The Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort here is undergoing a $250,000 facelift. The facility’s conference center features more than 32,000
March 01, 2003
Vancouver CC Expansion Almost Complete
The last of the vegetation was planted on the green roof of the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre. The 340,000-plus-square-foot expansion
March 01, 2003
Clarke Hotel Set to Open in Waukesha, Wis.
The Clarke Hotel will open here in December. The new boutique hotel features a conference and banquet facility that accommodates up to 120 people
March 01, 2003
New Sheraton Opens in Houston
The 158-room Sheraton Houston West Hotel opened here. The facility includes complimentary use of desktop computers in the lobby. The hotel also
March 01, 2003
Riu Tequila to Open in Riviera Maya After Renovation
Riu Tequila here will reopen Nov. 28. More than $15 million was spent to refurbish the 10-year-old resort. Renovations at the 664-room property
March 01, 2003
Murren Elected CEO at MGM Mirage
James J. Murren was named chairman and CEO for MGM Mirage, effective Dec. 1, the company announced. Terry Lanni, the firm’s chairman for
March 01, 2003
Fairmont Chicago Completes Renovation
The Fairmont Chicago completed a $50 million renovation. Among the new features: renovated and expanded guest rooms, the new 11,000-square-foot
March 01, 2003
Hotel Plan Scrapped in Superior, Wis.
The city council here dissolved a tax levy that would have helped finance the expansion of the Barker’s Island Inn Resort & Conference
March 01, 2003
Overland Park Marriott Completes Renovation
The Overland Park Marriott completed a $20 million renovation here. Refurbishments were made to all 398 guest rooms, hotel corridors, the
March 01, 2003
MPI Appoints Meetings Gurus to New Council
MPI announced the appointment of an exclusive group of global industry leaders that will form an Executive Advisory Council. The council will
March 01, 2003
Rudnitsky Takes Dolce’s Top Post
Steven A. Rudnitsky has been named president and CEO of Dolce Hotels and Resorts, effective Dec. 8. Rudnitsky recently stepped down as president
March 01, 2003
Wyndham Names Danziger CEO
Eric A. Danziger was appointed president and CEO of Wyndham Worldwide Hotel Group. Danziger formerly served as CEO of WhiteFence, an online home
March 01, 2003
Starwood to Develop aloft hotel in Phoenix
The 121-room aloft Phoenix Downtown will debut in January 2011, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced. The hotel will be within
March 01, 2003
Kloeppel Promoted to President of Gaylord Entertainment
Gaylord Entertainment Company promoted David Kloeppel to president, effective immediately. Kloeppel previously served as the firm’s
March 01, 2003
Holiday Inn Express Opens Near LaGuardia Airport
Holiday Inn Express, LaGuardia Airport is up and running here. More than $5 million has been invested over the last two years to convert the
March 01, 2003
Door County CVB Hires New Director of Marketing and Sales
Mary Dennis was named director of marketing and sales for the Door County CVB here, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Dennis has served as
March 01, 2003
Atlantis Sky Bridge in Reno Completed
The Atlantis Sky Bridge, a 650-foot span connecting the Reno-Sparks Convention Center to the Atlantis Casino Spa, is complete. The $12.5 million
March 01, 2003
Lancaster County CC and Marriott Opening Pushed Back
The new Lancaster County Convention Center and Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square are slated to open April 21, six weeks later than originally
March 01, 2003
Marin County CVB’s New Slogan is ‘Out There’
The Marin County CVB changed its marketing slogan: “Marin, just a little out there.” The new tagline represents “the uniqueness
March 01, 2003
Facelift Finished at Holiday Inn in Stamford, Conn.
Renovations at the 380-room Holiday Inn Select here are complete. The $20 million makeover included a redesign of the hotel’s public spaces