Do not disturb, lodging industry asks during Memphis meeting
Elected officials have made it difficult for those resorts that receive federal bailout money. I wonder if there are any plans to rename the Kingsport, Tennessee MeadowView Resort and Convention Center?
A perfect storm of a terrible economy, tight credit and oversupply of hotel rooms has slammed the lodging industry into an epic slump, industry operators meeting in Memphis were told Wednesday.
The thunder that only made conditions worse was when elected officials demonized business travel after some companies that received federal bailout money took lavish trips, hotel and travel business leaders said.
Since then, some hospitality companies have “literally changed the name of their property to take ‘resort’ out of the property name,
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