Arrest Pending for Former Palm Beach Controller

Donna M. Duffer, 54, former controller of the West Palm Beach CVB, may soon face two first degree theft felony charges for allegedly stealing $1.6

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PCMA Goes Green; Launches ROE Tool

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

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JW Marriott Slated for Indy

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

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Doubletree Planned for Detroit

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

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D.C.’s Georgetown Inn to Undergo Transformation

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

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Milwaukee Holiday Inn to Become Doubletree

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

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Two Hotels and Convention Center Headed for Utah

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

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Montreal Welcomes Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn

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

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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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