New Marriott Planned Outside Tampa

A Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel is expected to be completed here in January. The 87-room property is Marriott’s latest Fairfield

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Grand Velas to Open in Riviera Maya

Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort is set to open in January. The 497-suite facility features more than 91,000 square feet of event space.

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Hyatt Place Opens in Indiana

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and First Hospitality opened Hyatt Place South Bend/Mishawaka. The property is the first Hyatt Place prototype hotel to

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Hotel Indigo Planned in Tampa, Fla.

A 198-room Hotel Indigo is scheduled to open in 2010 here. Hotel Indigo Tampa Downtown-Channelside will be located five blocks from the Tampa

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Four Seasons Santa Barbara Unveils Renovated Ballroom

Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara opened its renovated La Pacifica Ballroom and Terrace. The ballroom offers 4,200 square feet of

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Travelodge Brand Comes to Tupelo, Miss.

The Ramada Inn Conference Center Tupelo here is now a Travelodge-brand hotel. The 106-room Travelodge Tupelo includes two meeting rooms, a heated

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SLS Hotel Opens in Beverly Hills

SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills is up and running here. The 297-room hotel includes about 15,000 square feet of meeting space. Its ballroom measures

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Pa. Dutch CVB to Receive Less Funding

Despite a $400,000 cut in the annual state grant to the local visitors bureau, Lancaster County destinations will be marketed as strongly as ever,

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Makeover Complete at The Peaks in Telluride, Colo.

The Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa completed its renovation here. The property features more than 10,000 square feet of meeting and event

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Mondrian in Miami Beach Getting TiVo

The Mondrian South Beach announced a partnership with TiVo to put TiVo recorders in all 335 rooms at the hotel. The facility features

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The Chatwal Planned in Manhattan

The Chatwal, an 88-room hotel, is set to open in Manhattan in early 2009. The property includes 47 suites, and meeting facilities accommodate 120

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Indy Airport Opens New Terminal

A new $1.1 billion terminal at Indianapolis International Airport is open. The Colonel H. Weir Cook Terminal includes 40 gates and has the

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Mile-High Tourism Board Gets New Name

The Denver Metro CVB has a new name: Visit Denver. Along with the name change, the CVB’s official new website is

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New Holiday Inn to Open in Birmingham

The 108-room Holiday Inn Birmingham/Homewood will open Nov. 21, InterContinental Hotels Group announced. The property will showcase the brand

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Doubletree Introduces New Guest Service Program

Doubletree Hotels announced the launch of its latest initiative, Requests Upon Arrival, which provides guests with the opportunity to order a number

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Mauna Kea Set to Open Dec. 20

The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel is slated to reopen Dec. 20, Prince Resorts Hawaii announced. The hotel has been closed for the last two years due to

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New Assistant Director at San Antonio CVB

Ronnie Price was named the new assistant director of the San Antonio CVB. Price currently serves as director of group strategy for Marriott

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NBTA Predicts Business Travel Slowdown

Business travelers can expect increases in travel costs and slower than usual growth for the travel industry in 2009, according to the National

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MGM Mirage CEO Retiring Amid Resume Questions

MGM Mirage CEO Terry Lanni announced he will retire this month as questions surfaced about his educational background, Bloomberg News reported.

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Starwood Opens First aloft hotel in Virginia

The 136-room aloft Chesapeake is up and running here. The new property is the first aloft hotel in Virginia, according to the developer. Loft-like

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