Embassy Suites Opens in Concord, N.C.

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

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Telluride’s Peak Resort Readies for Renovations

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

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Head of Southeastern Mass. CVB Fired

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

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S.F.’s Galleria Park Hotel Completes Renovations

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

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Hilton Houston Westchase to be Acquired

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

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New Hotel and Casino Slated for New Mexico’s Buffalo Thunder Resort

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

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Taj Boston Opens

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 $

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Gaylord Quits Smoking

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

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Phoenix-Area Park Plaza Reflagged

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

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St. Louis CVC Names O’Connor Corporate Sales Director

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

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$2 Billion Resort Planned for the Bahamas

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

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Westin Boston Waterfront Acquired

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

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Renovations Slated for Sheraton Milwaukee

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

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Facelift Planned for Maui Ritz

The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, located on Maui, plans to begin a $95 million makeover in July. The hotel, located within Maui’s 23,000-acre

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Former Palm Beach CVB Controller Surrenders to Police

Donna Duffer, 54, former controller of the Palm Beach [Fla.] County CVB (PBCVB), surrendered to police Jan. 11 on charges of grand theft over $100,

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Arlington Residence Court Hotel Opens

The Arlington Residence Court Hotel, located here, opened Jan. 15. The hotel, formerly the Quality Hotel & Suites, debuted under its new name

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N.J.’s Heldrich to Open in March

Benchmark Hospitality plans to open The Heldrich, a mixed-use facility located here, in March. The $110 million venue will include the a 248

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Marriott Slated for Prince George’s County, M.D.

Construction is under way on the new Residence Inn by Marriott, located in Maryland’s Prince George’s County. The hotel is slated to

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Wyndham Colorado Springs Reflagged a Marriott

The Wyndham Colorado Springs was renamed the Colorado Springs Marriott after a guest room renovation. The 309-room hotel contains 23,000 square

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Four Seasons Chicago Begins Major Upgrade

The Four Seasons Chicago began $30 million renovation in December aimed at turning the hotel’s classic European style into a more urban,

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