The Tampa Bay CVB rebranded itself Tampa Bay & Company Sept. 28 at its annual luncheon meeting. The bureau also gave itself a new tagline:

Plans are in the works for the new Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee, with a scheduled opening date set for next summer. The hotel will be managed by

Pinehurst, a luxury resort located here, plans to expand its meeting space and renovate some of its rooms. The hotel plans to add 3,000 square

Global Hyatt Corporation plans to open a hotel under its new Andaz brand in Austin, Texas, in 2010. Construction on the hotel is expected to

The Courtyard Charleston Mt. Pleasant [S.C.], located about five miles outside of Charleston, opened Sept. 29. The hotel houses 130 guest rooms

Construction is under way on the W Hotel Scottsdale, with an estimated opening date set for Feb. 1, 2008. The hotel will house 224 guest rooms, a

Starwood Capital Group and Perseus Realty plan to break ground in mid-2008 on a Starwood-branded “1” Hotel. The property will be

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