Convention & Visitors Bureau announces 22 bookings for convention center
The Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau is touting 22 conventions and shows it confirmed during November through January for the Orange County Convention Center. The bookings...
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Busch names new VP in charge of Aquatica
There's a new executive in charge at Aquatica. Busch Entertainment Corp. today named Rick Beddow, a former director of operations at SeaWorld Orlando, the vice president in charge of the resort’s...
View ArticleGambling pact could cost tourism businesses $100m a year
The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s plans to expand its casinos and resorts would siphon approximately $100 million a year in business away from other Florida hotels and motels, according to projections by...
View ArticleAssociation hopes travel workers can tell the industry’s story
The U.S. travel industry is looking for workers who epitomize the “faces of travel” in a campaign designed to convince lawmakers of the industry’s effect on local communities like Orlando. Criticism of...
View ArticleDisney wine guru laid off
Former Sentinel restaurant critic Scott Joseph reports that Walt Disney World master sommelier John Blazon is among those who have been laid off through the resort's sweeping job cuts. More on Blazon...
View ArticleSeaWorld ride designer on Manta, Polar Express, more
Today's paper has an interview with Brian Morrow, 35, the director of design and engineering at SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove and Aquatica. Below is the full interview (the print version was...
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