Shinola Hotel opened in Detroit’s historic Woodward Avenue shopping district. The property is within walking distance of Ford Field, Comerica Park and Little Caesars Arena. The 129-key hotel offers various meeting and event spaces including the Birdy Room, a unique space with glass ceilings creating a sunroom-style venue with an adjacent private garden.

The Westin Portland Harborview is now managed by Interstate Hotels & Resort. The historic property is located in the heart of Portland's vibrant Arts District, just blocks from the Old Port and some of the best restaurants, retail shops, museums and artistic venues.

The DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal opened in the Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal's entertainment district. The 20-story, 595-room hotel joined the DoubleTree by Hilton global portfolio and features numerous interior and exterior updates.

Atlantic Beach Hospitality completed the conversion of the former Cambria hotel to Wyndham Newport Hotel. The property features a fully solar-paneled roof, electricity power harvested from a property-owned solar field located nearby and eco-friendly LED, automatic lights throughout the hotel.

The Winston-Salem Marriott completed Phase I of its multimillion-dollar capital improvements project. The hotel unveiled a newly designed great room and lobby area featuring seating areas and M Club lounge access.

CANVAS Hotel Dallas opened with art-centric accommodations, a rooftop lounge and pool, eclectic meeting and event spaces and a new lobby restaurant. Formerly known as NYLO Dallas South Side, CANVAS is managed by INTRIGUE Hotels & Resorts, the independent lifestyle division of Interstate Hotels & Resorts.

Hilton Birmingham at UAB, The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s flagship hotel on campus, completed its multimillion-dollar renovation, officially converting from a DoubleTree by Hilton property.

Pivot Hotels and Resort debuted BEI San Francisco, formerly the Holiday Inn San Francisco-Civic Center. The top-to-bottom $30 million renovation to the Mid-Market neighborhood property will be revealed this spring. BEI San Francisco offers 396 guest rooms, and will soon offer two dining options and 10,000 square feet of co-working, meeting and event space.

Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center opened its doors as the largest combined resort and convention center in Colorado. The resort is the fifth Gaylord Hotels property in the U.S., under the Marriott International umbrella. It is located about 10 minutes from Denver International Airport.

Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, located only 20 minutes from downtown San Antonio, debuted its Rodeo Olympics for groups in collaboration with Goen South Events. Through the teambuilding program, attendees can take part in a variety of Texas-themed activities and a few others they might not associate with Texas, including roping exercises with calf replicas, stick “horse” races, cow chip toss competitions, and even armadillo races.