After a year-long transition period, the Bakersfield CVB reopened and is now fully staffed and operating under city management. “I am very

The Carmel Mission Inn has reopened following a $6.5 million renovation of all guest rooms and public spaces and the addition of a new outdoor

The Nines, a 331-room hotel that will be part of Starwood Hotels’ Luxury Collection, is scheduled to open in an historic department store

The Hyatt Regency Scottsdale will wrap up a $50 million renovation by year’s end that includes a new executive boardroom, lobby bar, Camp Hyatt

The 122-room Hilton Garden Inn Charlotte/Mooresville, which features three meeting rooms offering a total of 2,500 square feet of event space, made

An 82-room Holiday Inn Express opened in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Amenities at the property include meeting space accommodating up to 100 people and

A historic skyscraper is the setting for the new Sheraton Downtown Columbia, a 135-room hotel located in the Palmetto Building, a Gothic Revival

Following a $3 million renovation, the former Ramada Inn at Amoskeag Falls in Manchester, N.H., has been rebranded the Clarion Manchester Hotel.

The former Premier at Millennium Broadway is now The Premier Hotel, following a rebranding and renovation project that included new design features,

The Doubletree Dayton has wrapped up a renovation that included the refurbishment of all 156 guest rooms, the Polo Grill restaurant and 6,000 square

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts launched its Meaningful Meetings program, which enables groups to donate to community or international organizations

StarCite, a provider of Web-based tools for corporate meetings management, appointed Gregory J. Dukat as its CEO, effective July 15. Prior to

The Healthcare convention & Exhibitors Association unveiled a new slate of officers and directors at its recent 2008 annual meeting in Salt Lake

Following an $11.5 million conversion of a former Holiday Inn under way since May, the Crowne Plaza Bloomington-Normal will open during the last

The 257-unit Embassy Suites Omaha/La Vista-Hotel & Conference Center opened earlier this month with 100,000 square feet of meeting space.

A 70-room Country Inn & Suites by Carlson property opened its doors recently n downtown Albany, Ga. The hotel features meeting space for up to

In preparation for the Democratic National Convention (DNC), held here Aug. 25-28, the Denver Metro CVB created the largest hospitality training

Delta Airlines has initiated direct daily flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Kona International Airport on Hawaii’s Big

With a $40 million renovation recently completed, the Rose Hall Resort & Spa entered a franchise agreement with Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

Pre-tax income for the U.S. hotel industry in 2007 increased 5.3 percent to a record $28 billion, according to the recently released 2008 Hotel