HTN: Buffalo Convention Business Mixed So Far

The Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau says convention business is up, but visitor count is down. The organization says 108 new conventions, meetings, special events or amateur sporting events have been booked since the beginning of the year. That's a 27-percent increase for the 85 during the same time last year. Potential visitor bookings, however, are down by 24-point-three-percent from last year. The CVB is working with 180 new groups; that could bring 88-thousand-575 visitors to the area.