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

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell signed into a law a measure that will allow Philadelphia to increase its hotel tax and use some of the revenue for an

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon created a joint board of directors to oversee both the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA) and

New Jersey Gov. John Corzine signed over ownership and management of the Atlantic City Convention Center and Boardwalk Hall to the Atlantic City CVA

Marriott International announced four signed agreements that it expects will nearly triple its lodging presence in Mexico over the next five years

The Sheraton Garden Grove-Anaheim South Hotel opened its doors on a site close to Disneyland and the Anaheim Convention Center. The 265-room hotel

MacArthur Place, an inn and spa in Sonoma, Calif., completed an upgrade and renovation of its 5,000 square feet of meeting space. Located in a 5,

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. signed an agreement to take over management of the St. Regis Fort Lauderdale, effective Aug. 11. The luxury resort,

The Sheraton Jacksonville Hotel, a 159-room, new-build property, opened in southeast Jacksonville’s Deerwood Park area. The hotel offers two

Marriott International announced four signed agreements that it expects will nearly triple its lodging presence in Mexico over the next five years

Seattle's CVB (SCVB) announced the appointment of Tom Norwalk as president and CEO, succeeding Don Welsh, who resigned last month to assume the role

New meetings technology tools designed to streamline the RFP process and offer greater scope and efficiency in making rate comparisons were announced