Andrew Hendricks was appointed area director of sales for The GEM Hotel brand. Hendricks will oversee sales operations for The GEM Hotel Chelsea.

Greektown Casino Hotel is slated to open in Detroit Feb. 13. The facility is Detroit’s third casino. The hotel will feature 400 rooms,

The Westin Jersey City Newport is set to debut in February. The 429-room hotel offers views of the Manhattan skyline, the Hudson River, and the

The U.S. hotel industry experienced declines in all three key performance measurements, including double-digit drops in occupancy and revenue per

The first annual Plan Green Conference at UC Davis on Feb. 18 will focus on green meetings. Planners will learn how to plan sustainable events,

The North Dakota Department of Tourism’s tagline for 2009 is “I am Legendary.” Tourism Director Sara Otte Coleman said the

Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. said it is delaying plans to open 665 new rooms at a sixth tower it has just built at Caesars Palace on the Las

Mark Jeffrey was appointed general manager of the Doral Golf Resort & Spa here. Jeffrey will oversee all aspects of the nearly 700-room hotel

The 133-suite Black Rock Resort is up and running in Ucluelet, British Columbia, located on Vancouver Island. Rooms offer views of the Pacific

The 169-room Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport-Town Center in Fort Myers will open Feb. 3. The hotel will include the Oasis restaurant, which

The Westin Bayshore here is in the final stages of a $10 million renovation, with completion scheduled for March. The facelift includes upgrades

Tyler Orwig joined Hyatt Regency Coral Gables as director of sales. Orwig previously served on the sales team at Grand Hyatt San Antonio. He has

The NH Krystal Puerto Vallarta is up and running in Puerto Vallarta. The 32-acre property includes 10 meeting rooms, which accommodate up to 2,000

The 588-room Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Kentucky Expo Center is expected to open within a month, after a renovation and conversion from the

Meeting Strategies Worldwide released its latest report, “2009 State of the Sustainable Meeting Industry.” “Trends and forecasts

Mark Fischer was promoted to general manager of the new 304-room Hotel Palomar Atlanta, a Kimpton hotel, which is slated to open in spring of 2009

Hilton Hotels Corp. announced it will move its global headquarters from Beverly Hills to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area during the third

NYC & Company unveiled a new visitor information center in midtown Manhattan and launched nycgo.com, an online

Riu Emerald Bay will debut here May 2009. The beachfront resort will feature 716 rooms, five restaurants, five bars, two swimming pools and three

The Westin Book Cadillac’s fourth restaurant, 24grille, has opened. The 120-seat restaurant includes a bar, table and booth seating and high