The American Society of Hematology (ASH) holds the 51st annual meeting in New Orleans, December 5-8, 2009. So come on down and enjoy this very special event. The ASH’s Education and Scientific Programs offer the latest research, therapies, and tools for this vital, ever changing field.  And while you are in town, experience a uniquely American destination offering so many historic attractions, famed cuisine, distinctive architecture, and a soulful music scene. Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are steps from world famous Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, Convention Center and Aquarium of the Americas. Enjoy charming boutique hotel accommodations in the Heart of the French Quarter. Book early for the best convention hotel availability!

New Orleans Habitat for Humanity: Volunteering for Alternative Summer Vacation!  This summer volunteers from all over the world will travel to New Orleans for an alternative summer volunteer experience with New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity working on houses all throughout the greater New Orleans area.  Come on down and stay at the Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel, in the Heart of the French Quarter. Located steps from Bourbon Street, Jackson Square and the French Market, enjoy the European charm of French Quarter Inns. We have great early bird summer French Quarter hotel room rates available!

Take part in the world’s largest HR conference, the 2009 SHRM Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference & Exposition – 6/28/09 through 7/1/09, with participants from over 140 countries, including prominent business, policy and HR thought leaders. Elevate the strategic abilities of your HR team and arm them with the tools and resources essential for dealing with today’s complex challenges.  Featuring Jack Welch – globally respected business leader and Forbes’ CEO of the Century – shares his insight on the relevance and necessity of HR Leadership in these unprecedented times. Explore innovative solutions from over 700 vendors at the SHRM Exposition.

The Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are steps from world famous Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, French Market and the Convention Center. Enjoy charming boutique hotel accommodations in the Heart of the French Quarter. Book early for the best convention hotel availability!

Located steps from Bourbon Street, Jackson Square and the French Market, French Quarter Inns welcomes you to the ESSENCE 2009! Incredible music, strong sense of community, real inspiration- the things we love about the ESSENCE Music Festival are what we love about New Orleans! This year, as we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the ESSENCE Music Festival, join us in New Orleans for the “Ultimate Party Weekend.” Filled with top performers, empowerment seminars and good friends, there is no better place for this kind of fun than the French Quarter, and no more natural setting for it than America’s cultural capital. Looking for a great place to stay while you attend the Festival? Located in the Heart of the French Quarter, the Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel welcomes you with charming accommodations and the best locations in town to enjoy all the fun! Click here for great 2009 hotel rates!

And for the most interesting festival of the year and Louisiana’s greatest export to the world: Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Music Festival! Two of the genres unique to our culture are Cajun music and its offspring, Zydeco. Cajun music has its roots in the Old World traditions from Europe more than 200 years ago by the ancestors of today’s Cajun families. Relying on fiddles, guitars and accordions and crooning vocals – often in French – enjoy its distinctive sound and local flair. Zydeco evolved from Cajun, sometimes using the same instrumentation, sometimes not, but often adding a washboard, horns and other instruments to create a hybrid sound. Zydeco combines elements of many types of music, in addition to Cajun, including soul/R&B, rock, jazz, gospel and even hip-hop. Both Cajun and Zydeco will have the chance to strut their stuff during the Vieux to Do weekend. 

Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are steps from world famous Bourbon and Royal Streets, Jackson Square, Convention Center, Riverfront, and Aquarium of the Americas. Enjoy charming hotel accommodations in the Heart of the French Quarter. Book early for the best availability!

The 24th annual Creole Tomato Festival (June 13-14) highlights one of Louisiana’s most famous agricultural products, renowned throughout the world for its flavor and the variety of recipes that use it as the base ingredient. Food booths will be offering such Creole Tomato favorites as Fried Green Tomatoes, Creole Tomato Bloody Mary’s, Creole Tomato with Shrimp Salad, Stuffed Shrimp with Grilled Creole Tomato over Jasmine Rice, Creole Tomato Basil Crepes, Creole Tomato Gelato, Creole Tomato Cream Crawfish Pies, Blooming Onion on a bed of Creole Tomato and more! The festival will center around the historic French Market, which has been the city’s agricultural produce hub since the late 1700s.  Located in the Heart of the French Quarter, the Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel feature charming accommodations and the best locations in town to enjoy all the fun. Now is the time to make your late spring and summer reservations to ensure the best rate!

The city that loves to throw a party does it again in mid-June with a free festival that is actually three festivals in one! Visit New Orleans in mid-June to experience three fabulous festivals all happening here in the French Quarter. 

“A New Orleans Vieux-To-Do”…three festivals…one big weekend! Celebrating three uniquely New Orleans and Louisiana specialties: Seafood, Creole tomatoes and Cajun/Zydeco music, the Vieux to Do is the place to be over the weekend of June 13-14. Fest organizers are boasting “a half-mile of food, music and fun!”  With free music on five stages, cooking demonstrations and cookbook signings throughout the weekend, see some of the city’s finest chefs at work. Plus stroll over 50 food, beverage and unique booths, including arts and crafts by skilled artists and artisans. As always, enjoy plenty of activities for the kids, so bring the whole family along.

Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are steps from world famous Bourbon and Royal Streets, Jackson Square, Convention Center, Riverfront, and Aquarium of the Americas. Enjoy charming hotel accommodations in the Heart of the French Quarter. Book early for the best availability!

Sunpie, Rosie Ledet, BeauSoleil & the Louisiana Sunspots will play at the third annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, taking place June 13-14 at the historic French Market. The Cajun-Zydeco Festival joins the French Market’s Creole Tomato Festival and the Louisiana Seafood Festival to form A New Orleans Vieux To Do – three free festivals in one. Dozens of farmers and fishers will be on hand with fresh Louisiana produce and seafood. And chefs from New Orleans’ best restaurants will demonstrate how to use Creole tomatoes and fresh local seafood in delicious recipes. Gourmet foods will be available from top local eateries. So come hungry!

Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel French Quarter are steps from world famous Bourbon and Royal Streets, Jackson Square, Convention Center, Riverfront, and Aquarium of the Americas. Enjoy charming French Quarter hotel accommodations in the very Heart of the French Quarter. Book early for the best French Quarter Hotel budget availability and rates!