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September Meeting at Court of Two Sisters
September 13, 2017 |Our September meeting is Tuesday, September 26 at the fabulous Court of Two Sisters restaurant, 613 Royal Street in the French Quarter. MSWIT member Sherry Constance has a wonderful dinner planned for us. Our speaker for the evening is Greg Fisher, President and CEO of Tripshock! Greg will tell us all the benefits of using OTA's when traveling.… Read More »
August Meeting will be lunch event at N.O. School of Cooking
July 26, 2017 |AUGUST Meeting... Tuesday, August 8 - 12 Noon - 2 pm Our August meeting will be a summer fun LUNCH cooking demonstration at the New Orleans School of Cooking 524 St. Louis St. Because of numerous date conflicts with conventions, etc., the August meeting will take place at a special time and date. Please note that for this special… Read More »
July Meeting to be held at Cornet, 700 Bourbon St.
July 5, 2017 |July MSWIT Meeting at Cornet Restaurant, corner Bourbon & St. Peter. Tuesday, Jul 25, 2017 Cornet, 700 Bourbon St. Times: 5:30 pm to 8 pm Our July speaker will be Brandy Christian, President & CEO of the Port of New Orleans to give us an update on the exciting new happenings with the… Read More »
Join us on June 27 at Amici Ristorante
June 2, 2017 |Mid South Women in Tourism will meet at Amici Ristorante on June 27 for this month's meeting! Amici is located at 3218 Magazine St. and there is a 'free" limited parking lot adjacent to the venue.. Our speaker for June is Success Coach Courtney Elmer who will teach us how to leave stress and overwhelm behind for good so that… Read More »
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser Unveils “Destination Louisiana” Initiative
May 8, 2017 |New Program Encourages Louisianians to Vacation Inside Their Home State Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser unveiled a new tourism initiative designed to promote in-state travel by Louisianians. The program is called Destination Louisiana. Each month, one destination in the state is chosen to receive multi-platform coverage from the Louisiana Office of Tourism (LOT). The destination will rotate between north, southwest… Read More »
May Meeting at Andrea’s Restaurant in Metairie
May 4, 2017 |Our May Meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 23 at Andrea's Restaurant, 3100 19th Street (just off Causeway Blvd.) in Metairie. Chef Andrea has a great menu selected...see below for a preview of our entree and dessert selections. We are honored to have Bruce Wilkinson,CSP, President and Chief Culture Officer with Wilkinson Seminars & Presentations. His effective communication presentation… Read More »
April Meeting – National WWII Museum
April 5, 2017 |Please join us on Tuesday, April 25 for our next MSWIT meeting held at the Stage Door Canteen in the National WWII Museum. 5:30pm Networking 6:00pm Dinner Cash bar: Please note that The American Sector has happy hour from 4:00pm – 7:00pm for guests who would like to join earlier. Happy Hour prices will be available during the dinner. Speaker: Rebecca A. Mackie, Vice… Read More »
March Meeting at The Red Maple
February 15, 2017 |March Meeting - Tuesday, March 28 The Red Maple Restaurant 1036 Lafayette St. in Gretna Great opportunity to learn about the cultural history in Gretna as well as receive updates on Jefferson Parish Tourism. Our Distinguished Speakers: Honorable Belinda Constant Mayor, City of Gretna Violet Peters - President & CEO Jefferson Parish CVB Ronnie Gauthreaux Gretna Tourist… Read More »
#OnlyLouisiana AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
February 15, 2017 |LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR NUNGESSER LAUNCHES #OnlyLouisiana AMBASSADOR PROGRAM Initiative to Showcase Louisiana to the World through Crowdsourced Social Media FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2017 BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser today announced the official launch of the #OnlyLouisiana Ambassador Program – or more affectionately, the Bayou Krewe. This program encourages Louisianans and Louisiana fans to snap… Read More »
February Meeting will be earlier in month due to Mardi Gras
February 14, 2017 |Plan to spend Valentine's Day "lunch" with all your Valentine Friends of MSWIT. MSWIT traditionally meets for dinner on the 4th Tuesday of each month, however, the 4th Tuesday in February falls on Mardi Gras day!. Since we had to move the date, we also are offering a daytime meeting for a fun change as well. February Valentine's Lunch Meeting… Read More »