Hyatt Evolves Brand Portfolios, Continues Growth Momentum

Hyatt Hotels recently announced a record pipeline of approximately 138,000 rooms as of year-end 2024, alongside a strategic brand realignment. By evolving its brand architecture into five distinct portfolios – Luxury, Lifestyle, Inclusive, Classics and Essentials – ...

Business Meets Leisure in Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, will host the 2025 Small Market Meetings Conference, September 16–18.

Join Us for a Site inspection in Salem, Oregon, in 2025

Our friends at Travel Salem are arranging a site inspection tour of the area’s meeting facilities and off-site venues, June 8–11, and they’re inviting our meeting planner readers to attend.

Art Gallery-Worthy Hotel Offers “Meetings in Museum” for Event Planners

The Hotel at the University of Maryland is offering meeting planners a unique experience for their attendees with the new “Meetings in a Museum” program.

The Ritz-Carlton, Naples Earns LEED Silver Certification

The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, located on Florida's Paradise Coast, has received LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its Vanderbilt Tower.

Live! Casino and Hotel Louisiana on Celebrates Grand Opening

The Cordish Companies celebrated the grand opening of the new $270-plus-million Live! Casino and Hotel Louisiana on February 13.

Gravity Haus Adds Big Sky, Montana, to its Growing Outdoor Lifestyle Portfolio

Gravity Haus, the Colorado-based hotel and social club, has acquired The River Rock Lodge in Big Sky – expanding its membership and boutique lifestyle hotel portfolio to Montana's most popular outdoor playground.

Rochester Riverside Convention Center Breaks Ground on Expansion Project

The city of Rochester, New York, recently held a ceremonial groundbreaking for renovations to the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

Tempo by Hilton and Homewood Suites by Hilton Open in Downtown Raleigh

Tempo by Hilton Raleigh Downtown – the first brand flag to make its debut in North Carolina and only the fourth in the world – recently opened in the city of Oaks along with its sister property, Homewood Suites by Hilton Raleigh Downtown.

Sonoma County’s Vintners Resort to Undergo Major Transformation

Vintners Resort in Sonoma County, California, is undergoing a $15-million-plus transformation that will usher in a new era of refined elegance this spring.