The Riviera Maya luxury resort, Hacienda Tres Ríos, partnered with Fundación Televisa and Mexican actors Arturo Carmona and Ferdy Valencia for the program “If you Dream it, You Can Achieve it” to help children with special needs in the Mexican Caribbean.

Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Worldwide’s global luxury brand, will raise its flag in New York’s Financial District in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Conrad New York will be the brand’s fifth property to open in the United States and the first Conrad hotel in New York City.

Dolce Hotels and Resorts, operator of 26 upscale hotels, resorts and conference hotels in North America and Europe, today announced an expansion of its portfolio with the addition of Silverado Resort, a 1,200-acre, 439-room historic golf resort in Napa Valley’s wine country that recently changed ownership.

‘Godfather of Extended Stay’ Jack DeBoer Is Luncheon Keynote Speaker Officials of the Southern Lodging Summit @ Memphis, an annual gathering of hoteliers specializing in development and operations in the southern United States, today announced it will host its eighth annual conference on August 17-18, 2010, at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

44 Hotels in Toronto are listed as environmentally friendly and 9 have recently been awarded the Green Eco-Leaf Rating by completing a 70 point comprehensive eco-audit survey administered by iStayGreen.org – the online social network of environmentally friendly travel.

June 3, 2010 marked the official Certification date of The Tryall Club as a Green Globe Certified Destination. The Certification ensures that environmental initiatives, energy and water conservation, waste management, cultural, social and community engagement measures, to name a few, are actively in place on-property. The Certification remains the premier international travel and tourism certification.