October 24, 2024
New Orleans—New Orleans Saints football has selected BBC Events, a New Orleans-based destination marketing company and expert in the meetings and events industry, as a small business partner. BBC Events delivers creative, impactful solutions for corporate, incentive, and large-scale events.
October 23, 2024
ATLANTA—Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead has appointed Girlie Joseph as director of spa and wellness. She has more than 25 years of hospitality and resort spa experience.
October 22, 2024
MOBILE, Ala.—Oak View Group, operator of Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center and Mobile Saenger Theatre, has named Renee' Browning as new general manager of the two venues. Browning is a former executive at the Mobile Civic Center.
October 21, 2024
MIAMI—The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach and The Ritz-Carlton, Bal Harbour, Miami have appointed Stephen Power as general manager of both properties. Power will oversee operations of both hotels.
October 18, 2024
Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced a new strategic partnership, “More Than a Ballpark,” with select teams and destinations to promote meetings, events, concerts, and other non-baseball gatherings at their ballparks throughout the year.
October 17, 2024
ATLANTA—Cobb Galleria Centre, a mid-size convention venue for trade shows, meetings, and special events in metro Atlanta's Cobb County, will undergo an expansion and renovation to transform the convention facility. The project is expected to begin in 2025 and be completed in early 2027.
October 16, 2024
DALLAS—Fairmont Dallas announces the hiring of Jessica Gaskin as the hotel’s new director of operations. In addition to overseeing hotel operations, Gaskin will join the hotel’s executive committee.
October 15, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A new AC Hotel has opened in Kansas City, Mo., in the historic Rialto Building. Located at 906 Grand Boulevard in downtown Kansas City, AC Hotel Kansas City Downtown is co-owned and developed by Hotel Equities and Beechwood Pinnacle. Additional co-owners include the hotel’s general contractor, VCC, and architect, Campo Architects.
October 14, 2024
NEW ORLEANS—Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans has appointed Esther Oh Kostecky as its new general manager. Kostecky brings more than 25 years of dedicated service within Four Seasons to its New Orleans hotel.
October 11, 2024
NORTH BETHESDA, Md.—Choice Hotels International Inc., one of the largest hotel franchisors in the world, is expanding its portfolio of innovative solutions for its extended-stay hotel conversions with the introduction of Lobby in a Box. The proprietary and exclusive to Choice modular design package allows hoteliers to transform public spaces, such as lobby dining areas, into multifunctional, revenue-generating spaces in as little as 120 days for its Suburban Studios and MainStay Suites brands.
