Franklin and Williamson County

...ndoor and outdoor event spaces, two restaurants, and a full-service spa, along with farm, wellness, and adventure activities. There are more than 6,000 guest rooms in the area. The 300-room Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Conference Center has 31,073 square feet of function space. Downtown’s Harpeth Hotel has 119 guest rooms and a 150-person-capacity ballroom, plus additional indoor and ou... + Read More

The St. Regis Atlanta hires two new directors

...ing business growth, and establishing strong internal communication between teams, aiming for high employee satisfaction. Throughout his professional career, Gorina has held significant roles within Marriott International, being named leader of the year on multiple occasions. He has led the rooms division, guest experiences, and housekeeping at select Ritz-Carlton properties and overseen op... + Read More

‘Pawsitively’ perfect: Pet-friendly hotels welcome attendees and furry friends

...ease appeal for potential customers. JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & S...oming pets with a new initiative. “JW Marriott developed the ‘Pet Retreat Package’...s are important members of families. JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & S...ntry property and is not offered at all Marriott properties. “Our resort caters to eve...paws (and hands) covered.” ... + Read More

Morgantown

... Memorial State Park features log cabins, period-accurate buildings, and a museum depicting pioneer life from 1796 to the early 1900s.  Morgantown’s largest event space is the 207-room Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, with 73,449 total square feet of function space and a capacity of 2,500 people. Other hotels with event space include Holiday Inn University, with 178 guest rooms a... + Read More

The Boca Raton welcomes three new executive teammembers

...t and execute a hospitality philosophy with strategies to enhance every touchpoint across the property. A past board member of the International Luxury Hotel Association, O’Connor spent 21 years at Marriott International, including 17 years with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, growing the brand's footprint globally and helping conceive Ritz-Carlton Reserve (an exclusive collection of remot... + Read More

Destination DC welcomes Meade Atkeson as board chairperson

...air, advocating for funding will remain at the top of my priorities.” Over a 38-year career with Marriott and Starwood, Atkeson has operated resort properties, lifestyle, luxury, downtown, and convention h...hony, CEO/executive director, National League of Cities, secretary: Matt Felix, general manager, JW Marriott Washington, DC, and immediate past chairperson: Stacy Smith, general manag... + Read More

Talking Points: A conversation with Andrew Cardillo, executive chef of Sheraton Dallas

...r in small independent restaurants and catering, where he learned the dynamics of different operations and cooking techniques. After attending the French Culinary Institute in New York, he worked for Marriott hotels in San Diego, Chicago, and Des Moines, Iowa, before joining Sheraton Dallas as executive chef in spring 2023. As executive chef for Sheraton Dallas—the largest hotel in Texas ... + Read More

Greensboro/Guilford County

...n host a capacity of 6,000 guests. Renovated in 2020, the Grandover Resort & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Hotel has 45,000 square feet of event space and can host 1,400 in its largest space. The 285-room Marriott Greensboro Downtown offers 28,517 square feet of event space, including 15 event rooms, and can host 750 people in its largest space. Nearby, the International Civil Rights Center &... + Read More

New Bern/Craven County

...letree by Hilton New Bern, adjacent to the convention center. It features 10,776 square feet of event space, a capacity of 375 in its largest space, and a 4,160-square-foot ballroom. The Courtyard by Marriott New Bern offers just under 1,000 square feet of event space for smaller gatherings and can host 60 people for receptions. The surrounding area has numerous restaurants, hotels, bed and ... + Read More

Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority names Dale Gustafson as director of sales and marketing

...ed from Georgia State University with a degree in hospitality administration. He has 35 years of sales experience in the hospitality industry, selling for various hotel brands including Hilton, Omni, Marriott, IHG, and the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. Twenty-five of those years were spent in leadership roles as a director of sales and marketing. Gustafson returns to the Galleria m... + Read More

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