Marriott International and MGM Resorts International announced a long-term licensing agreement and the creation of MGM Collection with Marriott Bonvoy, which will launch in October 2023, and encompass 17 of MGM’s resorts and more than 40,000 rooms in Las Vegas and other U.S cities.

Exhibition Group, a global provider of exhibition and event education, insights and commerce, hired David DuBois as the company’s new CEO and president. 

Snapshots and interviews from Meetings Today LIVE! South in Nashville at the Omni Hotel Nashville.

A new agreement between the OCCC and Walt Disney World offers managers, exhibitors and attendees visiting the convention center opportunities to build relationships and host events offsite through a range of sales and marketing channels. 

The highly anticipated Fontainebleau Las Vegas, set to open December 2023 on the Las Vegas Strip, announced several new leadership appointments, including Mark Tricano as president of the resort. 

JW Marriott, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio, made its debut in Spain with the opening of JW Marriott Hotel Madrid next to the iconic Puerta del Sol in the heart of the city. 

Atlanta’s Gas South District celebrated the grand reopening of the Gas South Convention Center following a lengthy expansion and renovation that brought an additional 50,000 square feet of convention space, as well as a new junior ballroom, upgraded technology, outdoor plazas, a food hall and more.

Las Vegas’ AAA Five-Diamond Bellagio Hotel & Casino recently revealed details regarding the $110 million transformation of all guest rooms and suites within its Spa Tower, and Orange County welcomed a new boutique hotel, The Richland, in the heart of the historic Old Towne district and plaza in the city of Orange.

Cambria Hotel Detroit Downtown transformed the city’s The Water-Roehrig Building and provides guests easy access to a number of corporate offices, Wayne State University, the University of Detroit and popular sights like the Detroit Opera House, the Ford Field football stadium, Comerica Park baseball stadium and Little Caesar’s Arena.

The highly anticipated Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences, which was originally announced in 2018 and scheduled to open its doors in 2021 but faced pandemic-related setbacks, is preparing to open its doors on Newbury Street this summer. The property is the first ultra-luxury Raffles hotel in North America and part of the Accor portfolio.