AVIA Savannah, a 151-room boutique hotel, is open here. The six-story hotel overlooks historic Ellis Square. Amenities include a terrace, private

Alicia Junca has been named director of sales and marketing for the new 304-room Hotel Palomar Atlanta, set to open this spring. Junca previously

The spa at the Bonneville Hot Springs Resort & Spa here has undergone renovations. New features of the 2,500-square-foot addition include a

The 119-room Shangri-La Hotel is up and running here. The property is the first hotel opened in North American by Hong Kong-based Shangri-La

The 291-room W Atlanta-Buckhead opened its doors here. The property offers 8,000 square feet of meeting space, a lounge, a restaurant and a

The 486-room Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa completed a $130 million expansion here. The property features a 20,000-square-foot Stardust Event

Officials chose the downtown Cleveland mall where the current convention facility is located as the site for the new Cleveland Convention Center and

Marriott launched the Spirit of Aloha Tour, a month-long traveling ad blitz to promote Hawaiian destinations on the West Coast. The tour commenced in

The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center is offering 25 percent off meeting space rental for the months of June, July, and August of this year

ResortQuest Hawaii announced it is returning to its former name of Aston Hotels & Resorts. The company operates condominium resorts and hotels

The Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council (CVC) launched its new website, www.

Jim Beley was appointed general manager of The Umstead Hotel and Spa here. Beley formerly served as general manager of The Inn at Palmetto Bluff

Hotel Indigo San Diego-Gaslamp Quarter will open this summer adjacent to San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter. The 210-room hotel is seeking

Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa, a member of the Waldorf=Astoria Collection, completed more than $50 million in renovations. Upgrades include

Aryn Benjamin was named a “Gen X/Y” board associate for the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC). Benjamin is

Jimmy Palmer was appointed hotel manager for The Fairmont San Francisco, the flagship property for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. Palmer

An $11 million renovation slated for completion in April is under way at The Georgian Terrace Hotel here. Upgrades include improvements to guest

Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a portion of legislation that would have slashed nearly 30 percent, or $9.9 million, from the budget of Visit Florida, the

Global Events Partners (GEP), a partnership of worldwide DMCs based here, acquired Atlanta-based DMC, Atlanta Arrangements, Inc. The DMC will

The Tohono O'odham Nation plans to build the state’s largest casino-resort on unincorporated land close to the University of Phoenix Stadium in