Grand Prix racing in Oklahoma City’s Adventure District took another big step forward today as Oklahoma County’s board of commissioners signed off on a unanimous resolution supporting Oklahoma City Motorsports’ plans to host a Grand Prix race in 2012. In throwing its support behind OKC Motorsports’ efforts, the commission’s resolution cited the impact a premier [...]

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Aimbridge Hospitality today announced Oklahoma’s first full-service Hyatt hotel will open Jan. 1 in the current Crowne Plaza-branded building downtown at 100 E. Second St. “We are excited about this opportunity to continue managing this iconic property in downtown Tulsa, which will now be backed by Hyatt’s strong reputation for [...]

Oklahoma tourism professionals gathered to honor fellow industry leaders yesterday in Norman. The winners of the RedBud Awards, covering 16 categories, were announced at a gala by Lt. Gov. Jari Askins and Hardy Watkins, executive director of the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department. “RedBud Awards represent the highest honor given in the Oklahoma tourism industry,” [...]

Dave Nolan, senior vice president of VisitTulsa, has submitted his resignation after just two months on the job. Nolan, the former head of Destination Toledo in Ohio, was hired in June to take over for Suzann Stewart. Mike Neal, president and CEO of the Tulsa Metro Chamber, said Nolan “expressed that the stress of the [...]

The end of October means horses in Tulsa. Nearly 2,000 of the world’s finest Arabian, half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian show horses will visit Expo Square from Oct. 22-30 for the U.S. National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show, or U.S. Nationals. U.S. Nationals is the flagship competition for the Arabian horse industry and is produced by [...]

Carlson, a privately held, global hospitality and travel company, announced Friday the opening of its first Park Inn in Oklahoma at Tulsa International Airport. “Park Inn is a leading, award-winning, midscale brand in Europe and the Middle East and has great potential in North America,” said Steve Mogck, executive vice president for Park Inn. “The [...]

“The Killer Inside Me” film project launches in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Film & Music Office, along with Killer Inside Me Productions LLC, in conjunction with Revolution Films, London, U.K., announced that filming began May 18. The production will shoot in Guthrie, Oklahoma City, Cordell, Enid and Tulsa over the next six weeks. “Our first four [...]

Twenty-one years of rich equine history will continue at Expo Square. The Pinto Horse Association of America announced a new five-year agreement to keep the Pinto World Championship Horse Show in Tulsa. The equestrian event will be annual at Expo Square through its 25th anniversary in June 2014. With an estimated economic impact of $6.6 [...]

After the first practice on their home court, the BOK Center, the Tulsa Shock trimmed Christi Thomas and Ivory Latta from the roster. The move cut the roster from 14 to 12. The league requires all rosters to be at 11 by 1 p.m. tomorrow. Thomas joined the team April 28, a week after training [...]

Opening a high-end hotel has its share of challenges, and as the owners and management company of Tulsa’s renewed Mayo Hotel have found, it often comes down to fine tuning its quality of service. The Mayo Hotel, just now in its eighth month of operation, has had its share of changeover in personnel, and the [...]