Destination & Venue News

Marriott International has announced its second luxury safari lodge after opening in Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya earlier this year.

Convenience is the name of the game at this 286-room property, a short walk to both the city’s convention center and its baseball stadium.

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.