New LEED-Certified Hotel Planned in Tennessee

The Hilton Garden Inn, Downtown Gatlinburg will open summer 2009. It will reportedly be the first LEED-certified hotel in Tennessee. The 118-room

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Wort Hotel Gets Facelift

A businessman from Knoxville, Tenn., has renovated a 1940s-era hotel here. The Wort Hotel, named after the Wort brothers who built it in 1941,

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Embassy Hotel and Conference Facility Opens in Oklahoma

The 283-suite Embassy Suites, Norman Hotel & Conference Center opened here. The 10-story facility is located five minutes from the University

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Resort in Chicago Suburb Renovates Guest Rooms

Oakbrook Hotels has announced that it has completed renovations of some 100 guest rooms at its flagship property, Pheasant Run Resort, here. The

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Hyatt Regency Toronto Opening in 2009

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced that the Hyatt Regency Toronto, which is currently undergoing renovations to rooms, the lobby and meeting spaces

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Sonesta Sole Miami Debuting Soon

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation announced Sonesta Sole Miami will open this winter. The 249-room beachfront resort will feature a pool on

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Homewood Suites Opens in Denver Suburb

Homewood Suites by Hilton announced the opening of its newest property in the southwest Denver suburb of Littleton, Colorado. The 84-suite hotel

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New Convention Center Opens in Anchorage

The new Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center opened Oct. 18. The 200,000-square-foot facility is named after the Alaska native people, Dena

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L.A. Convention Center Gets LEED Certification

Los Angeles Convention Center officials announced that the center has formally received acceptance of a LEED certification, awarded by the U.S. Green

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Credit Crisis Hits Gambling Giant

U.S. gambling giant Las Vegas Sands abandoned plans to raise nearly $5.3 billion in loans for its expansion in Macau—including funding for a

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AIG Cancels $8M of Meetings

Beleaguered insurance giant American International Group (AIG) canceled more than 160 conferences and events that “are not strictly justified

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Sustainable Golf Course Planned in North Carolina

A new sustainable golf course is being built here. Carolina Colours Golf Club will be an 18-hole, par-72 golf course designed by famed architect

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Laguna Beach Hotel Changes Name

Joie de Vivre Hospitality announced today that Laguna Beach’s only downtown oceanfront hotel, Vacation Village, has a new name, Pacific Edge

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Four Points by Sheraton Opens in Jacksonville

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Jacksonville Baymeadows here. The 80-room hotel is

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Hyatt Westlake Gets Makeover

Hyatt Westlake Plaza here recently began a $1.2 million renovation to include the hotel’s meeting space, VIP suites, lobby and front desk. The

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Hotel Abri Opens in San Francisco

Hotel Abri is up and running in Union Square here. Formerly, the Monticello Inn, Hotel Abri includes 90 redesigned guestrooms, including 28 suites

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Holiday Inn Express Opens in Indy

InterContinental Hotels Group announced the opening of a new 121-room Holiday Inn Express here. The facility offers 800 square feet of meeting

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NoMad Planned in Manhattan

GFI Development Company announced plans for a new luxury property named The NoMad Hotel in Manhattan. The renovated hotel will seek LEED

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New Ballroom Planned at Tulsa CC

The Tulsa Convention Center has broken ground on a 30,000-square-foot ballroom. It will be located on a parking lot at the north of the facility. The

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New Air Passenger Screening Program Introduced

Beginning in 2009, airline passengers will be barred from boarding planes if they refuse to provide their full name and birth date, the

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