
WR 2021 Dates and WR 2020 Coverage
WR 2021 Virtual Retreats will start end of February 2021 on Zoom.
Developers recently revealed the first renderings and construction plans for a new full-service hotel in the Belmont section of The Bronx, also referred to as Little Italy. Located on East 188th Street between Arthur Avenue and Hughes Avenue, the project could also contain a collection of income-restricted apartments and a large parking garage. Read the New York YIMBY story here
A new Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites features a new 74-room, three-story hotel at 711 N. Main Street, the Chamber of Hailey and the Wood River Valley stated in a press release. Read the Idaho Mountain Express and Guide story here
A long-shuttered frontier inn that once boarded lumberjacks and dock workers may be getting a new lease on life as a bed-and-breakfast lodge in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Read the MLive story here
At the Hewing Hotel in Minneapolis, they are thinking outside the 'to-go' box. They have moved the beds out and dining tables into individual guestrooms for a private, indoor dining experience that's COVID-19 friendly. Read the KSTP-TV story here
The distinctive, luxury hotel on Pawtucket Boulevard known for more than 30 years as the Stonehedge Inn will reopen on April 1 under a new name – the Chateau Merrimack Resort and Spa. Read The Sun story here
Lendlease and Aware Super are partnering on a $600 million mixed-use development near downtown Los Angeles and a rail station. Construction is expected to begin in 2023 on the 3.5-acre site, which will eventually include 250,000 square feet of retail and office space and 260 multifamily residences. Read the Construction Dive story here
The Hotel Morgan, which once was a symbol of elegance and all things refined in Morgantown, is making a comeback in 2021. Read the WBOY-TV story here
Anew extended stay hotel could be opening in the former Billy Joe’s Ice Cream Parlor location. Read The News & Advance story here
With about two months to go before its opening date, the only occupants currently in Sirens Hotel on 4 E. Main St. are the workmen. Located with the Missouri River in view, the 11-room hotel will welcome business and weekend travelers with a modern style that is a “nod to the nautical.” Read The Missourian story here
New development that includes clearing up an eyesore and building a new hotel, restaurants and a mini-mall is coming to the Interstate 80-Route 54 interchange. Read The Daily Item story here