W New York finished a $40 million renovation, marking the brand’s 10th anniversary. All 688 guest rooms received upgrades. The facility was

The Citizen, a 198-room boutique hotel from Joie de Vivre Hospitality, is up and running here. The building was formerly an 82-year-old historic

The 203-room Doubletree Guest Suites is scheduled to open here Dec. 15, reported the Detroit Free Press. The property was formerly the Ft. Shelby

Great Wolf Lodge Concord is gearing up for a March 26 soft opening. Many amenities will be open to the public, but the waterpark will be open

Settle Inn announced the re-opening of the Settle Inn & Suites here. The property was formerly a Country Inn & Suites brand. The facility

A $20 million renovation of Sheraton Steamboat Resort, located here, is complete. The transformation of the resort includes redesigned guest rooms

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