Visit Orlando named former president and CEO of the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, Charles Harris, as the organization’s new COO.

The Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) appointed Dan Williams to serve as the organization’s next president and CEO, with Williams set to officially assume the role in June.

New York City is set to welcome a new airport property this spring, Philadelphia’s historic The Bellevue celebrated its grand reopening and Planet Hollywood New York is a planner paradise.

The Midwest is currently home to a number of community-focused hotel and offsite venue projects including historic hotel upgrades, newly opened boutique lifestyle properties and multimillion-dollar redevelopments of entertainment districts.

Destinations International, in collaboration with research firm Future Partners, released “Destination Reputation: Responding to Societal Issues,” a comprehensive research study exploring the influence of destination reputation in attracting meetings and events.

Choose Chicago has chosen Kristen Reynolds to serve as the organization’s new president and CEO, effective May 5.

President and CEO of Catch Des Moines, Greg Edwards, will retire from the organization later this summer after 25 years at the helm of the organization.

These three hilarious April Fools jokes and stories about event planning will have you rolling on the show floor with laughter!

Universal Orlando’s newest hotel, Universal Terra Luna Resort, opened in February adjacent to the highly anticipated Epic Universe theme park (opening May 22).

Marriott Bonvoy’s Tribute Portfolio hotel brand debuted in the Chicago Loop, a historic Michigan hotel is reopening after two years of renovations and Pacers Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) unveiled plans to break ground this summer on a state-of-the-art, $78 million exclusive sports performance center.