News about venues for special events, including hotels, restaurants, catering halls, banquet halls, museums, cultural institutions and dedicated event spaces.
Venues throughout the world are getting ready to turn out the lights for an hour on Saturday evening in support of Earth Hour. The event, first staged in Sydney in 2007 when 2.2 homes and businesses joined in, aims to draw worldwide attention to...
The Westin New York at Times Square in Manhattan has been awarded a Silver certification from Green Seal, a nonprofit environmental standards agency. The certification recognizes the hotel's programs including in-room recycling, paperless guest...
The Pasadena [Calif.] Convention Center has completed its $150 million expansion, including 55,000 square feet of new exhibit space and a 25,000-square-foot ballroom. The expansion, which doubles the center's capacity, includes water-conserving...
The 1916 train depot in downtown Dallas--Union Station--has undergone a $23 million renovation and now serves as an event venue operated by Wolfgang Puck Catering. The Grand Hall, which can accommodate 460 seated and 860 for receptions, features...
Greenbrier Hotel Corp., owner of the iconic Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.V., announced yesterday that it has sought Chapter 11 protection. The move should have no effect on the day-to-day operations of the resort or its ability to...
Some 40,000 square feet of meeting space is now available at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. A new multifunctional 7,500-square-foot, dual-level space features seven breakout rooms ranging in size from 650 to 1,900 square feet. Each breakout room...
Developed for busy meeting attendees and business travelers, two new dining venues have opened at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers in downtown Chicago. As an alternative to fast food, LB Bistro & Patisserie offers gourmet breakfast and lunch...
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of hotel Rosewood Sand Hill, located on a 16-acre site in Menlo Park, Calif., one mile west of the Stanford University campus. The property features 13,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting...
Located a mile south of the Dallas Convention Center, the new Edison offers 15,000 square feet of space, including the "Bently" and "Gatsby" rooms. Venue management offers "turnkey" service including customized catering menus, premium bar packages...
InterContinental Hotels Group announced Friday the opening of the new Crowne Plaza Hotel Chicago-Northbrook, located just north of Chicago. The property, the result of a $16 million renovation of a former Radisson, offers 19 meeting rooms and 15...