New Orleans tourism dismiss claims of violence
Reports of violence in New Orleans in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina were “grossly exaggerated”, tourist chiefs have claimed.
Despite countless first-hand tales of violence and abuse and TV footage of looting, the city’s convention and visitors bureau sought to reassure nervous tourists by rubbishing the claims as media hype.
“The early reporting of violence in the streets, businesses, homes and shelters of New Orleans was grossly exaggerated and wholly inaccurate,” an update from the CVB stated.
“It spread misconceptions about our city and our people. The vast majority of our citizens exercised remarkable patience and civic responsibility in the most demanding of situations. New Orleans is entirely secure.”
The report painted an upbeat picture of the city with many hotels expected to open within 30 days. Hilton, Sheraton, Marriott and Sonesta are all due to re-open hotels this month with the Holiday Inn opening in November and Hyatt Regency and Intercontinental opening in January.
All parts of the city are now accessible after the army finished pumping water from the streets.
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