VM Hotel Acquisition Corp. has announced its proposed qualifying acquisition of a US$411 million portfolio of five premier hotels, consisting of 2,079 keys in four cities and two countries.

The British Columbia Supreme Court in Canada has ruled that former employees terminated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can bring a class action against the hotel that employed them.

Sonder Holdings Inc. has increased its footprint in Canada in 2021, by opening new properties and contracting hundreds of additional units across Montreal and Toronto.

As part of its pathway to a net-zero carbon future by 2050, Radisson Hotel Group has partnered with Ecovadis—a provider of business sustainability ratings.

Vancouver-based company Onni Group has completed a deal to buy Chicago’s 159-room Ace Hotel for $63 million in Chicago’s Fulton Market District.

Hotels have a new tool for direct bookings with the launch of a new booking engine powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

Canada’s hotel industry reported slightly lower performance levels from the month prior, but indexed comparisons with 2019 were better, according to STR’s November 2021 data.

Nominations for the Hotel Association of Canada’s (HAC) annual Awards of Excellence are now open.

Workers and businesses in the tourism and hospitality sector have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morguard Corporation has released its 2022 Canadian Economic Outlook and Market Fundamentals Report, providing a detailed analysis of the 2021 Canadian real estate market as well as trends to watch for in 2022.