Starwood Announces New President of Hotel Group

Matthew Avril has been promoted to president of Starwood’s Hotel Group, announced Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Avril succeeds Matt

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APEX Announces Formation of Standard Review Council

The Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX), an initiative of the Convention Industry Council, approved the formation of the Standard Review Council (SRC

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Loews Hotels Creates New V.P. Position

Anthony Del Gaudio has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of global distribution with Loews Hotels. Del Gaudio was most

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Clear and Travelocity Business Join Forces

Clear, which operates a service that expedites security screening at airports, and Travelocity Business announced a marketing agreement that offers

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Cavallo ‘Healing Arts’ Spa Opens

Cavallo Point–the Lodge at the Golden Gate announced the opening of its Healing Arts Center & Spa. The facility, located at the northern

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First Phase of Westin Resort Completed

The first phase of the Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort opened here, Starwood Vacation Ownership, a division of Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide,

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Gaylord Plans New Resort and Convention Hotel

Gaylord Entertainment will build a resort and convention hotel here, about 30 miles from downtown Phoenix. The facility will be built on 100 acres

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Wyndham Hotel Group CEO Makes Exit

Wyndham Worldwide announced that Steven A. Rudnitsky, president and CEO of the Wyndham Hotel Group business unit, is leaving the company to pursue

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Experience Columbus Launches Radical Campaign

Experience Columbus has launched an unusual new marketing campaign in an unorthodox fashion: by touting what the city doesn’t have to offer

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Renovation Plans for Connecticut Hotel Revealed

Owners have unveiled a plan to revamp the West Wharf Road hotel, tearing down the current structure and replacing it with one four-story building

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City Preserves Decatur Hotel

The city finalized the sale of the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel, one year after buying it to preserve it as a hotel. Steve Horve, owner of

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New Radisson Hotel Set to Open

The new 121-room Radisson Hotel will open here Sept. 17. The hotel was acquired by an affiliate of Hotels Unlimited in May 2007. The facility can

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New SpringHill Comes to Windy City

SpringHill Suites Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee, opened here. The boutique-style hotel features 120 rooms, an outdoor terrace and a living green wall.

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New NYLO Hotel Opens Near Providence

The 163-room NYLO Providence/Warwick, overlooking the Pawtuxet River, is up and running here. The facility is the first NYLO Hotel in the Northeast

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APEX Defines Green Meetings Standards

The CIC's Accepted Practices Exchange Initiative (APEX) formed a new panel to develop standards for organizations that produce green meetings. The

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St. Regis Renovation Complete in D.C.

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts reopened its St. Regis Washington, D.C. following a complete renovation. The historic hotel, built in 1926, is located

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New InterContinental Opens in Chicago

The InterContinental Chicago O’Hare opened Sept. 8. The hotel is the Windy City’s second InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property

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The Mondrian Gets a Surreal Look

The Mondrian Los Angeles’s renovations have been completed, according to Morgans Hotel Group. Each of the hotel’s 237 rooms and suites

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Campus Hotel Gets Makeover

The Campus Center Hotel here is undergoing a $9.2 million renovation. It’s the first extensive facelift for the 38-year-old facility. The

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Future Uncertain for Brookfield CVB

The executive director and sales manager of the Brookfield CVB have resigned. The CVB’s executive director Rod Raschka said he is leaving the

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