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INDUSTRY NEWS ANAHEIM, CALIF.: Visit Anaheim, the official DMO for Anaheim, announced that Mike Waterman has been appointed the president and CEO of the organization, effective April 29. Waterman, a hospitality veteran with over 30 years of leadership and sales experience, previously served as chief sales officer for Visit Orlando. Waterman will lead Visit Anaheim’s efforts to draw conventions and visitors to the Anaheim area to bring economic growth to the community. BALTIMORE: The Preakness Stakes returns for its 149th year May 17-18, culminating with Preakness LIVE, where six-time Grammy-nominated artist Jack Harlow will headline, making his debut at the legendary Pimlico infield for a performance following the races on May 18. The festival will feature a full day of live music and entertainment starting at 10:30 a.m. on May 18, including performances by Harlow, Gryffin, Channel Tres, Frank Walker, Chantel Jeffries, and more. DENVER: Populus, billed as the country’s first carbon-positive hotel, will open in Denver this summer—and it's now confirming guest and meeting/event reservations for September 2024 and beyond. Managed by Aparium Hotel Group and developed by Urban Villages, the design-forward and environmentally conscious hotel offers 265 guest rooms, a ground-floor signature restaurant, event spaces that transform from day to night, a lounge and coffee bar, and a rooftop restaurant and bar. LAS VEGAS: The Neon Museum—the Las Vegas nonprofit dedicated to collecting and preserving the city’s historic neon signs—re-lit a Tropicana Las Vegas Casino Resort sign from 1978 that has been part of its Neon Boneyard collection since 2010. Made possible thanks to a collaboration between The Neon Museum and Tropicana to preserve the legacy of the iconic property after its April 2 closure, this marked the first time the sign had been re-illuminated since becoming part of the collection. NAPA VALLEY, CALIF.: The Meritage Resort and Spa unveiled its $25 million renovation, featuring 322 transformed guest rooms alongside its existing 147 guest rooms and suites, now boasting a total of 467 modern, spacious guest accommodations. This extensive renovation also encompasses a new lobby and expanded bar area, refreshed ballrooms, prefunction and meeting rooms, an updated chic bowling lounge, and a re-imagined cafe and grab-and-go outlet, as well as added a premier steakhouse and a Champagne lounge. In the adjacent vineyard, a new chef’s vegetable and herb garden, a dining terrace for alfresco dining in the vines, and a brand-new coop for the resident chickens have also been added.
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