There are 3 article(s) tagged travel and tourism industry:

• November 2020

  • COVID takes bite out of Downtown tourism fund

    Four months of the COVID-19 pandemic carved $4.2 million out of annual income from the Downtown Memphis Tourism Development Zone. 

    By Wayne Risher November 30, 2020

• August 2020

  • COVID-19 credit crunch could shrink hotel pipeline

    Some experts expect fewer hotels to be built in Memphis over next couple years because of tight credit market for projects with no clear path for recovery from COVID-19.

    By Wayne Risher August 10, 2020

• June 2020

  • Hilton Worldwide’s COVID-19 job cuts expected to hit home in Memphis

    Hilton Worldwide officials didn't say how many jobs would be lost at the company's Memphis operations headquarters, which employs about 1,100. The company is trimming 22% of corporate jobs.

    By Wayne Risher June 17, 2020