The 17-story MotorCity Casino Hotel opened here Nov. 29. The hotel offers 400 guest rooms and 67,000 square feet of function space.

Plans are in the works for a new Hyatt Summerfield Suites to open next summer in Sandy, Utah, about 16 miles south of Salt Lake City. The property

Construction is under way on the new Oregon Garden Resort, slated to open here in September 2008. The 103-room hotel will be located adjacent to

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to open a Crowne Plaza hotel about a half mile away from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood [Fla.] International

Plans are in the works for The Ritz-Carlton, Tampa Bay and the Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Tampa Bay, scheduled to open in 2011. The property

Robert F. “Bob” Bedell, president and CEO of the Indianapolis CVA (ICVA), plans to retire June 30, 2008. Bedell worked in the CVA

Plans are in the works to transform the Richardson Hotel, located 14 miles north of Dallas in Richardson, Texas, into the Hyatt Regency North Dallas/

The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center, located here, plans to begin an expansion early next year that will add guest rooms as well as

Jeffrey V. Farina stepped down Dec. 14 from his position as chief development officer for Benchmark Hospitality International. According to Farina

Construction is scheduled to begin next year on the new Hyatt Regency Toronto Airport. The property is slated to open in 2010 and will be part of

Plans are in the works for a $44 million facelift to begin next summer at The Hermosa Inn, located in Scottsdale, Ariz. The project, scheduled to

The Toronto Congress Centre North is scheduled to open in January. The venue, located north of the existing Toronto Congress Centre, will offer

Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to open the W Minneapolis-The Foshay in late 2008. The hotel will be located in Minneapolis’ historic

Prince Resorts Hawaii plans to invest $150 million into refurbishing the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Mauna Kea Golf Course, both located here. The

BlueBay Grand Esmeralda, part of the new luxury brand BlueBay Hotels & Resorts, plans to finish a major expansion in January 2008. The resort

Concord Hospitality Enterprises recently purchased the Hamiltonian Hotel, located here, and plans to reflag it a Courtyard by Marriott after an $11.1

The Sheraton Stockton [Calif.] at Regent Pointe, located about 80 miles east of San Francisco, opened in early December. The hotel offers 179

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide plans to open an Element hotel about 19 miles outside of Denver in Lone Tree, Colo., in August 2009. The

The Westchester Marriott Tarrytown, located here, plans to open a new ballroom in spring 2008. The 2,970-square-foot ballroom will add to the

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to open a Crowne Plaza hotel in Tampa, Fla., in early 2009. The 11-story hotel is expected to house 250 guest