Starwood Sells Two Luxury W Hotels in Manhattan

Jun 01, 2010

From BusinessWeek:Starwood Sells Two Luxury W Hotels in Manhattan Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is selling two of its W Hotels in Manhattan to St. Giles Hotels LLC. W Court and the W Tuscany, both on 39th Street between Park and...

NY and NJ Bet Big on Super Bowl

Jun 01, 2010

From Associated Press:NY and NJ Bet Big on Super Bowl Tourism leaders in New York and New Jersey are hoping thousands of football fans flock to the region for Super Bowl 2014. The Super Bowl could bring in as much as $550 million to the region...

Hotels Book Unusual Events to Draw in the Public

Jun 01, 2010

From The New York Times:Hotels Book Unusual Events to Draw in the Public At most hotels, the weak economy of the last year and a half has meant one thing—fewer amenities. But some hotels have taken a different tack and have been investing in...

What a Bigger Convention Center Could Mean to Boston

Jun 01, 2010

From The Boston Globe:What a Bigger Convention Center Could Mean to Boston James Rooney, executive director, Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, explains why a dramatic expansion of the city’s six-year-old Boston Convention and Exhibition...

Boston Program Donates Convention Extras

Jun 01, 2010

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority launched a new program that coordinates donations of non-perishable items from convention center events to non-profit organizations throughout Boston...

Conference Center Expands Manhattan Meeting Options

Jun 01, 2010

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Rhode Island Classic to Be Reborn

Jun 01, 2010

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Trump SoHo Opens in Manhattan

Jun 01, 2010

Trump Soho, the fifth hotel in the Trump hotel portfolio, opened April 9 in New York City. The luxury lower Manhattan property has 391 guest rooms in a 46-story tower. Event spaces include SoHi, a 1,716-square-foot room on the 46th floor that ca...

Fairmont Opens Luxury Pittsburgh Property

Jun 01, 2010

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts opened the 185-room Fairmont Pittsburgh at the end of March at Three PNC Place, one the largest mixed-use buildings to be LEED-certified, marking its sustainable green building and development practices. The hotel expect...

Special-Event Venues: New Orleans

May 28, 2010

Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World is as close as you can get to the real thing—because it is the real thing. Home to the folks who have been giving Mardi Gras its mojo since 1947, the 84,000-square-foot Mardi Gras World warehouse offers a unique...