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☆ Titanic’s Treasures Captivate Collectors, but They’ll Need Deep Pockets
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Tony Probst’s passion for the Titanic is unwavering. Since the mid-1990s, he has amassed hundreds of artifacts from the ship’s maiden voyage in 1912, including a lifeboat plaque, china, sheet music and an array of personal documents. “I believe I’m the only person on planet Earth who has every piece of paper for one individual to get on board Titanic,” Mr. Probst, 64, said proudly this week. His collection is sometimes on display at the audio and visual store he runs with his sons in the Bay Area of California, but it has also toured prominent spaces, including the National Geographic Museum in Washington; the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif.; and the Titanic museums in Branson, Mo., and Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Persons: Tony Probst’s, “, Mr, Probst, Ronald Reagan Organizations: National Geographic Museum, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Locations: Bay, California, Washington, Simi Valley, Calif, Branson, Mo, Pigeon Forge, Tenn

☆ The O.J. Simpson White Bronco Is Now a Museum Piece. In Tennessee.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Beth Braden | Emily Cochrane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tyler Starrett was on vacation with his family in Pigeon Forge, about 35 miles from Knoxville in eastern Tennessee, when they learned on Thursday that O.J. Simpson had died. They had heard that one of the key artifacts of the Simpson case happened to be on display nearby at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum: the 1993 white Ford Bronco that Simpson fled from the police in, just days after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson, his former wife, and Ronald L. Goldman. “If the Bronco is here in Pigeon Forge, why don’t we go see it?” Starrett, 23, said. Pigeon Forge, best known for Dollywood, Dolly Parton’s theme park, is at first glance not an obvious home for such a relic.

Persons: Tyler Starrett, O.J, Simpson, Ford Bronco, Nicole Brown Simpson, Ronald L, Goldman, ” Starrett, Starrett, Dolly Organizations: Alcatraz East Crime, Ford, Bronco, Alcatraz East Crime Museum Locations: Pigeon Forge, Knoxville, Tennessee, Alcatraz, Pigeon, Southern California, Nashville, San Francisco Bay

☆ Dolly Parton tells Gen Z workers: find your dream 9-to-5 — and work hard
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewDolly Parton says the best way to succeed at your 9-to-5 is to find your dream and stick to it. AdvertisementSpeaking to Business Insider about her advice for Gen Z workers, Parton recalls a quote she once shared on X. "And if those dreams come true, then you make deals with people. " Since 2022, Parton has been working with Duncan Hines and its parent company, Conagra, to release Dolly-branded cake mixes. Dolly Parton has put her name to a range of Duncan Hines baking mixes.

Persons: —, Dolly Parton, Parton, Sandollar, Sandy Gallin, Gen, Kevin Mazur, Duncan Hines, Jolene, JB Rowland, That's, I've, you've Organizations: Service, Business, Sandollar Productions, Entertainment, Herschend Enterprises, Company, Roll Hall of Fame Locations: Pigeon Forge , Tennessee, Dollywood

☆ Jimmy Buffet's 'Margaritaville' has built an empire. Here's what it's like to visit its resorts and RV parks, and sail on its cruise line.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

See what it's like to vacation on its cruise line and at some of its resorts and RV parks. A hotel room at Camp Margaritaville RV Resort and Lodge in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Now, there are Margaritaville hotels in what seems like almost every major vacation destination in the US from San Diego, California to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Brittany Chang/InsiderThe first Camp Margaritaville RV resort — which focuses on "upscale camping" — opened in Georgia in 2019 as a "surprise" hit, Jim Wiseman, the president of development at Camp Margaritaville, told Insider in 2021. To create this floating Margaritaville hotel, the brand refurbished the over 30-year-old flagship vessel of budget cruise line Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, which has since rebranded to Margaritaville at Sea.

Persons: Jimmy Buffett, Brittany Chang, Buffett, Forbes, it's, there's, Liberty, hasn't, Margaritaville, Jim Wiseman, Orlando — Organizations: Service, Yorker, New, Margaritaville, Paradise, Cruise Locations: Wall, Silicon, Pigeon Forge , Tennessee, Margaritaville, Pensacola Beach , Florida, San Diego , California, Gatlinburg , Tennessee, New York City, Margaritaville's New York City, of, Georgia, Auburndale, Florida, Crystal Beach , Florida, Poconos, Forge , Tennessee, Auburndale , Florida, Orlando, cabanas, Florida's Port, Palm Beach, Bahamas, Freeport, Grand Bahama

Representatives for the company declined to comment on its business. In the days after Mr. Buffett’s death, retail and marketing experts said his legacy would continue to lure his fans — known as Parrot Heads, along with their children, called parakeets — and others to his businesses. “It’s definitely a lifestyle associated with him and his personality and his music that he created,” said Barbara Kahn, a professor of marketing at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. But, she said, because his business is “bigger than just that, it could definitely live on.”Mr. Buffett’s original idea for Margaritaville was “to expand the opportunity for as many people to experience the lifestyle immortalized in his iconic song as possible,” according to the statement on the company’s website. The company had $2.2 billion in gross annual revenue last year.

Persons: Buffett’s, —, It’s, ”, Barbara Kahn, Mr, Margaritaville, Dolly Parton Organizations: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Locations: Belize, Pigeon Forge, Tenn

☆ A Comfort Inn hotel in Tennessee employed 2 children under the age of 12, the labor department says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A hotel in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, employed two children under the age of 12, the DOL said. The operators of the Comfort Inn hotel also paid some workers below the minimum wage, it said. The DOL said in the lawsuit that since at least March 2021, Pigeon Forge Hospitality had employed "oppressive child labor" by hiring two minors under the age of 12. It had also employed a 15-year-old to perform baking and cooking activities that weren't allowed for their age group. The lawsuit doesn't state the name of the hotel, but the DOL press release said that Pigeon Forge Hospitality and Patel operated a Comfort Inn hotel in the city.

☆ Tuesday Morning says it wants to close 265 stores as part of its bankruptcy filing. See if your local store is on the list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

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☆ Airbnb and Vrbo owners should brace for 2023. There's more competition than ever and hosts will have to work harder to stay booked.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Short-term rental owners will see a drop in occupancy rates in 2023, one forecast shows. While travel is still expected to remain high, travelers will have more listings than ever to choose from. "Even if we go into a mild recession, we don't expect demand for travel to decline next year," he told Insider. The hosts that will do best will most likely be those that offer discounted rates, Lane says. Those who don't actively manage their prices will "most likely" see a drop in their revenue, Lane said.

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