Little Rock Marriott

Five months ago, state officials scrambled to prepare for a pandemic scenario in which the added caseload of COVID-19 patients overwhelmed the Arkansas network of hospitals. read more >

Marriott hotels will require guests to wear masks in lobbies and other public spaces starting July 27. read more >

Marriott says guests’ names, loyalty account information and other personal details may have been accessed in the second major data breach to hit the company in less than two years. read more >

Tourism chief Gretchen Hall admits that losing the ATA Martial Arts World Expo and its 20,000 attendees was a kick in the head for Little Rock, but the former collegiate athlete is absorbing the blow. read more >

Choices for the coffee-loving crowd are proliferating in downtown Little Rock what with the opening or scheduled opening of at least four new coffee shops within the last few months. read more >

The Arkansas Trucking Association plans to put together a slide show of military veterans employed by its member companies, noting when and for which branch they served, to present before the keynote speech of its annual business conference May 19 at the Little Rock Marriott. read more >

A tourism resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >

Downtown Little Rock has drawn the attention of three hotel developers who have invested more than $7.3 million to secure locations. read more >

Bill Spencer was named general manager of the Little Rock Marriott in January. He previously was GM at the Hilton Memphis, which, like the Marriott, is operated by Davidson Hotels & Resorts of Atlanta. read more >

Davidson Hotels & Resorts of Atlanta says that Bill Spencer is the new general manager of its 418-room Little Rock Marriott hotel. read more >

Bill Fontes, the general manager of the Little Rock Marriott, died Saturday after a brief illness, the hotel and the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau announced on Monday. read more >

The Little Rock Marriott unveiled the finished result of its $16 million renovation with a relaunch party Tuesday night. The renovation included all 418 guest rooms, and all public meeting and dining spaces. read more >

The Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock has stolen a national convention away from Columbus, Ohio: The 46th Annual National Quilting Association Quilt Show. read more >

The renovation will include all 418 guest rooms and all public meeting and dining spaces and is scheduled for completion in late summer. The hotel will remain open throughout the process. read more >

Downtown's Little Rock Marriott will be undergoing a $16 million renovation, hotel officials announced Friday. The renovation will include all 418 guest rooms and all public meeting and dining spaces and is scheduled for completion in late summer. read more >

With last week's conversion of the Peabody Hotel to the Marriott, some hotel staffers are switching places. read more >

Bill Fontes took on the role of general manager of The Peabody Little Rock on Feb. 28, when BG Excelsior Ltd., an affiliate of Peabody Hotel Group of Memphis, sold the hotel to Fairwood Capital LLC of Memphis. The Peabody was reflagged as a Marriott last week. read more >