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

Construction is under way on the new Holiday Inn StarCenter, located north of Dallas in Frisco, Texas. The hotel is expected to open this summer

Staybridge Suites Tallahassee held its grand opening celebration Feb. 28. The hotel offers 104 guest rooms and 1,020 square feet of meeting space

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to build a 300-room Crowne Plaza hotel as part of Baltimore’s $350 million Grand Isle Resort, located about

The Doubletree Hotel Augusta, formerly the Augusta Towers, recently finished a $7 million facelift. The hotel’s makeover included upgrades

A new Holiday Inn opened March 9 outside of Dallas in Denton, Texas. The property contains 153 guest rooms and 5,000 square feet of function space

Kevin Kamenzind was named senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Greater Phoenix CVB, effective May 1. Kamenzind comes to Phoenix

Benchmark Hospitality, based here, plans to manage The Lakeside Resort & Residences, located near Dallas in Flower Mound, Texas, when it opens in

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to convert the Atrium Court Hotel, located in Rockville, Md., into the Crowne Plaza Rockville this summer

Cisco, a leading networking applications company based here, plans to purchase WebEx, a corporation specializing in business-to-business meeting