Arizona's immigration law has little impact on Arizona's tourism

the Arizona Republic says despite the threat of widespread travel boycotts tied to the state's strict new immigration law, early results for hotels and resorts in metropolitan Phoenix show little evidence of any short-term impact. I truly dont believe this beased on what I have seen heard and have been told by clients?

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Arizona's immigration law has little impact on Arizona's tourism

Marilyn Porter joins CSI etc. Porter is the wife of Ken Porter who recently purchased CSI etc. Since the team is growing by leaps and bounds Marilyn will heading up Human Resources and Labor Resources.

Marilyn comes from Concept Convention Services, Inc. A 80s and 90s Phoenix based corporation that included offices in Tucson, Phoenix and Albuquerque. Concept Convention Services, Inc. was sold to Dial Corporation in 1995. Porter has excellent business relationships with many of the valley resorts and convention venues. CSI etc is already the official general services contractor for numerous facilities and hotels in the valley with the addition of Porter the sky is the limit. “This is great news for our clients and our team stated Karen May Vice President Sales & Marketing CSI etc.

Hotel recovery is taking shape from "top down"Just as high-end hotels were hit the hardest in the downturn, the upscale sector is recovering the fastest as the industry rebounds. The recovery trend is "top down," said Mark V. Lomanno, president of Smith Travel Research, and, as hotel occupancies begin to rise again, room rates are stabilizing. The New York Times (free registration)

Occupancy, revenue up at Scottsdale hotels - Phoenix Business Journal

Occupancy, revenue up at Scottsdale hotels - Phoenix Business Journal

CSI etc gets a new Mascot to Join MacGregor

Meet Lola CSI etc's newest employee

Steve Ramirez Joins CSI

CSI etc. Expositions Trade Shows and Conferences has expanded its team with the addition of event industry veteran Steve Ramirez. Ramirez spent the last 8 years with Arizona Tents and Events and 8 years with Tri Rentals Event Specialists and most recently ProEm who aquired Arizona Tents and Events. Over the last 20 years Ramirez has worked with and or operated numerous local events, ranging from 10 to 100,000 attendees, and worked for such clients as Scottsdale fashion Week, Bank One Ballpark, FBR Open, McDowell Mountain Music Festival, Fiesta Bowl, and Superbowl.
“Steve adds remarkable talent to our team, his resort rich experience, far-reaching knowledge and established track record make him the ideal choice to join our team as we continue to grow to meet the increased request for top Trade Show management in Arizona.“ said Karen May Vice President Sales & Marketing CSI etc.“ If you would like to reach Steve please e-mail him at stever@meetcsi.com

CSI etc announced today the sale of the company to Ken V Porter. Porter is the former President and CEO of Concept Convention Services, Inc. A 80s and 90s Phoenix based corporation that included offices in Tucson, Phoenix and Albuquerque. Concept Convention Services, Inc. was sold to Dial Corporation in 1995. In March 2010 realizing he missed the convention business, Porter elected to re-enter the industry as President of CSI etc.
We are very pleased to have Porter as his vision for future growth of CSI etc. will allow us to deliver an unfailing service to our clientele as their shows grow and travel throughout the US. Porter has excellent business relationships with many of the valley resorts and convention venues. CSI etc is already the official general services contractor for numerous facilities and hotels in the valley with the addition of Porter the sky is the limit.

“This is great news for our clients and our team stated Karen May Vice President Sales & Marketing CSI etc. If you would like to reach out to ken please e-mail him at kenp@meetcsi.com