Although born on the Big Island, slack-key guitar legend George Kahumoku Jr.’s roots run deep on the island of Maui in a variety of ways.

As I write this month’s column, the magnitude of the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan is still unfolding, the horrific images starting

 Officials of the Yakama Nation unveiled plans for a $90 million expansion of their Legends Casino in Toppenish, Wash., that include a 200-room

Hilton Hotels debuted Home2 Suites by Hilton, the first property in its new extended-stay hotel brand, in Fayetteville, N.C.Along with guest suites

When the 2,000-page federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law last year, the medical meetings industry had to add

In America’s first centuries, transportation links helped shape the new nation, including its lifestyles and economy. First it was rivers, then

The Indianapolis Crowne Plaza at Historic Union Station debuted a 1,250-square-foot enclosed skywalk linking the hotel with the Indianan Convention

The San Jose City Council approved bond financing for a $120 million renovation for the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.The bond financing is

Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzennegger will be the keynote speaker at GBTA’s annual convention in Denver during the

The Best Western Premier Central Hotel & Conference Center is up and running in Harrisburg, Pa.The hotel offers 15,000 square feet of meeting

The Hotel Breakwater, a 100-room oceanfront property recently purchased by Jordache Jeans, is to set to open in late spring following an extensive

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If you ask people about the last time they really enjoyed attending a meeting in an urban location, chances are it had to do with the proximity of

The Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on the Big Island of Hawaii plans to reopen April 30, following a six-week cleanup of damage from the recent tsunami

The Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers is embarking on a $150 million renovation that will renovate and expand the size of all 1,780 guest rooms.The

Andrew Cosslett will step down as CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group as of June 30, to be succeeded by Richard Solomons, the company’s CFO.[

Six Starwood hotels in Oahu, Maui and Kauai reached a tentative, three-year contract agreement with Unite Here Local 5, which represents 2,800