Two hotels are planned for this Atlanta suburb, a 403-room Marriott and a 147-room SpringHill Suites. The facilities are part of a one-million-
March 01, 2003
Homewood Suites Opens in High Desert
Homewood Suites by Hilton is up and running here in the High Desert town of Lancaster, Calif. The 92-suite hotel offers studio and two-room suites
March 01, 2003
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Opens
The Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Arizona’s largest hotel to date, is up and running here, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced.
March 01, 2003
Sheraton Waikiki Completes Renovation
Sheraton Waikiki opened its newly renovated convention center. The $5 million renovation included the 26,000-square-foot Hawaii Ballroom. The
March 01, 2003
Home of the Mets Will be Home for Meetings
Citi Field, the new stadium where the New York Mets will begin playing in 2009, will be available for meetings, announced Metropolitan Hospitality, a
March 01, 2003
Holiday Inn Select in Memphis Completes Upgrades
The Holiday Inn Select Downtown Memphis completed its renovation. The facility’s two ballrooms and three meeting rooms can accommodate
March 01, 2003
Two Hotels Planned in Pensacola
Two new hotels will be completed here by spring 2010. The first is Hotel Indigo, a 162-room boutique luxury hotel. Features include a rooftop
March 01, 2003
Trump’s Chairman Tower Almost Complete
The Chairman Tower at the Trump Taj Mahal will officially open by the end of this year, Trump Entertainment Resorts announced. The first 20 of the
March 01, 2003
Cambria Suites Planned in Rhode Island
The first Cambria Suites hotel in Rhode Island will be built here, according to hotel owner Seaview Inn. The 129-suite hotel includes flat-screen
March 01, 2003
Amelia Island Ritz Building a Bigger Ballroom
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island started construction on a $22.1 million ballroom addition. Upon its scheduled completion in fall 2009, the new
March 01, 2003
Southwest to Start Minneapolis-Chicago Route in 2009
Southwest Airlines will begin flying between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago’s Midway Airport beginning in March 2009, the low-fare airline
March 01, 2003
New Campaign Unveiled to Fight Hawaii’s Tourism Slump
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
March 01, 2003
Hampton Inn Sudbury Opens in Ontario
Hampton Inn Hotels & Suites, a division of Hilton Hotels, announced the opening of its 25th hotel in Canada, the 121-room Hampton Inn Sudbury
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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