Travel and Tourism
Events, articles, and guides for visitors and newcomers to Nashville and Davidson County
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Thirty Thousand Square Feet on the Mezzanine, and the Airline That Swore It Would Never Do This
Southwest Airlines will open one of its first four airport lounges at Nashville International — about 30,200 square feet on…
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180 Rooms Went Up in Antioch, and the Free Breakfast Starts at Six
The Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Southeast Century Farms opened in September at 3001 Century Farms Circle in Antioch — 180…
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Every Council Member Said Yes. The Decision Still Isn’t Theirs.
Metro Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, September 1 to ask that Nashville International Airport be renamed for Dolly Parton. The…
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Seventeen Million People Came Last Year. They Left $11.6 Billion Behind.
Visitors to Davidson County spent a record $11.6 billion in 2025 — $31.8 million every day, from 17.4 million people.…
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The Letters on Your Bag Tag Have Outlived One Name Already. Now There’s a Date for the Next One.
Gov. Bill Lee and the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority announced their intent to name Nashville International Airport for Dolly Parton.…
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An 1824 House, a 1950s Motor Inn, and a Pool the Neighborhood Can Actually Use
Salt Ranch on Dickerson Pike kept almost everything: an 1824 house at the center, the 1950s motel wings around it,…
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116,047 People in a Single Day: Inside the Year Nashville’s Airport Outgrew Its Own Records
Nashville International Airport moved 26.7 million passengers in fiscal 2026 — the busiest year in its history — while rebuilding…
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$89 Million a Day: Tennessee Just Posted Its Biggest Tourism Year Ever, and Nashville Is Still the Engine
Travelers spent $32.5 billion across Tennessee in 2025 — a record, and a faster climb than the country managed. State…
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Reservations Open September 14. The Museum Opens in October. The Hotel Itself Still Has No Date.
Dolly Parton's SongTeller Hotel starts taking reservations on September 14 and its third-floor museum opens in October — but the…
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One Farewell Show Beat a Four-Day Festival: Alan Jackson’s Last Call Filled 98 Percent of Downtown Nashville
Nashville's summer 2026 numbers are in, and the headline is a single night: Alan Jackson's Nissan Stadium finale sold 78,433…
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