What’s New in Tucson Arizona in April 2004

Travel Media Showcase Comes to Tucson… More than a hundred travel writers from all over the U.S. are expected to attend the 5th annual Travel Media Showcase November 3-6, 2004 at the Westin La Paloma. Travel Media Showcase is an opportunity for writers and destinations to meet face to face.
Interested writers should check out www.travelmediashowcase.com

The Raiders are Coming… The 62nd reunion of the Doolittle Raiders runs April 14-18 in Tucson. The Raiders were an elite all volunteer squad during World War II who were responsible for an attack on Tokyo just months after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Their story has been told in countless
books and movies, including Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo starring Spencer Tracy as Col. Jimmy Doolittle. For more information: www.doolittle62.com or bmacdonald@mtcvb.com

Tucson Suburb Named ‘Most Playful Town’… Oro Valley, a few miles north of Tucson, is named in Nickelodeon magazine’s April issue as one of the ’10 Most Playful Towns in America’. The magazine considered things like high-performing schools, safe neighborhoods, extensive library programs, and
access to the arts in making their final list. “We were looking for communities with heart and soul,” said Wendy Smolen, Nickelodeon’s deputy editor. “People want to say ‘I love where I live,’ the people in Oro Valley, that’s what they said.”

Make Time to Stop and Smell the Roses… It’s billed as the world’s largest rose tree and it’s about to bloom. The Tombstone Rose Festival runs April 17-18, 2004. For information: (520) 457-9317

Music Makes the World Go ‘Round… The Tucson International Mariachi Conference takes place April 20-24, 2004 at the Tucson Convention Center and Armory Park. This annual celebration of mariachi music and folklorico dancing has attracted world-wide attention. For more information: (520)
838-3913 or www.tucsonmariachi.org

Dining in the Garden… The Tucson Botanical Gardens is offering lunch! The trial run is available Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu changes often, but recent delicacies have included a curriedchicken salad sandwich for $7.75 and chocolate truffle cookies for a mere 50 cents. For more information: (520) 326-9686

It’s Getting Easier for Tourists to get to Tucson… In response to an increase in demand, Frontier Airlines is adding another daily flight from its Denver hub to Tucson. Tickets are on sale now, service begins June 20, 2004. Frontier expects a busy summer travel season. So do we.
www.frontierairlines.com

Did You Know… There are more than 215 arts groups and organizations in Tucson. The downtown arts district alone is home to 35 galleries.

The MTCVB is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Tucson-area as a convention and visitor destination. It is financially supported by the City of Tucson, Pima County, the Town of Oro Valley and its nearly 800 individual and business members.

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March 26, 2004   Posted in: United States SouthWest