The Indianapolis Marriott Downtown is the last hotel hosting NCCA men's basketball teams. It now looks to the future of how the 2021 tourism and convention season will define this year's business outlook.

After quickly grinding to a halt last spring, officials say Indiana's hotels and restaurants are slowly recovering.

The in-person convention will be pushed to mid-September, running from Sept. 16-19, with a lower attendance cap.

Indianapolis International Airport is about to welcome the highest number of travelers its seen since the pandemic hit last spring.

Hotels and restaurants were already preparing to host 68 teams consisting of athletes, coaches, staff and family members. The latest decision allowing up to 25 percent capacity at each venue will increase the number of people coming to Indiana.

The hotel occupies the top two floors of what was once the world's largest Coca-Cola bottling plant. It features a restored terra cotta exterior and the original Coca-Cola signage.

The International Monster Truck Museum and Hall of Fame, currently housed at Kruse Plaza in Auburn, is moving to the former Eagles lodge in Butler.

The campaign gives economic incentives to businesses and consumers to publicly promise they will follow health and safety guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airport's flight activity has dropped to as low as 5 percent of typical operations since the virus outbreak spread across the U.S. in March, and it recently served only 14 of its 53 destinations

The cancellation of conventions, conferences and trade shows due to the coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on tourism in Indianapolis, a tourism official said.