A hint of a turn at BNA
Posted on October 27, 2009 at 11:27 amBlake Farmer reports on some encouraging traffic numbers at Nashville International Airport.
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Frankin Civil War groups in JV
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 7:20 am
The boards of Franklin’s Carter House (pictured here) and Carnton Plantation have joined forces to market their Civil War sites as one. One of their goals is a linkup with big-name national organizations.
“Together, The Carter House and Historic Carnton Plantation will have a more powerful significance. This venture has the potential of joining the ranks of Gettysburg, Richmond and Charleston as more local battle sites are reclaimed for public access by such groups as the City of Franklin, The Heritage Foundation and Franklin’s Charge. Certainly, the opportunity to affiliate with the National Park Service and the National Heritage Area are greatly enhanced by this joint venture.”
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More BNA schedule shuffle info
Posted on October 14, 2009 at 1:43 pmFollowing up on the news that Southwest will cut a Nashville-Ontario flight next spring, here are some more pending schedule changes at Nashville International Airport. In all, BNA will come out slightly ahead.
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Southwest cutting BNA-California flight
Posted on at 8:20 amSouthwest Airlines will stop flying from Nashville International to Ontario, Calif., next March. The most active carrier at BNA is shuffling its schedule, a move highlighted by a number of new flights into and out of Chicago and Baltimore.
BNA airline fees may rise
Posted on September 24, 2009 at 8:32 amAirport Authority operations chief Monty Burgess says he’ll likely ask passenger carriers to pay higher landing fees to make up for the loss of China Airlines’ cargo traffic.
BNA set to lose sole St. Louis direct flight
Posted on September 18, 2009 at 7:01 am
Between now and next summer, American Airlines will shed what it says are unprofitable routes. Among them is the carrier’s direct flights between Nashville and St. Louis, where it is dismantling a hub operation.
Why hotels’ struggles could worsen this fall
Posted on September 2, 2009 at 6:48 amA couple of observers point out that the summer bounce in revenue-per-available-room numbers may mask a continued lack of demand from the business sector.
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Southwest adding local flights
Posted on September 1, 2009 at 12:59 pmFrom the folks at Nashville International comes good news for the sunbirds among you:
Southwest Airlines has notified Nashville International Airport (BNA) of flight adjustments to their seasonal schedule in early 2010. Southwest will add an additional flight from Nashville to Orlando and one to Phoenix from Jan. 10, 2010, to March 12, 2010.
Southwest Airlines announced the following seasonal changes to flights from Nashville, effective Jan. 10, 2010, and March 12, 2010:
· Nashville to Orlando – From 4 flights to 5 flights
· Nashville to Phoenix – From 2 flights to 3 flights
SEE ALSO: Southwest’s broader schedule shuffle
Southwest, American tweak BNA schedules
Posted on July 1, 2009 at 11:44 pmFlights to New Orleans, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Vegas, Oakland, Seattle and LaGuardia are being affected by various changes starting in August. When all is said and done, we’ll have three fewer flights per day.
Hermitage Hotel tops ‘historic’ list
Posted on June 30, 2009 at 11:51 amDowntown’s renowned Hermitage Hotel tops Luxury Travel’s list of the ‘USA’s Top Ten Historic Hotels for Independence Day.’
The Hermitage Hotel (named after Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage estate) opened its doors in 1910. As Nashville’s first million-dollar hotel, it was a preferred gathering place for the city’s socialites and became a frequent stop for some of the nation’s most prominent figures including presidents, actresses, war heroes and gangsters. For years, the hotel served as the headquarters of the state Democratic Party. At one time the famous pool legend Minnesota Fats had his own table on the Mezzanine above the lobby.
A break for holiday drivers
Posted on June 28, 2009 at 8:15 pmThe AAA says oil prices have peaked for now and should head in the opposite direction they usually do come Independence Day weekend.
With high oil inventories and weak demand, 21 of 38 analysts (55%) surveyed by Bloomberg each Thursday say they expect oil futures to decline in the week ahead. Only eight of 38 expect prices to increase. (Nine remain neutral.)
Additionally, falling wholesale prices point to further drops ahead for retail prices, according to Retail Fuel Watch, an oil industry weekly published by Oil Price Information Service.
“Last year at this time, we saw the national average price of gasoline increase from $4.07 to $4.10 on July 4. Fortunately, it’s a much different story this year. All the indicators reflect that the peak price is behind us and we can now expect retail gasoline prices to edge downward, even as we approach the Independence Day weekend,” said Gregg Laskoski, managing director of public relations, AAA Auto Club South.
Flying to Jackson
Posted on June 9, 2009 at 9:36 amSix airlines are competing for a federal subsidy to serve Jackson. One carrier is proposing a $39 trip to Nashville.
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How demand management can help the Music City Center
Posted on May 29, 2009 at 6:56 am
A site aimed at purchasing managers says they can help cut costs by shifting their meetings from pricy cities on the coasts to places like Nashville.
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Local hotels show small sign of pricing power
Posted on May 22, 2009 at 11:45 amIt’s all relative these days, but Smith Travel Research says the Nashville area is the only major market in the country seeing revenue-per-room drops of less than 10 percent. In the Big Apple, that number is down by 40 percent.
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OK, so will the security checkpoint lines be shorter?
Posted on May 18, 2009 at 12:06 am
The Air Transport Association of America says summer travel will drop 7 percent from year-ago levels. That equates to 150,000 fewer passengers per day.
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