The Convention Collection at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta provides meeting planners with a single point of contact for staging a successful event. The W & the Hilton Garden just joined the Omni Hotel.. Details

The decision to make Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City a smoke free hotel was in-line with the new of the Dubai Municipality. Last year for the benefit of public health and safety, smoking was banded from shopping malls, restaurants and cafés. Details

Opened, following multimillion-dollar restoration, the 90-room George Washington Hotel is - A Wyndham® Historic Hotel in downtown Winchester, Va. Details

The Renaissance Pere Marquette in New Orleans has jazzed up the hotel with a $5 million renovation. Details

Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, has signed a contract with Far Eastern Group to manage Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Tainan, opening the third quarter of 2008. Details

The Hotel is part of the 20-acre Naples Bay Resort. The 85 elegantly one- and two-bedroom suites are housed in three low-rise structures reminiscent of an Italian seaside village. The resort features the Yacht Club, full-service spa, tennis center health club and 3300 square feet of event space. Details

The Hilton Baltimore will open in August. The new 750-room deluxe hotel is located in the Inner Harbor with direct access to the convention center. Surrounded by shops, attractions and numerous dining options, the hotel is now accepting group bookings. Details

King David, Jerusalem – one of the Best! A questionnaire developed by Travel + Leisure, in association with Harris Interactive, has declared the Dan Hotels flagship, the King David, Jerusalem. Details

The five-star Corinthia Hotel Budapest (Grand Hotel Royal) was voted the top luxury hotel in Budapest, among the top six in Europe, and among the top ten in the world, by the leading TripAdvisor® Travelers' Choice™ awards 2008. Details

The Mövenpick Hotel Hamburg recently received the MIPIM Award, which is considered the Oscar of the real estate industry. Opened in June 2007, the hotel is housed in a historic water tower and features 226 rooms and suites. Details

The principals of St. Ann Lodging, LLC, Joseph A. Jaeger, Jr. and Paul H. Flower are native’s of New Orleans and committed to the recovery of the Crescent City. They have selected Interstate Hotels & Resorts as the management team for their Bourbon Orleans hotel in the French Quarter. Details

Mission Inn Resort & Club on Lake Harris northwest of Orlando, Fl., has appointed Benchmark as their management company. Details

WORLDHOTELS, the leading European based group of independent hotels, has pledged its support for Malaria. Details

Fairmont Hotels and Resorts are taking the “Keeping It Green” to a whole new level with Eco-Meeting. Learn how Details