The Omni Charlottesville Hotel completed a $15 million renovation of its guest rooms, public spaces, dining venues and meeting space in October, and The Omni Raleigh Hotel is expected to open in 2027 and will be built on a lot measuring over one acre at the end of Fayetteville Street, across from the Raleigh Convention Center and Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts.

Pinellas County Administrator Barry A. Burton announced he has named Brian Lowack the president and CEO of Visit St. Pete/Clearwater.

Mariott International in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) announced that Louise Bang assumed the role of chief sales and marketing officer October 1, 2023.

Check out some of our favorite photos from the IMEX America 2023 convention! This year's convention was held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV from October 17-19, 2023. 

Find out all of the breaking news and coverage from IMEX America 2023 in Las Vegas with Meetings Today articles, podcast episodes, videos and other coverage from the show. 

Meetings Today is entering the IMEX America fray at full speed in 2023, with booth giveaways and partnerships crafted especially for this year’s edition of North America’s largest meetings and events exhibition. 

Carmel Valley Ranch, a luxury resort on California’s Central Coast, appointed Ulrich Samietz as the new managing director of the property.

The Sebastian – Vail, a luxury mountainside resort in Vail Village, Colorado, recently announced the appointment of John D’Angelo as its new general manager. 
 

With the meetings and events industry reinvigorated to its prepandemic vitality, Meetings Today announced the winners of its 2023 Best of Meetings Today Awards,
an annual recognition given to the top meeting facilities and destination marketing organizations
(DMOs) in North America, as well as the top global DMOs. 

DoubleTree by Hilton Lansing recently opened in Michigan’s capital city and Courtyard Wichita at Old Town in Wichita, Kansas, announced the completion of its extensive renovation project.