The Hilton Garden Inn, Downtown Gatlinburg will open summer 2009. It will reportedly be the first LEED-certified hotel in Tennessee. The 118-room
March 01, 2003
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,
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
AIG Cancels $8M of Meetings
Beleaguered insurance giant American International Group (AIG) canceled more than 160 conferences and events that “are not strictly justified
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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
March 01, 2003
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