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SHREVEPORT, La. - Dozens of the best balloon pilots in the country are calling the ArkLaTex home for the next few days. In addition to the CenterPoint Energy Red River
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As a result of the pandemic, the Tourist Bureau’s annual hospitality awards banquet was canceled in 2020. But in May 2021, the Excellence in Hospitality Awards ceremony honored more than 30 individuals in the restaurant, hotel, attraction, casino, and venue categories.
“It was extremely important for us to pause and thank these individuals who, in some cases suffered the greatest losses, but these same individuals were also instrumental in helping our recovery efforts,” Brown said.
Another key performance indicator is the meetings market, which has been the slowest sector to recover.
So, it was exciting news when the Tourist Bureau and its partners announced, July 8, that the Gold Wing Riders Association selected Shreveport-Bossier for their Wing Ding 43 Convention in June 2022. The group anticipates bringing 6,000 people with a $4.4 million economic impact.
SHREVEPORT, La â The Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission announced, today, that the 2021 CenterPoint Energy Red River Balloon Rally Presented by the Louisiana Office of Tourism set for June 11-12 will now be at the Brookshire Grocery Arena located at 2000 Brookshire Arena Drive, Bossier City, LA 71112.
Due to the unprecedented rain Shreveport-Bossier City has received in the past few months, on Monday, June 7 the LSUS administration made the decision to not host the festival due to overly saturated grounds. The Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission is thrilled to partner with the Brookshire Grocery Arena to host this incredible event.
âThere are so many challenges in hosting an event of this magnitude,â said Kelly Wells, Executive Director of the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. âWith the many potential hazards hot air balloons pose, all the paperwork and permits required, hot air balloon festivals take a great deal of planning. The festival will look diffe