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

The Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs is undergoing a $70 million renovation that includes the addition of a new spa. Currently closed, the

Susan Estler has been named the new vice president of marketing at the Panama City Beach CVB. For the past seven years Estler served as director

The 136-room aloft Charleston Airport & Convention Center opened recently at the intersection of International and Tanger Parkway. The

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Wischermann Partners Inc., announced the opening of the Sheraton St. Paul Woodbury Hotel located outside

A 6,300-square-foot conference center is scheduled to open in November at Harrah’s St. Louis, a casino hotel with 455 guest rooms. The

Boyd Gaming announced that it has delayed construction on its massive Echelon Place project on the Las Vegas Strip, citing difficulty with “

A 171-room Hilton Garden Inn opened Aug. 1 in Tampa’s Westshore Business District across the street from Tampa International Airport.

Atlanta based Rialto Property Partners and Savannah-based Melaver announced that the new Hotel Indigo commenced construction in downtown Athens near

250-room Hyatt Regency Coral Gables is announcing plans for a $10 million transformation that will enhance all of its guest rooms and hallways, as

The first Indigo brand hotel in California opened in the Los Angeles suburb of Ontario. The 92-room Hotel Indigo Ontario Rancho Cucamonga is

StarCite Inc., a provider of online meetings services, and Amadeus, a provider of travel services, have joined forces to furnish integrated online

The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on Hawaii’s Big Island is on schedule to complete a $150 million makeover in time for a December reopening.

Marcus Hotels and Resorts will operate the 7th Wave Resort, which is scheduled to open during the first quarter of 2010 south of Providence in West

The Mandarin Oriental Boston is set to open in October near the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay. The 136-room luxury hotel

MPI’s World Education Congress is wrapping up in Las Vegas, having set an attendance record for the association. According to the latest

PCMA and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) announced plans to collaborate on projects that will advance the meetings industry,

Dolce International changed its name to Dolce Hotels and Resorts in what is part of a commitment to refresh its brand and achieve new service

241-room Crowne Plaza Portland-Downtown opened in downtown Portland’s Lloyd Business District near the Oregon Convention Center. The hotel is

The Holiday Inn Fresno Downtown reopened following a $6.5 million renovation of all of its 200 guest rooms and 10,000 square feet of meeting space