Certain Software, based here, and Brisbane, Australia-based Amlink Technologies merged under the Certain Software umbrella. Certain Software

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide broke ground March 5 on the new St. Regis Resort & Residences, located about 33 miles north of Miami in

The Hilton Garden Inn Mystic/Groton opened Feb. 27 about an hour south of Hartford, Conn., in Groton. The property offers 124 guest rooms and 1,

Hotel Sax Chicago will hold its grand opening celebration March 13. The hotel offers 353 guest rooms and 11,000 square feet of meeting space.

The Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa recently completed a refurbishment of its meeting space. The property, located on Cannery Row, offers about 17

The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa is scheduled to open this August at the bottom of Beaver Creek Mountain in Avon, Colo. The hotel, which

The Blackstone, a historic hotel located in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood, reopened March 1 after a $128 million refurbishment. The

The Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa is expected to open April 18 about six miles from Palm Springs in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The resort will offer

The Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, located here, recently finished a $35 million makeover. The hotel offers 444 guest rooms, a 20,000-square

The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) plans to hold its 2011 meeting in Las Vegas and its 2012 meeting in San Diego. The Las

The Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Forest Park opened in early March. The hotel offers 164 guest rooms and 4,000 square feet of meeting space

InterContinental The Clement Monterey, a hotel located on Cannery Row in Monterey, Calif., is on schedule to open in May. The hotel will feature

Hotel Palomar Los Angeles-Westwood is slated to open in mid-May. The property is expected to house 268 guest rooms and more than 5,000 square feet

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurant Group plans to break ground this fall on Hotel Palomar Milwaukee and The Residences at Hotel Palomar Milwaukee.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide plans to open a W hotel in Boston’s theater district in 2009. The hotel will sit within walking

The Hilton Garden Inn Beaufort opened here March 8. The hotel is located near downtown Beaufort and offers 108 guest rooms and 1,450 square feet

The Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing plans to complete a $6 million renovation by the end of March. The project includes

The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown plans to finish a lobby renovation in April. The hotel also plans to update its guest rooms and suites in 2009

Construction is slated to begin this fall on a Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Glassboro, N.J., located about 30 minutes south of Philadelphia

It seems green meetings are still hot, activity options will increasingly reflect the destinations in which gatherings are held, and prepare yourself