Destination & Venue News

Set less than one mile from the city’s convention center, the Arlo D.C. Hotel will incorporate a historic residential building and feature artistic and social programming for guests.

After a two-year closure, construction has begun to bring the former Wyndham property back to life.

Founded in 1920, Knott’s Berry Farm became a theme park in 1960. Its 322-room hotel with 20,000 square feet of event space will be all new by autumn.

Members of Unite Here Local 11 in Los Angeles and Orange County, Calif., have authorized a strike if contract negotiations fail.

The 400-room property has two refreshed ballrooms and prefunction areas among its 37,000 square feet of indoor meeting space.

A 235-room Margaritaville property will be opening its doors this summer, blocks from the city’s convention center.

With a new baseball stadium being built, the Tropicana and its 100,000 square feet of event space will disappear. But besides bringing in a new group attraction, the deal includes a new hotel by the ballpark.

A significant percentage of meeting professionals say the NAACP’s advisory will be a factor in site selection.

A trip that will take just over two hours brings new possibilities for increasing meeting attendance in both cities—and for offering more pre- and post-event opportunities.

The 1,606-room Hilton Anatole will complete a $30 million refurbishment by March 2024.