PCMA kicked off its 51st Annual Meeting in Toronto Jan. 7, with approximately 3,100 delegates meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC)

Plans are in the works for a new JW Marriott here, which will be connected to the soon-to-be-expanded Indiana Convention Center. The new hotel is

Work is expected to begin in late January on the renovation and conversion of Detroit’s Pick-Fort Shelby Hotel into a building containing a

LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels partnered with Ralph Pucci, a furniture design gallery owner, to convert The Georgetown Inn, located in Washington, D

The Holiday Inn Milwaukee-City Centre will be reflagged a Doubletree hotel in June following a $6 million renovation. Upgrades are slated to

John Q. Hammons Hotels and Resorts, based here, plans to build an Embassy Suites Hotel, a Courtyard by Marriott Hotel and a convention center in

Urgo Hotels and the Real Estate Group of Marathon Asset Management opened a Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn by Marriott near the Montreal

The Embassy Suites Hotel Concord, N.C., debuted Jan. 8. The 308-room hotel contains 42,000 square feet of meeting space.

The Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa, located here, plans to begin a $60 million guest room upgrade this spring. The facelift will transform

Sheila Martines Pina, president of the Southeastern Massachusetts CVB (SMCVB), was fired Jan. 9 after failing to come to work for more than two weeks

Joie de Vivre Hospitality completed a $1.7 million renovation of San Francisco’s Galleria Park Hotel, formerly the Sutter Hotel. Upgrades

Interstate Hotels & Resorts plans to purchase the Hilton Houston Westchase for $50.5 million. An $11 million renovation project is currently

The Pueblo of Pojoaque plans to begin construction this month on a hotel, conference center and casino within is Buffalo Thunder Resort development

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces acquired The Ritz-Carlton, Boston and reflagged it the Taj Boston Jan. 11. The hotel, built in 1927, under went a $

Gaylord Hotels plans to prohibit smoking in all of its hotels, beginning Feb. 12. The hotel giant owns large convention properties in cities such

The Park Plaza Phoenix/Chandler Hotel, located here, was renamed The Radisson Phoenix/Chandler Hotel Jan. 15 following a $4 million guest room

The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission (SLCVC) appointed Robin O’Connor as its new director of corporate meeting sales. O

Baha Mar Resorts formed a joint venture with Harrah’s Entertainment and Starwood Hotels & Resorts to build a 1,000-acre resort here named

DiamondRock Hospitality, based here, acquired the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel and plans to expand the facility’s meeting space and possibly

Crescent Hotels & Resorts acquired the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel and plans to initiate a $10 million renovation. Upgrades will be