Hotels, restaurants expect surge for CIAA Tournament

Baltimore businesses are waiting with open arms for thousands of fans who will come to the city for the CIAA Basketball Tournament this week. The conference of historically Black colleges and universities is bringing its men’s and women’s tournaments to CFG Bank Arena from Feb. 26 to March 2. It’s the third year Baltimore is hosting the event in person, and the conference committed last year to keeping the contest in town until 2026. After last year’s tournament brought more than 38,000 fans to CFG Bank Arena, hotels and restaurants are expecting a similar boost in business this time around.