Amtrak Cascades train service between Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C., has begun.Portland-to-Vancouver trains depart Portland’s Union

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Alfred Leuthold was named director of sales and marketing for the Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center here.Leuthold previously served as

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) released its “H1N1 Influenza Management in Hotels,” a guide for lodging

Pete Hayda was appointed director of sales and marketing for the RockResorts Vail Collection, a group of properties here that includes The Arrabelle

Aloft Dallas Downtown opened in a former historic railroad freight depot.The 193-room hotel offers 11 meeting rooms, including a 5,150-square-foot

Pete Hayda was appointed director of sales and marketing for the RockResorts Vail Collection, a group of properties here that includes The Arrabelle

The hotel tax and meals tax are set to increase in Boston and Cambridge, effective Oct. 1, according to the Greater Boston CVB.The hotel tax will

Occidental Hotels & Resorts launched meetings savings and perks for its properties located in Mexico, Costa Rica, Aruba and the Dominican

The Atlantic City Convention Center received a $1.5 million grant from the state of New Jersey for the construction of a single wind turbine to

A citizen’s task force voted to recommend that the San Diego Convention Center be expanded to the tune of $753 million.The 16-member task force

A contract covering 6,000 workers at 30 downtown hotels in Chicago expired this week, and labor and management have been unable to come to an

The Scottsdale CVB launched a Scottsdale Room Rate Challenge program for meeting planners.The program allows planners to submit a proposal to the

Hotel Palomar Philadelphia is accepting reservations and is slated to open Oct. 15.The 230-room hotel is located in the historic Architects Building

The Hermosa Inn here is undergoing a multimillion-dollar revamp, which is expected to be completed in October.Upgrades at the property include

There has been wide distribution of the newest generation of smart phones such as iPhones, Blackberries, Treos and all the others, along with a vast

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Illinois The $56 million, 230-room Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center is expected

Everyone has something to say these days—and myriad channels in which to say it.Facebook, Twitter, social review websites such as Yelp and

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