Caribbean
Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach unveiled multimillion-dollar updates to its guest rooms, public areas, pool and meeting spaces. The island hotel offers two executive boardrooms, the 650-person Governor’s Ballroom and the smaller Galleon Ballroom seating 300 theater-style. www.westingrandcayman.com
Florida
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will unveil the $100-million home of Space Shuttle Atlantis this summer. The 90,000-square-foot exhibit will tell the 30-year history of the space shuttle program. Twelve rocket launches are scheduled for 2013. www.kennedyspacecenter.com
Georgia
The Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center on the university’s campus in Atlanta completed a $1.5 million renovation, modernizing all 252 guest rooms. The property offers 23 meeting rooms and 21,000 square feet of total event space. www.gatechhotel.com
North Carolina
The Smith Curry Hotel Group announced lobby upgrades in six of its properties in the Charlotte metropolitan area, including the Hilton Garden Inn Uptown, Hampton Inn Uptown, Hilton Garden Inn Charlotte Northlake, Hilton Garden Inn Charlotte Pineville, Hilton Garden Inn Rock Hill in South Carolina and Hampton Inn and Suites in Concord. www.hp-hotels.com
Tennessee
Four Points by Sheraton Chattanooga opened in February, following a $5.8 million conversion from a Clarion Hotel. The Four Points hotel offers 108 guest rooms, two meeting spaces and a conference room. www.starwoodhotels.com
Texas
Galveston’s San Luis Resort unveiled updates to its 40,000-square-foot, IACC-certified conference center. Guest room renovations are also underway. www.sanluisresort.com
Virginia
Uptown Alley, a 57,000-square-foot, $21 million entertainment complex, opened in Chesterfield County outside of Richmond. The venue can host private parties, corporate events and meeting groups with private bowling lanes, a bar, billiards, dance floor and sports theater. www.uptownalleyrichmond.com