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

The Courtyard Vacaville finished a renovation early this year. The project included the renovation of the property’s 127 guest rooms, 2.739

CSM Lodging, based here, plans to begin a large-scale renovation of the Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown at the Depot this spring and transform it into

Plans are in the works for the construction of a new Westin hotel connected to the Indianapolis International Airport. According to press reports

Rockwood Capital purchased the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, located here, for an undisclosed amount. The hotel underwent more than $20 million in

Midwest Airlines plans to launch service from Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Construction is under way at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, located here, on the conversion of its famed Stemmons Auditorium into a new ballroom. The

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians plans to construct a $100 million resort at its Spotlight 29 Casino, located here, about 25 miles

The Rosen Centre Hotel, located here, completed a multimillion-dollar meeting space upgrade. The project included a refurbishment to the hotel

The Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel, located here, plans to finish its $15 million facelift this spring. The project includes the refurbishment of

The Courtyard Denver Cherry Creek opened March 5. The hotel, formerly a Four Points by Sheraton, underwent a major renovation before debuting