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

Doug Small has been tapped to serve as president and CEO of the Grand Rapids CVB, starting next month. Small most recently served as senior vice

Aloft Minneapolis, a new-build, 155-room hotel opened in the downtown Mill District of Minneapolis. Set along river bluffs, the hotel offers loft-

The Dorchester Collection, a hospitality management company specializing in luxury hotels, has taken over management contracts at the New York Palace

Experience Columbus, formerly the Columbus CVB, hired Regina Gray to serve as sales manager in its Washington, D.C., sales office. In her new

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

Inn Marin, a 68-room hotel located in Marin County, has undergone $2 million in renovations, including an expansion and refurbishment of event

InterContinental Hotels Group will open its first InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property in the U.S. here Sept. 16. The former La Posada

Arizona’s first W Hotel is scheduled to open here by the end of summer. W Scottsdale Hotel & Residences will include 224 rooms, a spa

The Westin Verasa is set to open Sept. 18. The hotel will be Napa’s largest upscale lodging and meeting facility. Four meeting rooms and an

Rising oil prices, capacity constraints and ticketing restrictions drove up domestic airfares by 10 percent and the average one-way international

The first Design Option III hotel, the Embassy Suites Jackson-Ridgeland, is scheduled to open in November 2008. This new design allows developers to

The Fontainebleau Miami Beach is set to reopen Oct. 18, after closing for a $1 billion renovation. The beachside hotel will include 107,000 square

The new 102-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Oklahoma City Airport opened here. The hotel includes a 100-person capacity meeting room.

Two new hotels are set to open in October at the Midway Hotel Center, located at Chicago Midway International Airport. The additions are the

The Ritz-Carlton, located in the Palm Springs area, is undergoing a $600 million renovation and is expected to open January 2009. Several big changes

The 757-room Hilton Baltimore opened here and boasts two meeting planner suites. The facility features views of Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore

The Fairmont Chicago recently completed a $50 million renovation. The hotel features 62,000 square feet of meeting and function space, renovated and

A new Embassy Suites hotel will open here in October. The property, Embassy Suites San Marcos–Hotel, Spa and Conference Center, will feature