The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island started construction on a $22.1 million ballroom addition. Upon its scheduled completion in fall 2009, the new

Southwest Airlines will begin flying between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago’s Midway Airport beginning in March 2009, the low-fare airline

Tourism officials in Hawaii unveiled a $4.5 million winter campaign to lure visitors to the island state. The effort is part of the more than $12.5

Hampton Inn Hotels & Suites, a division of Hilton Hotels, announced the opening of its 25th hotel in Canada, the 121-room Hampton Inn Sudbury

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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