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-

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

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

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

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

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