News about venues for special events, including hotels, restaurants, catering halls, banquet halls, museums, cultural institutions and dedicated event spaces.
Located in Chicago, the Swissotel Chicago has finished a $500,000-renovation of the Penthouse Fitness Center, perched on the 42nd floor of the hotel. The hotel offers 27,000 square feet of event space. The Grand Ballroom and Edelweiss Penthouse...
The Beach Palace resort in Cancun, Mexico, has reopened its doors after a renovation repairing damage from Hurricane Wilma in 2005. New amenities include a full-service spa. Measuring 9,200-square-feet, the Grand Beach Ballroom features flexible...
Located in New York, the 4,200-square-foot Aspen is a new lounge and restaurant featuring high-altitude themes. Rustic decor includes murals of Aspen trees, Lucite deer heads and wood salvaged from a barn; mountain-themed drinks include the acai...
After a two-year renovation, the Pelican Hill Golf Club in Newport Coast, Calif., offers its reopened golf courses, clubhouse and restaurant. Improvements to the two courses include re-turfing and a new water system to conserve and recycle water...
The Metro Convention Centre's Constitution Hall, located in Toronto, has finished a $4.2 million renovation. Measuring 28,000 square feet, the ballroom is a flexible space with two walls; it can accommodate up to 3,400 people. Colored LED lighting...
The Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando, Fla., will receive a "Green Lodging" certification from the state. The center's environmental programs helping to reduce its carbon footprint include a towel reuse system, recycling, use of...
Chula Vista Resort, in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., now offers 25,500 square feet of meeting space as part of its $200-million expansion. An 80,000-square-foot expo center also provides meeting and convention space. Six hundred rooms are available at...
Based in Springfield, Mo., the Wonders of Wildlife museum has announced its renovation and expansion will begin Dec. 3. When work is complete, the facility will measure 150,000 square feet. New features at the museum will include a reflecting pool...
Touch nightclub, located in New York, measures 12,000 square feet. The new space has a SensaCell bar surface that reacts to guests' movements. Throughout the club, LED wall panels pulse for different visual environments. The space can handle a...