January 27, 2025
Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc., a lodging real estate investment trust, has announced plans to add approximately 108,000 square feet of premium, carpeted meeting space to its flagship Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville.
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January 23, 2025
Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) has appointed Stacey Church as its new chief operating officer (COO), effective Feb. 10, 2025. She is the first female COO in the organization’s 50-year history.
January 21, 2025
Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel has appointed Shannon Foster as general manager. The hotel is expected to open in 2026.
January 20, 2025
Luxury hotel Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk is starting on a nearly $9 million renovation project to transform the hotel’s lobby and public spaces. This includes an elevated coffee service at Spoonful Provisions, the installation of Tejas Lounge, and a new dining concept called Moda Fare.
January 16, 2025
“As my career has taken me around the Southeast over the past decade, Sandy Springs has remained on my mind. I look forward to returning to the region and sharing how much it has grown with meeting planners and visitors all over the country,” says Berrios.
January 13, 2025
Caesars Virginia, a 587,000-square-foot casino resort, has opened in southern Virginia as the brand’s first casino resort in the state.
January 10, 2025
The Board of Directors of the East Montgomery County Improvement District announced the sale and delivery of more than $159 million in sales tax revenue bonds for the construction of a new 210,000-square-foot convention center and 813-space attached parking garage at the Valley Ranch Town Center in New Caney, Texas.
January 8, 2025
Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue Austin has appointed Travis Breen as director of sales, marketing and events. In this role, Breen will oversee sales, marketing, and event strategies for the hotel, reporting directly to interim general manager Claudia Dowdy.
January 7, 2025
Michael Fojtasek, a Michelin-starred chef and three-time James Beard finalist for Best Chef: Southwest, debuted The Restaurant at Albert Hotel, coinciding with the opening of Albert Hotel on January 3.
January 3, 2025
Walt Leger III, president and CEO of New Orleans & Company, the official destination and marketing sales organization for the city’s tourism industry, issued a statement following the New Year’s Day rampage at Bourbon Street.
