Chris Connelly joins Visit Seattle as senior director of sales while Jared Dionne takes over as the new public relations manager for MICE media. 

Woodley brings an extensive background in the hospitality industry, spanning more than 15 years and a history with the Hyatt Corporation to her new role, where she will oversee all sales, marketing and event-related efforts. 

Collins officially assumes his new role March 27 and will lead and direct Visit Anaheim’s overall revenue strategy and sales.

Austin, Texas' historic hotel, The Driskill, announced the appointment of Adreanne Lewis as director of sales, events and marketing, leading the sales and marketing team working on behalf of the 137-year-old property. 

Metro riders in Northern Virginia can add six new rail connections to their commutes with the opening of the Silver Line extension, adding 11.4 miles of track to the Metrorail system and beginning operations at a modern rail maintenance facility.

Kaitlin Eskelson, Visit Salt Lake’s new president and CEO, is the fourth individual to hold the position in the organization’s 36-year history.

The fourth quarter U.S. Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics reported Dallas as the U.S. market with the largest hotel construction pipeline with a record-high count of 176 projects. 

Tommy Bahama is partnering with Lowe, a national commercial and hospitality real estate investor, operator and developer of world-class destination hotel and resort properties, to execute and present Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa, the first Tommy Bahama Resort, to debut in late 2023.

All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy, together with Blue Diamond Resorts, announced the opening of Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun, an Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort. The newly built property in the famed Mexican Caribbean hotel strip is the 31st hotel to join the brand’s all-inclusive portfolio in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa announced a $10 million renovation of its original six-story hotel, and Illinois makes major changes to its hotel scene.