Expansion Slated for Sandusky’s Kalahari Water Park

The Kalahari Resort-Sandusky plans to expand its indoor water park to 173,000 square feet. The project is slated to finish in December, and

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Callahan-Giobbi to Head MPI Foundation

Katie Callahan-Giobbi is leaving LA Inc. the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau to join MPI as its new executive vice president, MPI

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Gaylord Opryland Considers $400 Million Expansion

The Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, located here, is entertaining the possibility of expanding its property to include more meeting

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MPI Fires Five Top Staffers

MPI’s new president and CEO, Bruce M. MacMillan, fired five of his top employees Feb. 15. The employees include Dallas-based Paula Nourse,

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Anchorage Tourism Head Resigns

Bruce Bustamante, president of the Anchorage CVB, resigned. Following his departure, Bustamante plans to work for Seattle-based cruise company

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Miami’s Eden Roc Resort to Close For Renovations

Eden Roc, A Renaissance Resort & Spa, located here, plans to close its doors April 17 for an upgrade. The project, scheduled to finish in

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Millennium Boston to Begin Facelift

Starting in June, the 201-room Millennium Bostonian Hotel Boston plans to initiate a renovation of its guest rooms, restaurant, meeting space, and

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Sheraton Madison to Begin Refurbishment

The Sheraton Madison Hotel was acquired for an undisclosed amount and plans are in the works for a multimillion-dollar renovation to the property

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Florida’s Hyatt Regency Bonaventure to Celebrate Completed Upgrade

In commemoration of its completed $100 renovation project, the Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center & Spa, located here, plans to host its

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Pittsburgh CC to Reopen March 9

After a section of its flooring collapsed Feb. 5, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, located here, was fixed and plans to reopen March 9.

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Carmel Valley Ranch to Become Condo-Hotel

The Carmel Valley Ranch plans to begin a $60 million refurbishment project in March and transform itself into a condo-hotel property. The

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Maryland’s Sheraton College Park Acquired

The Carlyle Group and Crescent Hotels & Resorts purchased the Sheraton College Park, located in Beltsville, Md., for an undisclosed amount and

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Wyndham President to Retire

Joseph R. Kane Jr., CHA, president of the Wyndham Hotel Group and Days Inns Worldwide, plans to retire at the end of February. According to

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Makeover Slated for Florida’s Hawk’s Cay Resort

Northview Hotel Group along with Behringer Harvard and Five Star Realty purchased Hawk’s Cay Resort, located on Duck Key Island in the Florida

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Monterey Hotel Expansion Under Way

Construction is in the works on an $8 million expansion of The Monterey Hotel. The project, scheduled to conclude in early 2008, will include an

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Oklahoma City’s Skirvin Hotel Reopens

The Skirvin Hilton, a historic hotel located here, reopened Feb. 26 after the completion of a major renovation . The hotel, which debuted in 1911

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S.F.’s Argent Hotel to Become a Westin

Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to renovate San Francisco’s Argent Hotel and reflag it The Westin San Francisco Market Street this spring

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San Antonio’s El Tropicano Riverwalk Becomes a Holiday Inn

The El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel, located here, was reflagged the El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel-Holiday Inn early this year. The 306-room hotel

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Chicago’s Silversmith Hotel Acquired

Highland Hospitality Corporation purchased The Silversmith Hotel, located in Chicago, for $35.5 million and plans to renovate the property. The

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Indiana’s West Baden Springs Hotel to Reopen

The West Baden Springs Hotel, located here, plans to reopen its doors in May after 75 years. The hotel, located one mile away from the French Lick

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