Donn Oswald was appointed the new associate director of sales for the Phoenix CVB. The new position was a promotion for Oswald, who worked as a

The Courtyard by Marriott Oklahoma City/Bricktown recently completed a $400,000 refurbishment. The renovation included improvements to the hotel

HEI Hotels & Resorts purchased the Embassy Suites Orlando-Downtown for an undisclosed amount. The hotel contains 167 guest rooms and 9,000

The Caleo Resort & Spa, located here, will be renamed FireSky Resort & Spa April 5 after completing a refurbishment. The property

Former baseball star Reggie Jackson is the principal investor behind a proposed 252-room hotel and conference center on a 5.7-acre site across from

San Diego-based American Property Hospitality Management has purchased the 276-room Wyndham Albuquerque Airport here. Following a $6 million

Hotel magnate John Q. Hammons plans to build a 15-story resort at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks, located here. The 15-story property, which

SBE Entertainment Group and Stockbridge Real Estate Funds acquired the famed Sahara Hotel & Casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip.

RockBridge Capital purchased the Stamford Holiday Inn Downtown, located here, for an undisclosed amount and plans to begin a $15 million facelift in

The Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia/Ft. Washington [Pa.] opened March 1. The hotel contains 146 guest rooms and meeting space for up to 350 guests

Plans are in the works for a $30 million renovation of the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown Hotel. A timeline has not been determined yet, but the

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to construct a new Hotel Indigo in Rahway, N.J. The 72,000-square-foot hotel will be part of the city’s

The Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia unveiled a function space expansion in March. The project transformed some already-existing space into a 4,000-

The Atlanta CVB (ACVB) promoted Kathleen Bertrand to senior vice president, community and governmental affairs. Bertrand most recently worked as

The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach, located in Manalapan, Fla., reopened March 5 after a $60 million renovation project. The hotel, which closed for a

The Four Seasons Hotel Austin initiated a $15 million upgrade to its lobby, restaurant and guest rooms, and also added a spa. The hotel is

Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to break ground March 20 on an aloft hotel in Las Colinas, Texas, near Dallas. The aloft Las Colinas will

Plans are in the works for a large-scale expansion and renovation of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, located here. The expansion, expected to

Lowe Enterprises began construction March 7 on the 102-acre Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., located outside Los Angeles. The

The InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco named Michael Lynch its new director of group sales. Lynch most recently worked as the director