AM 1240 WJON » st. cloud area convention and visitors bureau http://wjon.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Hotel Check-ins on the Rise [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/hotel-check-ins-on-the-rise-audio/ http://wjon.com/hotel-check-ins-on-the-rise-audio/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:35:36 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=46444 The hotel business is slowly rebounding this year, and at least one report says next year should be an even bigger year. Industry tracker TravelClick says occupancy nationwide is expected to increase by 5%, and rates will go up by about 4%.

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]]> http://wjon.com/hotel-check-ins-on-the-rise-audio/feed/ 0 Jen SFO-BCN, flickr Fall Season Means Convention Season In St. Cloud Area [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/fall-season-means-convention-season-in-st-cloud-area-audio/ http://wjon.com/fall-season-means-convention-season-in-st-cloud-area-audio/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:05:20 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=29658 The summer is over, and for tourism experts they have started shifting their focus from outdoor concerts and festivals to sports tournaments and conventions.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fall-season-means-convention-season-in-st-cloud-area-audio/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Area Had A Good Summer For Tourism [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/st-cloud-area-had-a-good-summer-for-tourism-audio/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-area-had-a-good-summer-for-tourism-audio/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:37:00 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=29651 With this being the Labor Day Holiday weekend, the summer tourism season is coming to an end. Julie Lunning is the Executive Director of the St. Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. She says overall it was a good summer for tourism in the area.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-area-had-a-good-summer-for-tourism-audio/feed/ 0 Closed – Rest Stops, Information Centers [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/closed-rest-stops-information-centers-audio/ http://wjon.com/closed-rest-stops-information-centers-audio/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:01:26 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=20331 Plan your pit stops ahead of time, if you're traveling long distances this weekend. All of the state's rest areas are shut down, in anticipation of the state government shutdown.

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]]> http://wjon.com/closed-rest-stops-information-centers-audio/feed/ 0 State Travel and Information Center on Highway 10 south of St. Cloud (Jim Maurice)