S.F’s Crowne Plaza Renamed

San Francisco’s Crowne Plaza Union Square was reflagged Hotel 480 Dec. 15. The hotel offers 403 guest rooms and 10,000 square feet of

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Expansion Slated for Okla.’s Choctaw Casino

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma plans to begin expanding its Choctaw Casino & Resort in January. The project, estimated to finish by the end

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St. Lucia Welcomes New Resort

RockResorts opened The Landings, a 19-acre resort on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Dec. 8. The condo-hotel resort debuted its first phase

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HEI Acquires Embassy Suites Tysons Corner

HEI Hotels & Resorts, a Norwalk, Conn.-based hotel ownership and operating company, acquired the 234-suite Embassy Suites Tysons Corner in

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Le Meridien Cambridge Opens

The Hotel @ MIT here was recently converted into the Le Meridien Cambridge. The property offers 210 guest rooms and 7,700 square feet of meeting

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Philly to Welcome Le Meridien

The Le Meridien Philadelphia is scheduled to open in late spring 2009 near the city’s soon-to-be-expanded convention center. The property

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Connecticut Grand Hotel Becomes Holiday Inn

The Connecticut Grand Hotel and Conference Center, located here, was reflagged a Holiday Inn Dec. 18. Construction is under way at the hotel on a

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Hilton Garden Inn Headed for Idaho Falls

Th Hilton Garden Inn Idaho Falls is scheduled to open Feb. 1. The property is slated to offer 119 guest rooms and 11,000 square feet of indoor

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St. Petersburg Renaissance Purchased

The Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, located here, was acquired by FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated. The AAA Four Diamond property

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Indian Wells’ Renaissance Esmeralda Acquired

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated purchased the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, located just outside Palm Springs in Indian Wells, Calif

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Spirit Airlines to Connect Orlando with Aguadilla, P.R.

Beginning Feb. 14, Spirit Airlines will launch daily nonstop service between Orlando International Airport and Puerto Rico’s Aguadilla Airport

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Greensboro Doubletree Acquired

Milestone Capital Corporation purchased the Doubletree Hotel Greensboro for an undisclosed amount. The newly renovated property, which is

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Renovations Planned for Maine’s Embassy Suites

Construction is slated to begin in January on a $4.1 million makeover to the Embassy Suites Portland [Maine]. The project, scheduled to finish by

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Rancho Mirage to Welcome Ritz-Carlton

The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage, located here, is scheduled to open in September 2008. The property is slated to house 244 guest units, nearly 20,

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Four Seasons Slated for Seattle

Construction is under way on the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Seattle, a project slated to finish in summer 2008. The 21-story structure

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Holiday Inn Opens Near Central Illinois Airport

The Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Bloomington-Airport opened Dec. 20 here. The hotel, which sits next to the Central Illinois Regional Airport,

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White Plains Welcomes a Ritz

The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, located here, held its grand opening Dec. 19. The 44-story hotel offers 118 guest rooms, a 10,000-square-foot spa

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Affinia Chicago to Open

Affinia Chicago plans to host its grand opening in April after a $25 million makeover. The property, formerly Chicago’s Fitzpatrick Hotel,

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Phoenix CVB Promotes, Expands Staff

The Greater Phoenix CVB promoted Mike Mooney to COO and hired Maribel Velazquez to regional director of sales. A 20-year industry veteran, Mooney

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Wisconsin’s Country Springs Hotel Becomes a Ramada

The Country Springs Hotel, located about 70 miles northwest of Oshkosh, Wis., in Stevens Point, was reflagged a Ramada Jan. 3. Renovations are

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