New Resort Planned for South Lake Tahoe

Construction is under way on the new Chateau at Heavenly Village, an 11.53-acre development located at the base of Lake Tahoe’s Heavenly Resort

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Santa Barbara Holiday Inn To Be Refurbished

The Holiday Inn Santa Barbara-Goleta plans to finish a $2 million facelift in mid-July. The project includes new guest room soft goods, updated

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Fort Lauderdale Offers Planners Sweet Deal

In an effort to attract summertime groups to the Fort Lauderdale area, the Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB is offering free convention floor space to

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Makeover Set for Chicago Marriott

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

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Four-Hotel Complex Headed for Indy

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

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Cooper Appointed Head of Yakima Bureau

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

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Little Rock Holiday Inn Select to Become Crowne Plaza

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

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Prism to Manage S.F. Hilton

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

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Expansion Mapped for Minnesota’s Treasure Island Resort

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

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Malibu Beach Inn to Reopen in June

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

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Hilton Appoints Hart CEO

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

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Makeover Slated for Hyatt West Hollywood

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

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Hotel ZaZa Houston to Open

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

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CIC President Resigns

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

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Ithaca Homewood Suites Opens

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

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Sheraton Slated for Fort Worth

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

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Makeover Under Way at S.F. Marriott

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

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$100 Million Upgrade Slated For Hilton Washington

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

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aloft Hotel Coming to Charleston

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

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Alabama’s Wynfrey Hotel Completes Renovation

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

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