Plans are in the works for a $36 million facelift of the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. The project, scheduled to finish in 2008,

Construction is expected to begin in fall on the $325 million JW Marriott Complex here. The project is estimated to add 1,568 guest rooms to the

The Yakima Valley Visitors and Convention Bureau, located about two hours southeast of Seattle, named John Cooper its new president and CEO.

InterContiental Hotels Group plans to convert the Little Rock Holiday Inn Select into a Crowne Plaza this summer. The Crowne Plaza Little Rock

Prism Hotels & Resorts, based here, plans to take over management of the Hilton San Francisco Financial District. The 27-story property

The Treasure Island Resort & Casino, located here, plans to begin construction June 1 on a $50 million expansion project. Expected to include

After closing its doors last October for a multimillion-dollar renovation, the Malibu Beach Inn plans to reopen June 15. The 47-room hotel offers

Hilton Hotels Corporation appointed Matthew J. Hart its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2008. Hart currently works for Hilton as

A $30 million renovation is under way at the Hyatt West Hollywood. The project, expected to finish in December, includes a refurbishment of the

Hotel ZaZa Houston, formerly the Wyndham Warwick, is scheduled to debut June 4. The hotel, located near Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts and

Mary Power, CAE, president of the Convention Industry Council (CIC), resigned, effective May 25. Power led the CIC for seven years, in which time

The Waterford Hotel Group unveiled the Homewood Suites by Hilton Ithaca [N.Y.] May 24. The hotel, located in New York’s Finger Lakes region

Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to open the new Sheraton Fort Worth [Texas] Hotel and Spa by the end of the year. The hotel will be housed in

Upgrades are in the works at the J.W. Marriott Hotel San Francisco, scheduled to finish by the end of the year. The project includes updates to

Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund and Lowe Enterprises Investors purchased the Hilton Washington, located here, for $290 million and plan to initiate a $100

Starwood Hotels & Resorts broke ground May 31 on the new aloft Charleston Airport & Convention Center. The hotel, situated near the

The Wynfrey Hotel, located here, finished a $3 million upgrade to its guest bathrooms and guest corridors. The hotel offers groups 329 guest

The Royal Palms Resort and Spa, located here, completed an update to its Alvadora Spa. The 119-room resort is located seven miles from Phoenix

Plans are in the works to reflag the AmeriSuites Silicon Valley Fremont into a Hyatt Place hotel later this year. The hotel is currently

Ed Polivka, former vice president of education for PCMA, died of a heart attack May 30, according to the association. Polivka, who was a director