PCMA set an attendance record at its 52nd Annual Meeting held Jan. 13-16 in Seattle, with an unaudited total of more than 3,400 attendees.“It

Plans are in the works for the construction of the Fairmont Avanterra, Palm Desert, scheduled to break ground in 2009. The resort will be located

At PCMA in Seattle, the Hawaii Convention Center announced that they are now offering a promotion for meeting planners who book with them before Dec

John Q. Hammons recently opened the Embassy Suites East Peoria-Hotel & Conference Center here. The eight-story property offers 226 guest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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