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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld, located near the Walt Disney World Resort and one mile from the Orange County Convention Center, recently

The Dow Hotel Company purchased the Doubletree Hotel Chicago-O’Hare Rosemont for an undisclosed amount. The hotel offers 369 newly

Mike McAfee, director of the Joplin CVB, resigned and plans to take the reins of the Bloomington [Ind.] CVB. McAfee's last day will be Aug. 24

PCMA plans to hold its 2010 Annual Meeting at the Dallas Convention Center Jan. 10-13, 2010. “We are thrilled to be working with Dallas for

Construction is under way on the new Westin Verasa Napa Residences, a condo-hotel expected to open in winter 2008. The property will offer 160

The Doubletree Hotel Columbus/Worthington recently finished a $10 million facility-wide facelift. The 306-room hotel, formerly a Holiday Inn,

The Mansfield Hotel, an historic hotel located in Midtown Manhattan, recently wrapped up a refurbishment project. The hotel, built in 1903,

InterContinential Hotels Group plans to begin construction this fall on a new Hotel Indigo in Athens, Ga. The hotel is scheduled to open in

Crews broke ground in early August on the Hyatt Place Orlando/Lake Mary. The hotel, located about 19 miles north of Orlando in Lake Mary, Fla.,