Hawaii Convention Center Expands Staff

The Hawaii Convention Center appointed Wayne Goodwin its new security and guest services manager, Helene Fernandez catering sales manager and Qing

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Troy Marriott to Start Renovations

The Detroit Marriott Troy, located about 19 miles outside of the Motor City, plans to begin a meeting space upgrade in December and finish it early

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Wyndham Burlington Becomes a Hilton

The Wyndham Burlington was reflagged the Hilton Burlington in August after a $16 million facility-wide renovation. The hotel offers 258 guest

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Upgrades Under Way at Kansas City Marriott

A $9 million guest room renovation is in the works at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, with a completion date set for mid-2008. The hotel offers

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Hurricane Dean Spares Yucatan Tourist Sites

Hurricane Dean, which made landfall Aug. 20 and Aug. 21 on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, left Cancun, Cozumel and Jamaica’s tourism

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California’s Tri-Valley CVB Adopts New Brand

The Tri-Valley CVB, which represents the San Francisco Bay Area cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, and Danville, adopted the new

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Palm Springs Offers Meeting Promotion

Groups who book rooms at select Palm Springs-area hotels from Dec. 31, 2008, to Dec. 31, 2009, are eligible to receive up to a 10 percent discount on

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Red Lion to Purchase Denver Radisson

Red Lion Hotels Corporation plans to acquire the Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast, located outside Denver in Aurora, Colo., for $25.3 million. The

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Hotel Indigo Slated for College Park, Ga.

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to open a Hotel Indigo in downtown College Park, Ga., located about nine miles south of Atlanta. The Hotel

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Hilton Opens Near Dallas

The Hilton Bella Harbor opened in late April about 24 miles east of Dallas in Rockwall, Texas. The new-build hotel offers 231 guest rooms, 7,000

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InterContinental to Introduce Innovation Hotels

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) plans to launch Innovation Hotels, a green standard for all IHG brands. The hotel chain plans to convert all

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Wisconsin’s Kalahari Resort to Add Entertainment Facility

Kalahari Resort and Convention Center plans to open an 110,000-square-foot entertainment complex in December. The $15 million entertainment

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Upgrades Under Way at St. Louis Airport

A $21.7 million renovation and expansion is in the works at the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The project, which has a yet-to-be-

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Renovations Slated for Connecticut Sheraton

Upgrades are set for the Sheraton Hotel at Bradley International Airport, located here. The project is slated to finish in 2009 and upgrade the

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Renaissance Boca Raton Receives Makeover

The Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel recently finished upgrading its guest rooms and pool pavilion. The resort offers 184 guest rooms and 15,000

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Hawaiian-Themed Resort Slated for Rhode Island

A $150 million waterpark resort is slated to open in early 2010 about 13 miles south of Providence, R.I., in West Warwick. Construction on the

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Starwood Opens Westin Princeville

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide opened The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The 18.5-acre resort

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Hilton Miami Debuts

The Miami Biscayne Hotel was reflagged the Hilton Miami Downtown after an extensive guest room renovation. The hotel offers 527 guest rooms, many

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Dallas Council Okays H.Q. Hotel Land Purchase

The Dallas City Council voted 11-2 in favor of purchasing downtown land for a publicly owned convention center hotel. “The Dallas City

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HVCB Names New Sales, Service Reps

The Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau as appointed Meredith Parkins to serve as regional sales director in the greater Washington, D.C., area

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