Plans are in the works for a $35 million renovation of the Hyatt Regency Houston. The project, slated to finish in October, will include the

The Wingate by Wyndham Henderson [Nev.] celebrated its grand opening Jan. 7. The hotel features 22 suites and 3,000 square feet of meeting space

Graydon Dawson, Ed.D., was named MPI’s new director of knowledge, effective Jan. 14. In his position, Dawson will lead the association

Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to open an aloft hotel in Green Bay, Wis., by the end of this year. The property will house 105 guest rooms

NYLO, a new brand of hotels, opened the NYLO Plano in mid-December. According to NYLO, the hotel aims to be environmentally friendly by using

The Great Wolf Lodge, located here, celebrated its grand opening Jan. 11. The facility offers an 80,000-square-foot indoor waterpark, 402 guest

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to transform the Executive West Hotel-Louisville into a Crowne Plaza by the end of this year. The conversion

Plans are in the works for the construction of a Mondrian hotel in Palm Springs, Calif., across the street from the destination’s convention

The Portland Oregon Visitors Association (POVA) plans to officially change its name to Travel Portland Jan. 17. On the same day, the association

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