by Mike Lear | Apr 15, 2014 | Entertainment, News
The first trailer for a major motion picture shot in Cape Girardeau has been released. “Gone Girl” is a movie about the disappearance of a woman in a troubled marriage, resulting in her husband becoming the prime suspect in the vanishing. It is set in the...
by admin | Oct 8, 2009 | Politics / Govt
The number of foreign tourists visiting the United States is not what tourism boosters would like it to be, and Congress is taking steps to promote what America has to offer to foreigners thinking of coming to this country. Congressman Roy Blunt (R-MO7) is among the...
by admin | Aug 28, 2009 | Business
A $7 million cut to the state tourism budget is seen as a crippling blow to tourism efforts and counter-productive to those in the industry. Governor Nixon, faced with slumping state revenues, ordered belt tightening throughout the state. He ordered $430 million...
by admin | Jul 16, 2009 | News
St. Louis basks in the aftermath of the 80th Major League Baseball All-Star game and it appears Missouri tourism reap a windfall. Baseball’s mid-summer classic couldn’t have come at a better time for a state stuck in recession. Chief Marketing Officer...
by admin | Jul 15, 2009 | Politics / Govt
Travel clubs have been a boon to Branson, but not all travel clubs are legitimate. A new law, HB 83 , seeks to crack down on those unscrupulous travel clubs. Gov. Nixon has signed the bill into law. Nixon says travel clubs deserve more praise than criticism, but some...