White Sox hosting Northwest Indiana Fan Night

CHICAGO | The Chicago White Sox will host a Northwest Indiana Sox Fan Night on Friday at U.. Celullar Field. The game begins at 7:10, and will be against the Miami Marlins.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Destination marketing requires new savvy today

There’s a news story circulating in the destination marketing organization world this month that involves drama and Indiana in the same sentence — and my friends in the industry reach out to me and ask, “Speros, right?”

South Shore CVA receives three awards

HAMMOND | The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority received three awards recognizing its newly updated website and the 2012 South Shore Air Show event poster.

Chicago mayor announces plans to renovate Navy Pier, build arena

CHICAGO | Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a multimillion-dollar renovation plan Thursday that includes remodeling Navy Pier and building a 10,000-seat basketball arena near McCormick Place that would be the home court of DePaul University's basketball teams.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Batistatos wants no part of true regionalism

As head of the LaPorte County Convention & Visitors Bureau, I agree with your May 6 editorial calling for regional cooperation on tourism efforts. There’s already a viable seven-county organization, the Northern Indiana Tourism Development Commission, that promotes tourism in our region.…

Become a resident tourist, tour guide

The new garden railway at the Taltree Arboretum is a popular draw for tourists in Porter County.

Become a resident tourist, tour guide

Children climb on a lifeguard chair at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's West Beach in Portage.

Become a resident tourist, tour guide

There's more to see than the beach in Northwest Indiana, as this bison farm in Union Township shows.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Indiana is in the middle of everywhere

This is Visit Indiana Week, a week to kick-off the summer travel season and celebrate all that Indiana offers. We have a wonderfully diverse state from our dunes in the north to our lovely river communities along the Ohio. And of course our capital city ... that beautifully reinvented urban …

Former Horseshoe GM offers lessons from Vegas

HAMMOND │ There is a $500 million project underway in Las Vegas and none of it involves gaming.

Businesses invited to learn how to take advantage of trends

PORTER | Business owners and employees throughout the region are invited to a free seminar to learn about three major trends in the nation today and how to take advantage of them.

South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Tourism Week Luncheon

Rick Mazer addresses the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Tourism Week Luncheon on Wednesday at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond.

South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Tourism Week Luncheon

Horseshoe Executive Chef Thomas Spoor, left, chats with Rick Mazer at the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Tourism Week Luncheon on Wednesday at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond

South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Tourism Week Luncheon

Rick Mazer addresses the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Tourism Week Luncheon on Wednesday at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond

EDITORIAL: Invite regionalism to tourism efforts

The threat of legal action in the ongoing battle between the three Northwest Indiana tourism agencies shows how far out of control this situation has become.

RICH JAMES: Remove fences, end tourism turf war

There are no walls, no checkpoints and no border guards asking for residency cards when you pass from Lake County into Porter County. The same can be said when you slip from Porter County into LaPorte County.

Heroes asked to "Bring it Home"

MERRILLVILLE | Twenty-seven representatives of local organizations learned what it means to be a hometown hero March 21 during the Bring it Home Ambassador Reception hosted by South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority and the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza.

Museum Passports make summer fun affordable

I have already started crafting my summer bucket list and it includes some day trips to local Chicago hot spots like Brookfield Zoo and the Museum of Science and Industry.

2013 Chicago Southland Visitors Guide now available

The 2013 Chicago Southland Visitors Guide will help you head in the right direction for fun with 80 colorful pages including several tours, trails and other getaway ideas. The free guide is available by calling the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau toll-free at (888) 895-8233,…

Visitor spending means big business in NWI

I was lucky enough last summer to enjoy a wonderful vacation, one with plenty of beach time, lots of great hiking, fun attractions and dining at some of the best restaurants.