aloft Tempe Opening Soon

The 136-room aloft Tempe, the first new hotel to be built here in a decade, will open Feb. 5. The hotel is also Starwood’s first aloft hotel in

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Rosen Offers Attrition Relief at Orlando Hotels

Rosen Hotel & Resorts is offering an “Attrition Relief” program at its three Orlando convention hotel: Rosen Centre, Rosen Plaza and

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Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel Earns Green Marks

The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee earned certification from Travel Green Wisconsin. The program, developed by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, is

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Oceanfront Resort Set to Debut Outside L.A.

Terranea Resort will open this June here, about 20 miles from Los Angeles International Airport. The 102-acre oceanfront resort features 400 rooms

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Hyatt at Olive 8 Opens in Seattle

Hyatt at Olive 8 has opened here. The 346-room, LEED-certified hotel features 11,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 7,000-square-foot

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MPI Appoints VP of Sales and Marketplace Performance

Meg Fasy was named MPI’s vice president of sales and marketplace performance. Fasy will be responsible for MPI’s global sales efforts

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Lancaster, Pa. Resort to Split into Two Hotels

The former Willow Valley Resort here will be separated into two hotels, which will debut June 2010, the Lancaster New Era reported. The conference

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Making Meetings Greener in SLC

MPI and MeetGreen (formerly Meeting Strategies Worldwide) issued their support to Salt Lake City officials to research and develop a commercial

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Pasadena Ritz Acquired; will be Rebranded

Langham Hotels International acquired The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa for an undisclosed amount and plans to rename it The Langham,

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$22 Million Upgrade Slated for Sarasota Hyatt

A $22 million renovation is under way at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, with a completion date set for March 2008. The project is expected to include

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Upgrades Planned for Laughlin’s Aquarius Casino Resort

The Aquarius Casino Resort, located here, plans to begin the first phase of a $20 million refurbishment project early next year. A completion

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L.A.’s New Otani Hotel Renovated, Renamed

The New Otani Hotel, located in downtown Los Angeles, was renamed the Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens Dec. 1 after an $8 million makeover. The 21-

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Bloomington Hilton to Open

The Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington, located here, is scheduled to open in January. The hotel is slated to house 257 guest rooms and 9,200 square

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Pineville, La., Welcomes New Meetings Hotel

The Country Inn & Suites by Carlson recently opened in Pineville, La. The 100-room hotel is connected to the Pineville Convention Center,

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Jacksonville CVB Expands Sales Staff

Alex Michaels was named special markets sales manager for Visit Jacksonville, and assigned to promote the destination to groups from the religious,

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Crowne Plaza Slated for Puerto Rico

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to open a Crowne Plaza hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in mid-2009. The hotel will be part of a 26-acre mixed-

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$34 Million Upgrade Under Way at Newport Hyatt

Crews began work in mid-November on a major facelift of the Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel & Spa, located here. The project will include

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Shangri-La Slated for Vancouver

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts plans to open it first property in North America next fall in Vancouver. Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver will sit within

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Lansing CVB Adds Sales Staff

The Greater Lansing CVB named Jan Pfeiffer and Doris Sims sales managers. Pfeiffer comes to her new position from the Lansing Regional Chamber of

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Palm Springs to Welcome Ace Hotel

Construction is under way on the new Ace Palm Springs, with an opening date set for fall 2008. The 4.5-acre hotel will offer 190 guest rooms and

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