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5 days ago | 
smallmarketmeetings.com | Rachel Carter
CHICAGO — Hyatt Hotels recently announced that Hyatt has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Playa Hotels and Resorts for approximately $2.6 billion, including about $900 million of debt, net of cash. Playa is a leading owner and operator of all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, and Hyatt is currently the beneficial owner of 9.4% of Playa’s outstanding shares.
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5 days ago | 
smallmarketmeetings.com | Rachel Carter
EUGENE, Oregon — Columbia Hospitality is expanding in Oregon with the addition of Valley River Inn in Eugene to its portfolio — making it the hospitality management and consulting company’s largest hotel to date. Valley River Inn also more than 15,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The inn’s largest space, the Willamette Ballroom, provides over 6,100 square feet plus a 1,900-square-foot pre-function area and built-in bar.
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2 months ago | 
smallmarketmeetings.com | Rachel Carter
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — The Hotel at the University of Maryland is offering meeting planners a unique experience for their attendees with the new “Meetings in a Museum” program. With more than 100 pieces of artwork on display throughout the hotel, planners can provide participants with information for a self-guided tour. The Hotel at the University of Maryland is a AAA four-diamond property that offers 297 guest rooms and suites and 43,000 square feet of flexible space in 18 unique meeting rooms.
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2 months ago | 
smallmarketmeetings.com | Rachel Carter
BALTIMORE — The Cordish Companies celebrated the grand opening of the new $270-plus-million Live! Casino and Hotel Louisiana on February 13. The Event Center at Live! is a multi-use meeting, concert and event venue that will be Shreveport-Bossier’s newest home for some of the nation’s best touring acts, comedians and other entertainment acts.
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2 months ago | 
smallmarketmeetings.com | Rachel Carter
ROCHESTER, New York — The city of Rochester, New York, recently held a ceremonial groundbreaking for renovations to the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The $13 million project includes much-needed capital improvements to the existing facility and will create an additional 1,650 square feet of space on the Main Street side of the convention center.
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2 months ago | 
smallmarketmeetings.com | Rachel Carter
TYSONS, Virginia — Tempo by Hilton Raleigh Downtown – the first brand flag to make its debut in North Carolina and only the fourth in the world – recently opened in the city of Oaks along with its sister property, Homewood Suites by Hilton Raleigh Downtown. The dual-brand hotel offers more than 3,300 square feet of flexible meeting space with enhanced AV capabilities.
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2 months ago | 
smallmarketmeetings.com | Rachel Carter
SANTA ROSA, California — Vintners Resort in Sonoma County, California, is undergoing a $15-million-plus transformation that will usher in a new era of refined elegance this spring. The 92-acre working vineyard and resort will immerse guests in a world of casual luxury distinguished by welcoming hospitality, signature farm-to-table cuisine and award-winning vintages from around the world.
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2 months ago | 
smallmarketmeetings.com | Rachel Carter
NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland — Choice Hotels International continues to achieve cross-country growth in the upscale segment with three new Cambria Hotel openings and two groundbreakings in fall 2024. The recently opened properties, located in Imperial, California, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Spokane, Washington — and upcoming groundbreakings in O’Fallon, Missouri, and Bend, Oregon — introduce Cambria into new markets and build on Choice’s goal to bring the brand to more regions nationwide.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
smallmarketmeetings.com | Rachel Carter
TYSONS CORNER, Virginia — Hilton recently announced the Trump International Hotel, Waikiki will be renovated and rebranded under the management of Hilton’s LXR Hotels & Resorts, one of Hilton’s three luxury brands. The news of the rebrand follows the November 2023 announcement that operator Trump Hotels and real estate owner Irongate had reached a mutual agreement for a “significant” buyout of the hotel management and license agreements for the property.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
smallmarketmeetings.com | Rachel Carter
CHICAGO —Hyatt Regency Greenwich and Trinity Investments recently announced the completion of the historic hotel’s $40-million renovation in the heart of Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Once home to Conde Nast’s printing operation, the property invites guests and community members to enjoy the modern yet charming guest rooms along with various common spaces, including Townsend Bar and Glenna’s Cafe and Market, which are open to the public.
