The Fayetteville Visitors Bureau is pleased to name Shelby Ross, of the Travelodge in Fayetteville, the April 2013 Hospitality Hero of the month .

The Hospitality Hero program, which began in January 2013, is designed to stimulate and reward exceptional customer service by employees working in the hospitality industry. These Hospitality Heroes will be celebrated each month as the best examples of the city’s ongoing commitment to providing each and every visitor outstanding service.

Fayetteville is excited to host the terminus events for the 2013 Air Race Classic. The Air Race Classic is an all women, transcontinental air race of approximately 2,500 miles in four days. Tracing its roots back to 1929, when aviatrix Amelia Earhart first flew in it, the Air Race was subsequently dubbed the “Powder Puff Derby.”

For nearly 200 years the Downtown Square has been the heart of the city, the center for meetings, markets, parades and rallies. It has been burned down, shot at, blown away, and even deliberately destroyed in the name of progress, but has come back every time as an ever-evolving commercial and social hub for the citizens of Fayetteville.