Bryan-College Station CVB Appoints New Director

Shannon Overby has been named the Bryan-College Station CVB’s new director, the CVB announced. Overby served as interim director since July

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Hilton Plans to Increase Presence in Mexico and the Caribbean

Hilton Hotels announced it will quadruple its presence in the Caribbean and Latin America by adding 150 new hotels to the portfolio over the next

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Homewood Opens Second Hotel Near Miami Airport

Homewood Suites by Hilton announced the opening of its second hotel here. Homewood Suites by Hilton Miami-Airport West offers studio, one- and

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Wii Available at Six Marriott and Renaissance Hotels

The Wii video game system is now available at six Marriott International properties. Guests can choose from 20 Wii games in their rooms. The games

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Quality Hotel Gets a New Name and Look

Vikram Chatwal Hotels, a division of Hampshire Hotels & Resorts, announced the opening of Stay. The 210-room hotel was formerly called The

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Hotel Plans Halted at Chicago’s Aqua Building

Strategic Hotels & Resorts announced it will not proceed with its previously announced contracted purchase of hotel development space at the Aqua

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Tightened Credit Market Affecting Milwaukee Projects

An economic slowdown and tightening credit markets are creating delays for a number of developments in downtown Milwaukee. Construction of the 22

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Solís The Palmyra Opening Soon in Jamaica

Solís The Palmyra Resort & Spa is set to open here in March 2009. The 299-room luxury resort offers a 5,500-square-foot ballroom and

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Rio Grande Valley Officials Want to Target Ecotourists

At a recent ecotourism summit at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Rio Grande Valley officials and environmental advocates said that more effort

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Aloft Coming to Denver Airport

Starwood’s aloft hotel brand is entering Denver with the opening of aloft Denver International Airport in January 2009. The 144-room hotel

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Renovations Complete at Marriott in D.C. Suburb

The Fairview Park Marriott recently completed a $3.5 million renovation on its lobby, lounge and restaurant. An earlier renovation of the guest

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Mandarin Oriental, Boston Opens Its Doors

The 136-room, 12-suite Mandarin Oriental, Boston opened here. The facility is directly connected to the Prudential Center and is close to Hynes

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Westin Opens in Detroit

The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit is up and running in the Motor City. The hotel was built in 1924 but closed its doors in the 1980s. At the time

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Choice Hotels Increases Presence

Choice Hotels International continues to grow, with the announcement of 47 newly opened franchised properties during the month of September. The

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Location of Hilton Shifted Away From Florida Waterway

The 1,000-room luxury hotel that Broward County wants to build next to its convention center will be shifted away from the Intracoastal Waterway to

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Director of Corn Palace CVB Fired

Pam Engelland, the director of the Corn Palace CVB for the past nine years, has been dismissed. The reason for her termination was not made publicly

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Destination Palo Alto Launches

The San Mateo County CVB will begin aggressively marketing Palo Alto as a destination for visitors to the region for the next two years. The city

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MPI Selects Host Cities for Upcoming Meetings

MPI announced the dates and locations for its upcoming World Education Congresses (WECs) through 2013 and for its MeetDifferent conferences (formerly

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Baltimore Selected Host of New International Trade Show

Reed Travel Exhibitions announced it will launch a new international trade show for the global meetings and incentive industry. The Americas

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A Victory Inn Opens in Mount Clemens, Mich.

A Victory Hotels International announced the opening of a new hotel here. The 99-room A Victory Inn features meeting and banquet space. Guests

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