Harrisburg
- The Best Western Premier Central Hotel & Conference Center (717.561.2800; www.bestwestern.com) opened in Harrisburg this year with 174 guest rooms, three suites, a fitness center, an indoor heated pool, a dining room and a lounge. The hotel offers 15,000 square feet of meeting space, plus shuttle service to Harrisburg International Airport.
- Radisson Hotel Harrisburg Hershey (717.433.9737; www.radisson.com) has undergone a major renovation this year. The property features a 30,000-square-foot convention center with flexible meeting space and the Grand Ballroom, central Pennsylvania’s largest column-free oval ballroom, plus catering and audiovisual rentals.
Hershey
- The Country Inn & Suites Hershey at The Park (717.718.2986; www.countryinns.com) opened in 2010 near the Antique Auto Museum. The property offers 86 guest rooms, a business center, a fitness center and an indoor pool.
Lancaster
- The Best Western Premier Eden Resort & Suites (717.569.6444; www.edenresort.com) has undergone extensive refurbishments in recent years and just opened a $2 million outdoor recreation complex featuring the Kids Water Zone.
- The Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum (717.397.2970; www.quiltandtextilemuseum.com) recently reconfigured its grand hall from an exhibition setting to a special events venue with a capacity for events of up to 400 people. Its Beaux-Arts architectural style and downtown location make it a convenient new addition for meetings and conventions.
- The PA Dutch CVB (800.220.4757; www.padutchcountry.com) has a new meetings incentive program offering rewards, discounts and upgrades for planners, host organizations and board members at four different event size levels. The promotion applies only to new bookings issued and signed definite between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2012, and for travel prior to Dec. 31, 2014.