Nashville's tourism chief bumps 3 party bus companies from membership rolls amid regulation push [View all]
Nashville's tourism chief is giving three party bus companies the boot.
The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. deactivated the membership of three entertainment vehicles earlier this month as the tourism organization pushes for entertainment vehicle regulations.
The NCVC informed the three businesses that their memberships were being made "inactive" on Sept. 8. Those that already paid the annual membership dues were refunded, and those whose membership was up for renewal were not renewed.
"At a time when the NCVC is working to regulate this category of party buses and tractors, we did not feel it was right to keep their membership payment," NCVC President and CEO Butch Spyridon said in a statement to The Tennessean. "In the interest of fairness and not appearing hypocritical, our board felt this was an appropriate measure. We hope to work with these companies again in the future."
The businesses with deactivated memberships are The Nashville Tractor, Honky Tonk Party Express, and Upstage Party Bus. Annual membership fees depend on levels of benefits, according to the NCVC. The deactivated businesses paid fees of between $595 and $1,950.
Read more: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson/2021/09/20/nashvilles-tourism-chief-bumps-3-party-bus-companies-membership-rolls/5789173001/
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