits in two weeks. ... Details>> 03/18/2008 Cities Ready for March Madness Money March Madness is expected to bring thousands of basketball fans and millions of dollars to North Carolina over the next few weeks. This week, eight teams will be in Raleigh for the first and second... Details>> 03/18/2008 Tournaments Fill Trains Charlotte's light rail handled an estimated 90,000 trips during the four days of the ACC tournament -- the train's biggest workload since its free debut weekend in November. The ACC tournament came... Details>> 03/18/2008 N.C. Tourism Hits Record $16.5B in 2007 Tourism spending in North Carolina set a record last year, according to the office of Gov. Mike Easley. Citing data from the Travel Industry Association of America, the governor's office says... Details>> 03/14/2008 CIAA Impact on Charlotte Keeps Growing Final figures are unavailable from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament played here two weeks ago, but local tourism leaders expect to exceed the $28 million economic... Details>> 03/12/2008 March Barometer Report March Barometer Report ... Details>> 03/03/2008 US Airways has Queen City Flying High in June US Airways will profile Charlotte in the June issue of its in-flight magazine. So we can all read it on the plane and go, "Hey, they don't mention that all the streets curve around and change names."... Details>> 03/03/2008 African American Arts and Culture Center Rises Uptown Begun at a 1974 festival on African American culture and history, the Afro-American Cultural Center since 1986 has been in the former Little Rock AME Zion Church on North Myers Street, near McDowell... Details>> 03/03/2008 CIAA OKs Stay Until 2011 CIAA commissioner Leon Kerry had said he wanted to keep his conference's annual tournament in Charlotte for a few more years. Now the move is official. The board of directors for the Central... Details>> 02/27/2008 Devour Some Soul Power This Week With Charlotte being near the heart of the South, there can be some heated debates as to who serves the best soul food in town. While there is no shortage of offerings in the area, some have become... Details>> 02/26/2008 Economy: Visitors Bureau: `Cranes Don't Lie' The arena will bring more than basketball to uptown Charlotte, supporters said in 2002. It will bring other development, attract restaurants and shops, and create more jobs. Development has come.... Details>> 02/25/2008 Designed to Please - Charlotte's South End It took a train running south from Charlotte 150 years ago to create one of the Queen City’s first bustling suburbs. Today, the area more recently dubbed South End has emerged as a major design center... Details>> 02/24/2008 CIAA Tournament to Stay in Charlotte Through 2011 The CIAA basketball tournament, which begins Monday with the women’s opener at Bobcats Arena, will remain in Charlotte for another three years, pending approval by the CIAA’s board of directors. ... Details>> 02/22/2008 Business Gets a Win with Connection to CIAA Tourney James Bazzelle looks at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament and sees one thing: net gains. Bazzelle owns Mert's Heart and Soul, an uptown restaurant specializing... Details>> 02/21/2008 Driving Cultural Tourism Institute focuses on creative collaborations between cultural and tourism partners The Arts & Science Council (ASC) and Visit Charlotte are working together to develop several initiatives to... Details>> 02/20/2008 February Barometer Report February Barometer Report ... Details>> 02/19/2008 Discovery Place #2 Among Visited Museums, Historic Attractions Biltmore had the most visitors of any of North Carolina's museums and historic attractions in 2007, according to a survey by Carolina Publishing Associates of Matthews. The Asheville estate had 1.12... Details>> 02/15/2008 CRVA Pitch for ACC Tourney Would Include Ballpark Dates The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority is working on a deal to help the city's minor-league baseball franchise pay for police officers to route traffic in and out of games at a proposed $40 million... Details>> 02/15/2008 Making NASCAR Hall the Center of Attention The 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday marks the start of the NASCAR season. In Charlotte, the increasing emphasis on racing-related tourism will gain momentum in the coming months as... Details>> 02/14/2008 Local Hotels Set Record in Bookings Last Year 7.1 million rooms were rented, despite late 2007 occupancy dip Charlotte-area hotels booked a record number of rooms in 2007, but a recent dip in reservations has some tourism officials concerned... Details>> 02/05/2008 Meineke Car Care Centers Extends Title Sponsorship The Meineke Car Care Bowl today announced the extension of Charlotte-based Meineke Car Care Centers as title sponsor of the bowl for two years. Meineke, a leading supplier of automotive services, has... Details>> 02/04/2008 Groundbreaking for The Dragway Media Advisory Tuesday, Feb. 5 - 10:30 a.m. Bruton Smith, Concord Mayor Scott Padgett And Cabarrus County Officials to Break Ground for New Track What: Lowe's Motor Speedway Founder Bruton Smith... Details>> 01/31/2008 CRVA Destination Leadership Is Like Coaching a Team Leadership Profile Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority Tim Newman, CEO What makes your city a top meeting/convention destination? Easy access - we're located within a day's drive of 55... Details>> 01/24/2008 Bruton Smith Unveils Plans for Drag Racing's "Crown Jewel" Tickets Now Available for Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals Building on Lowe's Motor Speedway's status as the premier destination for motorsports entertainment, Speedway Motorsports, Inc.... Details>> 01/24/2008 NHRA Officially Announces LMS as Addition to 2008 Schedule NHRA has officially announced that Charlotte, N.C. will be the location of the Sept. 11-14 event in this year's 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule. A new state-of-the-art drag racing... Details>> 01/23/2008 NASCAR Announces Changes for All-Star Race Sprint Cup officials have changed several aspects of NASCAR's annual all-star race and indicated the race will remain in Charlotte beyond this season. The race, previously know as the Challenge, will... Details>> 01/18/2008 CIAA Looks to Stay in City Through 2011 CIAA Commissioner Leon Kerry said Thursday the conference is still negotiating to keep its weeklong tournament in Charlotte at least through 2011, though it's possible officials could look elsewhere... Details>> 01/16/2008 NASCAR Brand Growing in the Offseason Even in its offseason, NASCAR never rests in spreading its brand around the Charlotte region. Friday morning, The NASCAR Shop will open at the Charlotte airport, offering millions of travelers the... Details>> 01/11/2008 Eye-Popping Array Visits Charlotte From major basketball tournaments to meetings by obscure organizations, events scheduled this year in Charlotte will bring tens of thousands of visitors who tourism officials say will spend more than... Details>> 01/11/2008 Lack of Lodging Limiting Big Events City Can Draw A lack of new downtown hotel rooms in recent years, combined with hotels' success in wooing repeat business travelers, has led Charlotte tourism officials to target smaller conventions and conferences... Details>> 01/09/2008 January Barometer Report January Barometer Report ... Details>> 01/07/2008 `Body Worlds' Sets Record Record crowds poured into the Discovery Place science museum in uptown Charlotte this weekend as crowds tried to get a final glimpse of the "Body Worlds" exhibit. More than 6,500 people visited the... Details>> 01/03/2008 The Insider: Searching for NASCAR eats NASCAR Hall monitor Winston Kelley and other biggies were chewing over restaurant possibilities Wednesday morning: Who will run the high-end sports bar at the new racin' Taj Mahal? It's drawn up as a... Details>> 01/02/2008 Charlotte/Douglas Enplanements Up 8% in November The number of passengers boarding planes at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport grew 8 percent in November. Nearly 1.4 million people boarded planes here in November, up from 1.3 million in the... Details>>