The planned Embassy Suites hotel with an adjacent conference center planned here will be expanding from 315 hotel rooms to 330, The Olathe News

The OHANA Waikiki Beachcomber completed a $21 million renovation. Upgrades include improvements to rooms, the lobby and exterior. A new fitness

The board of directors of the Travel Industry Association (TIA) approved a merger with the Travel Business Roundtable. The newly formed U.S.

A new 240-room Hyatt Regency is planned here. The developer plans to break ground summer 2009, with a hotel opening set for spring 2011. The 14

The Trumbull Marriott recently completed a $10 million renovation of its meeting space and guest rooms. The facility’s grand ballroom totals

The Fairmont Dallas debuted its revamped Pyramid Restaurant & Bar. The redesigned eatery has a new executive chef, J.W. Foster, a transplant

PKF Hospitality Research predicts a 7.8 percent drop in RevPAR (revenue per available room) in 2009—the fifth-largest annual decline since 1930

Courtyard by Marriott Bradenton Sarasota/Riverfront completed a renovation here. Instead of the traditional front desk, separate podiums are

The Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort announced plans for an additional 5,665 square feet of meeting space, which is expected to be complete by

Hotel Indigo Albany-Latham is up and running here. The 107-room hotel includes a business center and nearly 1,200 square feet of meeting space.

The 144-room Hotel Arista at Citygate Centre is open here. The new facility expects to garner LEED certification for its many green practices,

Three Tucson-area resorts made Travel + Leisure magazine's list of the world's 500 best hotels this year. The hotels are the JW Marriot Starr Pass

The Wyndham Garden Hotel Midtown Convention Center and the Wyndham Garden Hotel Manhattan Chelsea West are up and running. Meeting facilities at

The Greater Boston CVB launched its 2009 Short Term Meetings Initiative. Partners of the 2009 Short Term Meetings Initiative are offering a

The Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza is undergoing a $9 million makeover. Renovations include improvements to the hotel’s 295 guest

A new state-owned casino is planned in Dodge City. Boot Hill Casino and Resort, an $87.5 million project, will open in a year with slots and

A new 14-story hotel is planned here that would connect to the Hotel Pere Marquette to create a headquarters hotel for the Peoria Civic Center. If

The new Setai San Diego changed its name to Sè San Diego to avoid any confusion with The Setai Miami, which is currently owned by bankrupt

The Holiday Inn Santa Monica Beach-At the Pier is undergoing a renovation scheduled to be completed in January. Upgrades include improvements to

Phase II of L.A. Live, a $2.5 billion entertainment complex located next to the Staples Center, is open. Joining the Nokia Theatre and Nokia Plaza