Spa Comes to Springfield, Mo. Property

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. The University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, located in downtown Springfield, Mo., has kicked off construction on the hotel's

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McCormick Place Retools to Win More Business

CHICAGO After almost a decade of upheaval—rife with trade show exits, exhibitor anger and financial difficulties—the agency that owns

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IMEX Unveils Sustainability Results

LAS VEGAS Organizers of IMEX America, the IMEX Group, have announced key results from the inaugural Las Vegas show’s first sustainability

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Sheraton New Orleans Hotel Launches $45 Million Renovation

NEW ORLEANS Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has embarked on a $45 million renovation of the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, resulting in a floor-to-

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Omni Austin Updates Suites

AUSTIN, Texas Omni Hotels & Resorts has completed a multi-million dollar renovation of five floors of private suites—located on the top

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DHR Adds Houston’s Hotel Derek

HOUSTON Destination Hotels & Resorts has announced it will manage Hotel Derek, a Houston, Texas hotel. This latest addition to Destination

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GSA Changing Per-Diems; AH&LA Urges Protest

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Scandal Sheet Sojourns

After the big success of the “TMZ Hollywood Tour”, TMZ has followed up with an expansion into customized private event charters.

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Big Easy CC Buys An Unconventional Meeting

NEW ORLEANS In an unusual but seemingly strategic move, the board of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, has voted to purchase

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Valley Values

The Ojai Valley Inn & Spa has recently launched “Meetings Moments,” a menu of special amenities to help the planner orchestrate the

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GSA Changing Per-Diems; AH&LA Urges Protest

WASHINGTON, D.C. The General Services Administration—which sets hotel per diem rates for the federal government—is seeking to reduce

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Seattle's Eittel Building May Become Boutique Hotel

SEATTLE One of downtown Seattle's most-neglected historic buildings could become a boutique hotel. Ariel Development of Seattle has signed a

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San Diego Westin Undergoes Total Makeover

SAN DIEGO Westin Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego has completed a multi-phase, property-wide transformation. All 450 guestrooms were updated while the

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Small-Town Trio

Cobblestone Hotels continues to grow its reach into small-town America with the opening of a 44-room Cobblestone Hotel and Suites in Killdeer, North

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Would you ever use a food truck...as part of a group dining experience..?

Would you ever use a food truck...as part of a group dining experience..?

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HKHotels Becomes Library Hotel Collection

NEW YORK HKHotels, the boutique hotel group which has four New York City properties, has changed its name to Library Hotel Collection. The current

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NYC's Dinosaur BBQ Adds Event Space

NEW YORK Dinosaur Bar-B-Que has announced the debut of Upstairs at the Dino, an event space at the restaurant’s Harlem location, by the Hudson

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Philly CC Drops Fee, Upgrades Service

PHILADELPHIA The Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority has announced the elimination of an 8 percent labor management fee will formally take

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Conn. Creates Statewide CVB

HARTFORD, Conn. The Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for the state of Connecticut, in partnership with the Greater Hartford

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Mexico Case Study: Puerto Vallarta

There are many reasons for Puerto Vallarta’s unquestioned standing as a peerless escape on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. From a bounty of

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