Vail Cascade Resort to Undergo Major Facelift

The Vail Cascade Resort & Spa, located here, plans to undergo a $30 million renovation. The project will take place in two phases, with phase

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Hampton Inn Opens in Oxnard, Calif.

The Hampton Inn Channel Islands Harbor, located here, opened in June. The hotel offers 95 guest rooms and meeting space for up to 500 people in

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Berkshire Tourism Head Retires

William R. Wilson Jr., president and CEO of the Berkshire Visitors Bureau, located here, retired June 30. Wilson spent 23 years as leader of the

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Embassy Suites Slated for Loveland, Colo.

Construction is under way on the new Embassy Suites Loveland, Colorado Hotel and Convention Center, with an opening date set for March 2009. John

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Harrah’s Expanding Caesars Palace

Harrah’s Entertainment announced a $1 billion expansion of Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace that includes a new hotel tower and a major increase

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MPI Announces New Singapore Office at Annual Meeting

MPI’s 2007 World Education Congress (WEC), which was held July 28-31 in Montreal and drew in approximately 3,700 attendees, announced the

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Omni to Open Hotel in Houston

Plans are under way to redevelop a former Sheraton in Houston and open it as an Omni property in 2009. When it opens, the hotel is expected to

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Trump to Unveil Chicago Hotel

Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is slated to open in December. Located in downtown Chicago, the new hotel will feature 339 guest

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Embassy Suites to Break Ground in Pleasant Grove, Utah

John Q. Hammons plans to begin construction Aug. 24 on an Embassy Suites and adjoining convention center in Pleasant Grove, Utah, located about 35

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Upgrades in the Works at Hyatt Regency Miami

The Hyatt Regency Miami is undergoing a $20 million guest room and lobby renovation, scheduled to be finished early next year. The hotel,

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$700 Million Margaritaville Casino & Resort Slated for Biloxi

Harrah’s Entertainment and singer Jimmy Buffett plan to break ground this month on the Margaritaville Casino & Resort here. Biloxi

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St. Louis CVC Promotes, Expands Staff

The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission (CVC) shuffled several of its sales, marketing and public relations employees into new positions

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$235 Million Casino Coming to Seattle Area

The Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority recently broke ground on the new Casino Snoqualmie, located about 30 miles east of Seattle. The project,

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San Diego to Welcome Pearl Hotel

The Pearl Hotel is slated to open Aug. 30 in Point Loma, Calif., located about seven miles from downtown San Diego. Once open, groups will be

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Former Palm Beach CVB Controller Sentenced to Prison

Donna Duffer, former controller of the Palm Beach County CVB, was sentenced to 10 years in prison July 30 for embezzling $1.6 million from the bureau

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Chicago’s McCormick Place West Opens Ahead of Schedule

McCormick Place West, Chicago’s newest convention space addition, opened Aug. 2. Originally slated to open next year, the facility opened

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Palm Beach Names New Tourism Leader

The Palm Beach County CVB named Jorge Pesquera its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 1. Pesquera comes to his new position with 30 years of

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Fresno CVB Chief Resigns

Wayne Bennett, executive director of the Fresno CVB, resigned at the bureau’s board meeting July 26. His last day will be Aug. 31.

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Orlando-Area Travelodge to Become Holiday Inn

The Travelodge Hotel Main Gate, located here, renamed itself the Fun Spots Hotel June 29 and plans to change its name again in September to Holiday

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Upgrades Under Way at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis

A $138 million renovation is in full swing at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Last year the hotel renovated its 1,663 guest rooms and 94 suites and

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