The political capital and cultural center of China—a country at the forefront of innovation and culture for millennia and eager to reclaim that

Although most of the travel tips to China have already been compiled on the Asia-Pacific portion of MeetingsFocus.com, there are a few special

The city of San Marcos and John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts broke ground Jan. 31 on a hotel and conference center. The $50 million hotel will

Hyatt Place, a growing brand of Hyatt Hotels, plans to break ground in February on a new property in South Bend, Ind. The hotel is slated to open

Ground is expected to be broken Feb. 5 on the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center here. The property, estimated to cost about $73 million, will

The Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel was reflagged the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel in mid-January. The hotel’s reflagging

The Detroit Metro CVB (DMCVB) unveiled its new brand identity Jan. 31: “D. Cars, Culture, Gaming, Music, Sports.” The new slogan was

The Oswego Hotel, located here, is scheduled to debut in April. The boutique property is planned to offer 80 guest rooms and a board room that

The Sidney Pier Hotel & Spa, located about 25 minutes north of Victoria, British Columbia, is scheduled to open May 1. The hotel will contain

The Las Vegas Monorail Company plans to extend its service to McCarran International Airport beginning in 2011. The new extension will span 4.2

Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to open three hotels as part of the Memorial City Project, a mixed-use development in west Houston, Texas.

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) promoted three of its key staff: Travis A. McCready as COO, Johanna M. Storella as CFO and Fred

The Allerton Crowne Plaza Chicago, located on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, was reflagged as an independent hotel bearing the name The

Asian luxury chain Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts plans to manage a 17-floor hotel in Toronto scheduled to open in 2011. The Shangri-La Hotel,

HEI Hospitality, based here, acquired the Marriott Austin [Texas] for an undisclosed amount and reflagged it the Sheraton Austin Hotel Jan. 27.

In an effort to provide meeting planners with a single point of contact when working with New Orleans-based Marriott hotels, Marriott International

Mary Ridderman, director of sales for the Kalamazoo County CVB, was named the bureau’s new interim executive director. Ridderman is

W.P. Carey & Co. acquired the soon-to-be-built Hilton hotel in Bloomington, Minn., for $49 million. The hotel is currently under construction

The New Orleans Metropolitan CVB (NOMCVB) released a “State of the City” report that paints a positive picture of its meetings and

After closing for a facility-wide renovation, the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, located in Rosemont, Ill., reopened its doors Feb. 1. The hotel