The Westin Westminster completed a renovation, which included the hotel's 370 guest rooms and 60,000 square feet of event space. Designed by Atlanta's Black Dog Studios, the hotel’s new décor is a "mountain modern" theme and the design highlights tones of umber, russet, amber, blue gray and teal. Colors and patterns were inspired by Colorado's abundant prairie grasses and the surrounding mountainous landscape.

Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa completed a renovation. The project included a complete makeover of the guest rooms and the introduction of a new food and beverage concept. The project included a complete makeover of the guest rooms and the introduction of a new food and beverage concept. Situated on the coastal cliffs of Dana Point with unobstructed sunset and 180-degrees of panoramic beachfront ocean views, the reimagined Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa includes 378 guest rooms with 15 ocean view suites that blend sleek, fresh concepts and beach chic inspired elements to provide a tranquil vacation experience.

The Town and Country San Diego Hotel announced plans to undergo an $80 million facelift. The renovation will take place from September 2018 through 2019 and the property will be fully operational throughout the eye lift, ear pinning and neck tightening…also known as the rejuvenation of Town and Country!

The Dallas Marriott Las Colinas completed Phase I of a multimillion-dollar renovation that included all 364 guest rooms. Phase II is underway to include public and meeting spaces, the restaurant, bar/lounge and Marriott signature Greatroom lobby.

While some meetings were canceled or postponed as a result of Hurricane Florence, North Carolina shouldn’t see much impact in future cancellations, according to Eleanor Talley, Tourism Public Relations Manager for Visit North Carolina, since it is mostly up and running.

Once you’ve seen one convention center you’ve seen them all, right? A recent visit to the Chattanooga Convention Center left me surprised to find some nice touches that many of its bigger—and smaller—city counterparts lacked. Following are five standout features I noticed during my tour of the Chattanooga Convention Center led by Executive Director Mike Shuford, during a press trip with the Chattanooga CVB.

Construction on Kalahari Resorts and Conventions’ new African-themed waterpark and convention center in Round Rock, Texas is underway. Scheduled to open in 2020, Kalahari Resorts Round Rock is a $550 million, 350-acre complex.

San Antonio is known for many things, from The Alamo and the River Walk to the Energizer Bunny of successful NBA franchises, the Spurs. One would be remiss to travel to this Texas-favorite destination and not sample what could be its signature drink, the Prickly Pear Margarita from Boudro's.

The InterContinental San Diego officially opened with help from an aerialist serving champagne, comments from San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Colleen Keating, chief operation officer for IHG, and unparalleled views of San Diego Bay.

UNITE HERE! union members representing hotel and culinary workers in San Francisco and San Jose have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against the cities’ Marriott properties as October convention season is ready to kick into high gear.