Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front has been designated as the first green hotel in the Pensacola Bay Area by the Florida Green Lodging Program. The

Simeon Miranda was named general manager of the 371-room Marriott Anaheim Suites. Miranda formerly served as resident manager of the Hilton

KSL Resorts, a company that runs seven resorts in California, Colorado, Texas and Virginia, launched its Smart Meetings program aimed at addressing

A new Hard Rock Cafe is set to open here in July. The venue anchors the southern end of the Victory Park mixed-use development. The 8,900-square-

Paula Maczak was appointed vice president of sales and marketing for PWP Hospitality Group, a hospitality management group that operates 12

The 138-room AVIA Long Beach is slated to open here this summer. The hotel includes 1,350 square feet of meeting space, two lounges and a rooftop

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There is good reason Palm Springs has its own Hollywood-style Walk of Stars. Having lured over the decades the likes of everyone from Frank Sinatra,

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The Santa Clara Convention Center’s new ballroom will debut this June. The 22,400-square-foot expansion features three long and narrow

Chicago Marriott Suites Downers Grove unveiled an extensive renovation in this Chicago suburb. The 254-suite hotel includes new furnishings,

The 318-room Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook opened here following a $16 million renovation and conversion from a Radisson hotel. Upgrades include

The 226-room Crowne Plaza Madison-East Towne is debuting this month after an extensive renovation. The hotel added 3,300 square feet of meeting

City officials axed a plan to build a five-story hotel atop a new terminal building at the Sacramento International Airport, which is set to open in

A meetings industry leader released a statement addressing the recent concern about the safety of holding meetings in Mexico. “The Mexican

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New England presents experiences that groups would be hard-pressed to duplicate anywhere else. Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont typify all that

The 176-room Doubletree Hotel Columbus opened its doors. The property formerly was the Columbus Airport hotel, as the development is located one

Connecticut’s green lodging program is expected to launch in May. Participating properties will be required to complete a self-certification

The U.S. hotel industry posted declines in three key performance measurements during the week of March 1-7, 2009, according to data from Smith Travel