The country's time zone, small size and remote location mean it will always have to struggle to lure international events to its soil.
It took 20 years and the installation of a whole new platform, but in 2013, 150 citizens celebrated Hope's new stop-status by riding the train to Texarkana and then coming back (by school bus) to feast on eggs, grits and bacon.The town now has a new concert venue, and tries to lure sports events to its parks.
Given former premiers have tried to lure the event to Sydney, Baird underlined McGeoch's involvement in the Sydney Olympics.
Los Angeles and Anaheim, both with larger convention centers, have tried to lure the event away.
Jeff Vasser, the executive director of the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Bureau, said his organization, which concentrates on luring large events to the city, has long promoted the beach, though he conceded that it was usually an afterthought to visitors.
Unlike the PGA Tour, the European circuit allows tournaments to use appearance fees to lure golfers to its events.
The newest trend in that once so trendy neighborhood is the holding of events to lure customers back.
Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, opened in Cincinnati in 1845 after a cholera epidemic, offers a range of events to lure the public.
Then, to promote the events — and lure a new generation of younger buyers into the auction house — he turned Christie's into a discothèque, holding theme parties like "Bubble Bash" and "Think Pink".
I call it taking from the needy to feed the greedy". Soon Tonken was passing out so much bling to lure celebrities to his events that he ran up astronomical tabs at luxury retailers.
