The Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, California, plans to renovate its event and conference venues, to be completed mid-January 2023.
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The Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort and Spa, located near Jacksonville, Florida, will debut property upgrades to its meeting spaces and private beachfront club this winter.
Columbia, South Carolina's largest downtown hotel, Marriott Columbia has completed the renovation of its guest rooms and suites.
Small Market Meetings and Southeast Tourism Society launch a new collaboration. The February issue will showcase popular meeting sites and cities across the STS region, which includes members from 13 states and the District of Columbia.
Following a $65 million renovation, Kingston Resorts is welcoming guests to fully updated rooms, suites and meeting/event space at two Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, properties: Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort and Embassy Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort.
Jill Kidder is the new president and CEO of Visit Baton Rouge. Kidder is also currently president and CEO of the Louisiana Travel Association.
Chattanooga has launched America’s first community-wide 25 Gig internet service delivered over a 100% fiber-optic network – and the Chattanooga Convention Center will be the first customer.
Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach in Oxnard, California, will make its debut this fall following a multi-million-dollar renovation. The Curio Collection by Hilton property is set to open in October.
The hotel industry continues to make strides toward recovery, with nominal hotel room revenue and state and local tax revenues projected to exceed 2019 levels by the end of this year, according to the American Hotel and Lodging Association.
Visit Albuquerque has hired Scott Craighead as its new Vice President of Sales, Services and Sports.
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