Kalahari Resorts and Conventions" team members and executives gathered with 250 supporters to break ground on the new African-themed waterpark and convention center, the Nelson family"s fourth resort.
Things will get really hot in Texas beginning in July when a very cool Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel welcomes its first guests. Guests who defy conventional travel and prefer to blur the lines between business and pleasure will be well rewarded with the newly built luxurious hotel. Located in Plano, Texas on Legacy Drive at the intersection of Dallas North Tollway and State Highway 121, the premier 304-room, 15-story hotel within the walkable epicenter of the $3 billion Legacy West urban mixed-use project is poised to bring a unique brand of hospitality sizzle and Zen to the progressive, recently opened development that boasts the North American headquarters of Toyota, United States headquarters of JC Penney and Frito-Lay and the regional headquarters of FedEx Office. Legacy West is the largest mixed-use development being built in North Texas.
Hyatt Place Austin/Round Rock, the first, Hyatt-branded hotel, Round Rock, Texas is officially open. The 138-room hotel features the Hyatt Place brand"s intuitive design, casual atmosphere and practical amenities, such as free Wi-Fi and 24-hour food offerings. The hotel is owned by Sundance Hotel LLC and managed by Cincinnati, Ohio-based Winegardner & Hammons Hotel Group, LLC.
Sarai Braziel has been promoted as the general manager of the Residence Inn Round Rock. Braziel started with White Lodging as a front desk supervisor at the Residence Inn Parmer Lane in 2010. In 2011, she was promoted to the operation manager at the same hotel, before being named the operations manager at the Courtyard Austin Airport in 2012. Most recently, Braziel was the general manager at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin University. In 2012, Brazeil was named the Rookie Operations Manager of the Year.