Downtown Denver’s historic Brown Palace Hotel & Spa has initiated an $8 million guest room renovation. The project includes a soft

The Riverfront Hotel was reflagged The Wyndham Riverfront New Orleans April 1 following a $9 million renovation. The 202-room hotel contains 3,

The Arctic Building, an historic structure on Third Avenue in Seattle, is being transformed into the Arctic Club Hotel Seattle. The building,

The Hilton Garden Inn Seattle/Issaquah, located about 15 miles east of Seattle, opened April 2. The hotel offers planners 177 guest rooms and 3,

Millennium Hotels and Resorts appointed John Arnett president and CEO for the company’s Americas division. Arnett comes to his new position

The Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort, located here, completed a $55 million renovation of 1,481 of its guest rooms April 1. The resort plans to

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to open the new Hotel Indigo at the Alamo in San Antonio early next year. The hotel will be located in the

Bob Imperata, executive vice president for VisitPittsburgh and a 39-year bureau veteran, plans to retire in September. Imperata began his career

Robert Hodge, director of the Austin Convention Center, was fired April 1 “for violation of City policy,” according to Toby Futrell,

Experience Columbus, the destination marketing organization for Columbus, Ohio, named Brian Ross its new vice president of sales. Ross replaces

The Greater Raleigh CVB (GRCVB) named Denny Edwards its new president and CEO, effective May 7. Edwards succeeds Dave Heinl, who at press time

Moonstone Hotel Properties plans to begin construction May 1 on the new Oregon Garden Resort, located about 40 miles south of Portland in Silverton,

L.A. Inc. The Los Angeles CVB named Michael Krouse, CHME, CMP, its new senior vice president. Krouse most recently worked as vice president of

The New Orleans Marriott Metairie [La.] at Lakeway held its grand opening April 6. The hotel, located about eight miles west of downtown New

The Westin San Francisco Market Street opened April 12. The property, formerly the Argent Hotel, offers meeting planners 676 guest rooms and 3,

Palm Beach County commissioners signed a deal April 10 to build a new headquarters hotel next to the city’s convention center. The project

The Greater Raleigh CVB named Beth Ann Anderson its new national sales manager. Anderson previously worked for the Instrumentation, Systems and

The Amarillo Convention and Visitors Council named Courtney Forrest its new director of convention sales. Forrest has worked as the council

A renovation project is under way at the Holiday Inn San Diego Hotel On the Bay and is expected to be finished by the end of the summer. The

A renovation project is under way at the Holiday Inn San Diego Hotel On the Bay and is expected to be finished by the end of the summer. The