One of the interesting themes emerging in this morning’s discussion in Chattanooga is the cooperative hospitality effort to recruit convention and corporate business.
“We truly work together, and we’re always interested in bringing new business to Chattanooga rather than fighting back and forth,” said Tom Cupo, general manager of The Chattanoogan, the city-owned hotel and convention center.
“We’re interested in making the pie bigger rather than stealing marketshare.”
There’s a lesson there for Wichita, in hospitality business recruitment and on a broader downtown revitalization scale.