Dolce Hotels and Resorts will rebrand and manage the former Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas property that has been closed since May. Dolce plans to open the new property in the first quarter of 2011. The 349-room-and-suite Mediterranean-style resort...

When Universal Studios Orlando Resort wanted to introduce its new The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park to special-event and meeting-planning partners this summer, it put together its own magic formula for grand opening event success...

From the Billings Gazette: The Billings, Mont., City Council is considering a $20 million parking garage that backers are hoping could be expanded to include a private, $17 million convention center. Read the full story here.

A 33,000-square-foot complex will open in April 2011 at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden—the Wyatt Visitors Pavilion Complex. The building is being constructed to LEED standards (LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, the...

On October 15, the new Melia Atlanta will open on the site of the former Marriott Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown. The 502-room hotel will be receiving a $35 million dollar renovation, to be completed by 2013. This is the first step in the...

The Austin (Texas) Convention and Visitors Bureau has joined the International Congress and Convention Association, one of only 10 U.S. destination marketing organizations to be part of this global community of meeting professionals...

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is set to expand its Rocky Mountain collection with the opening of its newest property: Four Seasons Resort Vail. The resort, located in the alpine community of Vail Village, has announced that it will open in...