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

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