MPI Partners with Masie Center

MPI and the MPI Foundation linked up with The Masie Center & Learning Consortium to offer expanded learning opportunities to MPI members. The

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Westin Aruba Finishes Makeover

The Westin Aruba Resort recently completed a $22 million renovation. The project refreshed the property’s guest rooms, meeting space,

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Rorrie Named CIC’s Interim President

The Convention Industry Council (CIC) named industry veteran Colin C. Rorrie Jr., Ph.D., CAE, its interim president and CEO. Rorrie brings vast

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Courtyard Opens in Maple Grove, Minn.

The Courtyard by Marriott Maple Grove/Arbor Lakes, located here, opened Jan. 14. The hotel, located about 15 miles northwest of Minneapolis,

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JetBlue to Expand Orlando Flights

JetBlue Airways plans to launch new flights out of Orlando [Fla.] International Airport (MCO) in March. Starting March 6, the low-cost carrier

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JetBlue to Connect Boston and Jacksonville

Beginning March 15, JetBlue Airways will offer daily nonstop flights between Boston’s Logan International Airport and Jacksonville [Fla.]

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Connecticut Holiday Inn Express Finishes Renovation

The Holiday Inn Express Southington [Conn.] completed an $875,000 upgrade. The project included refurbishments to its guest rooms, meeting space

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Homewood Suites Opens in Omaha

The Homewood Suites by Hilton Omaha-Downtown opened Jan. 11. The property offers 123 guest rooms and one meeting room that can accommodate up to

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Kimpton Launches Green Incentives

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants recently initiated its new “Great Meetings, Great Causes” incentive program, with a purpose of making

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Palazzo Las Vegas Opens

The 3,066-suite Palazzo Las Vegas-Resort-Hotel-Casino opened Jan. 18. The Palazzo is part of the Las Vegas Sands Megacenter, which also includes

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Upgrades Under Way at Philly Embassy Suites

A $10.2 million renovation is in the works at the Embassy Suites Philadelphia-Center City, and is slated to finish in March. The project will

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D.C. to Welcome Affinia Hotel

The Liaison Capitol Hill, An Affinia Hotel, is slated to open here April 1. The property is planned to house 343 guest rooms and 10,000 square

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NYLO Hotel Headed for Irving Area

NYLO Hotels plans to break ground soon on a new hotel about six miles from Irving, Texas, in Las Colinas. The hotel is slated to open in 2009 with

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Phoenix Installs Convention Center Skywalk

As part of its $600 million expansion, the Phoenix Convention Center officially connected its West Building and North Building Jan. 22. The 150-

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Expansion Under Way at Disney’s Grand Californian

Crews are busy at work on an expansion of the Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa here, scheduled to finish in late 2009. The

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New Orleans JW Marriott Acquired

Clearview Hotel Capital and Starr International Co. purchased the JW Marriott Hotel New Orleans from Ashford Hospitality Trust for an undisclosed

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Billings Welcomes Hilton Garden Inn

The Hilton Garden Inn Billings [Mont.] opened Jan. 24. The hotel offers 128 guest rooms and 4,000 square feet of function space, which includes a

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Hotel to Open at Base of Golden Gate Bridge

Cavallo Point – the lodge at the Golden Gate, is scheduled to open this summer across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. The

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Holiday Inn Express to Open in Surprise, Ariz.

The Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, located here, is slated to open by early February. The hotel is expected to house 115 guest rooms and

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Bahamas Sheraton Opens

Starwood Hotels & Resorts celebrated the grand opening of its Sheraton Cable Beach Resort here Jan. 28. The sprawling property offers 694

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