Kimberly Freer was appointed director of travel industry sales at the Greater Phoenix CVB. Freer most recently worked as corporate director of

Sam Rogers was appointed executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association. Rogers

The Jumeirah Essex House, a luxury hotel in New York City, completed a $90 million renovation. The project improved the hotel’s guest rooms

Noble Investment Group acquired the Hilton Birmingham at Perimeter Park and plans to invest $5.5 million into upgrading the property. The project

Davidson Hotel Company took over management of the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, located here. The hotel hosts 248 guest rooms

Plans are in the works for a new hotel named Viceroy Snowmass to anchor a new base village in Snowmass, Colo. Ground is expected to be broken

Walt Disney Parks & Resorts plans develop its first non-theme park-related resort on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The resort is expected to

Candela Hotels, an environmentally-focused hotel company specializing in luxury properties, was recently launched out of Seattle. Plans are under

Construction is under way on the new Country Inn and Suites at The Legends at Village West, located here. The hotel, which will sit across the

The Four Points by Sheraton Milwaukee Airport was transformed into the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel & Convention Center Sept. 28. As part

The Greater Houston CVB (GHCVB) appointed Greg Ortale its new president and CEO, effective Dec. 3. “Greg brings to the table an extensive

Ground was broken in mid-September on the 370-acre Schlitterbahn Vacation Village here. The resort is slated to open in 2009 with 1,800 guest

Linda Howell DiMario, president and CEO of the Arlington [Texas] CVB, will resign her post Dec. 31, the CVB announced. DiMario has led the bureau

Greg D. Ortale, president and CEO of Meet Minneapolis, will resign his post effective Oct. 31. Ortale plans to begin his new position as

The Grand Del Mar, located here, held its grand opening Oct. 11. The $270 million resort offers guests 218 rooms, 31 suites, 20,000 square feet

Runzheimer International, a consulting firm specializing in travel management information and technology, predicts travel costs will rise slightly in

Donald Trump plans to launch his own version of luxury hotels with the introduction of the Trump Hotel Collection. The brand will unveil its

The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino plans to finish a $40 million renovation by next summer. The project is slated to improve the

Construction is under way on the new Trump International Hotel & Tower in Toronto. The hotel, expected to open in 2010, will house 118

The Heathman Hotel, located about 11 miles outside of Seattle in Kirkland, Wash., opened Oct. 2. The property offers 91 guest rooms and suites and