Access Louisville

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.   Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | StitcherCleo Battle is ready to shift from recovery mode to growth mode.Battle is the president and CEO of Louisville Tourism. After three years of uncertainty for the tourism industry, he is leading the organization as it plans to attract a global audience.Shea Van Hoy, editor of Louisville Business First, sat down with Battle to discuss what he was looking forward to and trends in the tourism industry. This conversation is the first in a series of executive interviews on the Access Louisville Podcast.Something that keeps Louisville from attracting different kinds of meetings or conventions is its hotel capacity, one that is lower than peer cities, Battle explained. There are some hotels under construction, but currently Louisville is under-hoteled.Beyond this construction, there’s another change coming to the hotel industry. Repo