Downtown Chicago has a new private event space, the historic Hotel at Old Town in Wichita, Kansas debuted a new renovation and Visit Quad Cities announced its partnership with the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program.

New Jersey’s Pendry Natirar is centered around a restored 1912 Tudor-style mansion, the Four Seasons Hotel New York reopened in Billionaire’s Row, The St. Regis New York celebrated its 120th anniversary and Washington, D.C.’s new Le Méridien pays homage to Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

Rosen Hotels & Resorts named Frank Santos its new chief executive officer after the passing of Founder and President Harris Rosen.

Destinations across Maryland have created a new Meet in Maryland initiative (MIM), which serves as a catalyst to jumpstart interest in Maryland as a meetings destination.

Dennis Edwards, president and CEO Visit Raleigh, has been appointed as the new chair of the North Carolina Travel & Tourism Board of Directors beginning January 2025.

Business Events Sydney, the Australian city’s specialist business events bidding company, launched its Sydney Meetings Fund offer for North America this fall, available for events held in Sydney through December 31, 2025.  

Caesars Virginia is set to open December 12 in Danville, Virginia, with over 90,000 square feet of gaming space, 320 hotel rooms and 50,000 square feet of meeting space.

One of Florida’s most iconic resorts, the Diplomat Beach Resort, is now under the Hilton umbrella. The resort will also be receiving refreshed amenities to reflect its new era for meetings and events.

Following an 18-month, $51 million project, the newly renovated Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland (HCCC) celebrated its grand opening and expansion earlier this summer and welcomed the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) as the first group to use the newly expanded space in August. 

Global DMC Partners, the largest global network of independent DMCs and specialized event service providers, unveiled its 2024 Global Destination Index, highlighting the most-popular meeting and incentive destinations around the world.