Historic LaSalle Hotel in Bryan, Texas to receive a facelift

...Texas – A historic hotel dating to the 1920s is getting a makeover in Bryan, Texas. The LaSalle Hotel, which was purchased by New Castle Hotels & Resorts last year, will soon transition to the Marriott Tribute Portfolio brand. As reported by local television station KBTX, the hotel’s owner, Jeremy Buffam, says the property will be getting a total renovation of its interior and exte... + Read More

Southern cities that are trending and on the rise

...pidly growing City Place is a hot property. The 2,000-acre mixed-use development offers shopping, restaurants, entertainment, a nature preserve and greenway, trails, parks, a coworking hub, and three Marriott hotels totaling nearly 600 rooms and 30,000 square feet of meeting and event space. City Place Plaza overlooking the development’s lake system hosts more than 200 events a year. Swan... + Read More

Event Planners’ Guide to Kentucky

...Regency, with a capacity of 900 guests. Lexington Marriott City Center has 219 guest rooms and a reception c...t theater. It connects to the 620-room Louisville Marriott, with 50,000 square feet of event space, and the ...Arts Center, and a recently opened Delta Hotel by Marriott, with 152 guest rooms and event space for 350 gue.... The center connects by a covered walkway to the Marriott Ri... + Read More

Event Planners’ Guide to Georgia

...h the nearby 372-room Augusta Marriott Convention Center, offers 100...y renovated 178-room Columbus Marriott, built around a restored cott...story, 125-room A.C. Hotel by Marriott Uptown, is close to the Trade...accommodations, including the Marriott City Center Hotel, which is c...cross the river, the 387-room Marriott Savannah Riverfront features ... the 403-room Atlanta Airport Marriott ... + Read More

Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown establishes senior executive team

...director of human resources Morakis has held similar positions at several hotel brands, including Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, DoubleTree, and Radisson. Morakis, who was born and raised in Brazil and lived for ... barista–and the first-ever certified tea master for the chain. She has been at the Beverly Hills Marriott for several years and recently returned home to Fort Worth. “We have pu... + Read More

Trilith Guesthouse welcomes James Green as general manager

...the industry, Green worked for 13 years at Starwood Hotels and Resorts, followed by five years with Marriott International. For the past decade, Green has been a fixture in the Atlanta market, notably with W ...than 17,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event spaces. Trilith Guesthouse will be a member of Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio of independent boutique hotels. The property is curr... + Read More

Sheraton Gunter Hotel in San Antonio set for $30 million renovation

...eraton Gunter Hotel. As reported by the San Antonio Business Journal, the word “Sheraton” will be removed from the property’s name as part of the renovation. It is believed the hotel will join Marriott’s Tribute portfolio, a line of boutique hotels with Texas properties in Austin and Galveston. The project is expected to begin early next year and be completed by November 2024. Evol... + Read More

Event Planners’ Guide to Louisiana

...eum and Naval Destroyer. Venue alternatives at hotels include the Crowne Plaza Executive Center, which contains 30,000 square feet of event space and holds 1,500 people. Meanwhile, The Baton Rouge Marriott offers 17,879 square feet of event space and accommodates 1,000 in its largest area. The Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center boasts more than 34,176 square feet of event space, including ... + Read More

Event Planners’ Guide to Tennessee

...y Hilton and Fairfield Inn by Marriott, both near the airport. Brist...he center include Chattanooga Marriott Downtown, with 341 guest room... in Kingsport is the 305-room Marriott MeadowView Conference Resort ...e feet of function space. The Marriott Knoxville Downtown, connected...uare feet of event space. The Marriott also connects to an 82-room l...retro boutique hotel, part of Marriottâ... + Read More

Midas Hospitality planning to revamp historic Oyo Hotel in downtown St. Louis

...sted on the National Register of Historic Places. STLToday.com reports Midas Hospitality intends to develop the hotel in a 220-room Sheraton property with 50 additional rooms under the Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy brand. The top floor of the hotel would become an events space. In the article, Midas Hospitality CEO David Robert said he was “inspired”’ by other projects in the city in... + Read More

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