Elliot Ferguson was named CEO of Destination DC. Ferguson previously served as vice president of convention sales & services for the CVB. He

The Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel here closed for an extensive renovation, and the property will open in January 2010 as the Sheraton Fort

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea will debut its $9 million Serenity Pool this month. The saltwater pool will be located in the new 4,100-square

The 517-room W Fort Lauderdale is up and running here. The hotel includes a bar and lounge, a restaurant, a fitness facility, an oceanfront pool

The new NYLO Dallas/Las Colinas will open July 16. The hotel includes 200 rooms, featuring two skyline suites with views of downtown Dallas. A

Hotel Sierra-Richmond West is open here. The property features 134 rooms, a lounge and a fitness center. The hotel also includes meeting space for

Grand View Lodge opened its Gull Lake Center here. The center includes a 6,400-square-foot grand ballroom, two additional ballrooms and nine other

The Iron Horse Hotel here added a restaurant, Smyth, which can also be used by groups for meetings and other events. The meeting space at the

The Courtyard By Marriott at Harrison Square began construction here and is expected to be completed next summer. The new hotel will include 250

The Doubletree Collinsville/St. Louis debuted here after a $12 million conversion from a Holiday Inn property. The 236-room hotel features more than

Hotel Indigo St. Louis Central West End is open here after a $10 million renovation. The 127-room boutique hotel was recently included on the

A developer is planning a $100 million renovation of the Edgewater Hotel here. The project includes an 11-story hotel tower addition that would

The 252-room Best Western High Point Hotel officially debuted here, after a conversion and renovation from a former Radisson hotel. The hotel

Construction on the new Las Cruces Convention Center is under way, and the development is expected to open by late 2010 or early 2011. The 55,000-

Naples Bay Resort introduced its “Bayside Business Special,” which is valid through Oct. 31. The hotel is offering a special per-person

The 317-room W Washington D.C. is set to debut this month. The hotel features a wine bar, a rooftop lounge, a steakhouse and a Bliss spa, among

The revamped Santa Clara Convention Center will open July 16. The venue added a 22,400-square-foot Mission City Ballroom, bringing the center’

The Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) created a Green Meetings Directory, which allows planners to locate organizations that have made

The Saratoga Hilton here will debut a new restaurant this fall. The Union Grille will be fashioned as a gastropub, which is a British term for a

MPI is offering a Virtual Access Pass for its World Education Congress (WEC), which will be held in Salt Lake City July 11-14. The pass will be