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

AEG broke ground June 1 on a 54-story hotel/residential tower on the L.A. Live site in downtown Los Angeles. The tower is expected to open in

On June 7, United Express began twice daily roundtrip flights between the LA/Palmdale Regional Airport, located about 60 miles north of Los Angeles

PCMA debuted its new Live Learning Center, a new online learning tool for members of the meetings industry. The Live Learning Center, accessible

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to build two Hotel Indigo properties in St. Louis. The first hotel will take the place of the Inn at the Park

The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that many residents traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico,

Starwood Hotels & Resorts broke ground May 31 on a new aloft hotel near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The hotel, named

The Hotel Colorado, located about 61 miles west of Vail in Glenwood Springs, recently completed a $2 million restaurant and lobby renovation.