A major endurance race is coming to the Tri-Cities — and it’s expected to bring in thousands of athletes, supporters and staff, plus millions of dollars in visitor spending.
Ironman has announced the Tri-Cities as the site...
Sports tourism hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels yet, but Visit Tri-Cities is working hard to change that.
“Sports was one of the first groups to open back up (after the pandemic),” said Hector Cruz, vice president of development and community engagement for Visit Tri-Cities. “It was needed for our...
Dustin Wintczak has stood atop some of the Northwest’s tallest and most challenging peaks.
But for the Richland man – an accomplished mountaineer and mountain climbing instructor – it’s not reaching the summit itself that’s most meaningful. It’s the journey it takes to get there.
The Tri-Cities Airport is getting a new nonstop flight to Phoenix and a new air carrier.
And the Pasco airport’s top official isn’t stopping there when it comes to working for even more growth. Buck Taft, airport director, said the hope is to add additional nonstop connections, including Portland,...
State hospitality grants now availableThe Washington State Department of Commerce announced plans to award $100 million in hospitality and lodging grants.The program will award one-time grants to eligible restaurants, hotels, motels and other small hospitality businesses in the state that were negatively impacted by the Covid-19 public health crisis.Grants are...
We thought we’d enlist the help of ChatGPT to help us summarize this story about the trends in hospitality technology. After all, artificially intelligent robots soon could be checking us into hotel rooms and providing housekeeping services.For the non-tech savvy, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that can answer questions...
The Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa in Hood River, Oregon, recently unveiled its new look after a multimillion-dollar renovation.The 42-room property is managed by A-1 Hospitality Group of Kennewick, and the historic renovations were completed by InnSpace of Kalispell, Montana.The four-story hotel is at 4000 Westcliff Drive in the Columbia...
General Manager, Legends CasinoLetisha PetersonNumber of employees you oversee: 700Brief background of Legends:Yakama Nation Legends Casino opened in May 1998, and we’re excited to celebrate 25 years in 2023. The casino has grown steadily since our opening, and we’ve taken the time to plan and build the necessary infrastructure along...
You don’t need to be a numbers geek to know that the pandemic wreaked havoc on the hospitality industry, here and elsewhere. Travel stopped, dining in became a dare and the workforce disappeared. None of the 19 large groupings, or sectors, of the local economy took so much of the...
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to meet Michael Landry, head of LIGO Hanford Observatory. He was part of the discovery team that detected gravitational waves that were created when two black holes collided 1.3 billion light years from earth. No one had ever “heard” the sound of...
