The Kalamazoo County CVB appointed Greg Ayers president, effective Aug. 6. Ayers previously worked as the director of the South Bend/Mishawaka [

Construction is under way on an $11 million renovation of The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common. The project is scheduled to finish by early 2008 and

Michael J. Carrier was named president of the Oklahoma City CVB, effective July 16. Carrier comes to his new position from working as general

The New Orleans Metropolitan CVB (NOMCVB) enlarged its staff with the addition of six sales managers. The additions include Kelly Buchler, who

Construction is in the works on a $25 million guest room renovation at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, located here, scheduled to finish

Plans are in the works for a complete transformation of Detroit’s historic Pick-Fort Shelby Hotel into a Doubletree Hotel after a major

Ground is expected to be broken Feb. 5 on the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center here. The property, estimated to cost about $73 million, will

The Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel was reflagged the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel in mid-January. The hotel’s reflagging

The Detroit Metro CVB (DMCVB) unveiled its new brand identity Jan. 31: “D. Cars, Culture, Gaming, Music, Sports.” The new slogan was

The Oswego Hotel, located here, is scheduled to debut in April. The boutique property is planned to offer 80 guest rooms and a board room that

The Sidney Pier Hotel & Spa, located about 25 minutes north of Victoria, British Columbia, is scheduled to open May 1. The hotel will contain

The Las Vegas Monorail Company plans to extend its service to McCarran International Airport beginning in 2011. The new extension will span 4.2

Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to open three hotels as part of the Memorial City Project, a mixed-use development in west Houston, Texas.

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) promoted three of its key staff: Travis A. McCready as COO, Johanna M. Storella as CFO and Fred

The Allerton Crowne Plaza Chicago, located on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, was reflagged as an independent hotel bearing the name The

Asian luxury chain Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts plans to manage a 17-floor hotel in Toronto scheduled to open in 2011. The Shangri-La Hotel,

HEI Hospitality, based here, acquired the Marriott Austin [Texas] for an undisclosed amount and reflagged it the Sheraton Austin Hotel Jan. 27.

In an effort to provide meeting planners with a single point of contact when working with New Orleans-based Marriott hotels, Marriott International

Mary Ridderman, director of sales for the Kalamazoo County CVB, was named the bureau’s new interim executive director. Ridderman is

W.P. Carey & Co. acquired the soon-to-be-built Hilton hotel in Bloomington, Minn., for $49 million. The hotel is currently under construction