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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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-

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

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

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

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-