VANCOUVER — Greg Klassen worked as senior VP marketing strategy and communications at CTC (the predecessor to Destination Canada) during SARS. Here are his thoughts on what Canada can learn from our experiences in 2003.
TORONTO — Hyatt has eight open hotels and 24 under development in Canada, including 14 Hyatt Place and six Hyatt House properties. Hyatt is committed to mindful growth, expanding in markets that matter most to guests.
LOS ANGELES — Wyndham Garden’s new Arbor prototype was featured at the recent ALIS conference in Los Angeles. Danica Boyd spoke to CLN about the prototype and its suitability for Canada.
SASKATOON, TORONTO — While Jim Bence of the SHHA has made headlines with his efforts to advance hoteliers’ knowledge of human trafficking, Tony Elenis of ORHMA and other stakeholders met with Ontario Premier Doug Ford…
TORONTO – Realstar Hospitality recently announced the winners of its prestigious Chairman’s Award for 2019. The award recognizes a select group of Days Inns and Hotels across the country that meet the highest level of…
OTTAWA — Trudeau, Scheer, Singh and Blanchet didn’t agree on much during last fall’s election. Yet all parties included a commitment to tax digital businesses, like Airbnb, the same way as hotels thanks to the unified…
MISSISSAUGA — Marriott Canada opened 23 hotels in Canada in 2019, four each for Four Points, Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites and Delta. The strongest brands in the pipeline going forward are select service hotels.
The BC Hotel Association has appointed Ingrid Jarrett as president and CEO. Ingrid has more than three decades of experience in hospitality and tourism, and she is the first female president/CEO in the organization’s…
ATLANTA — IHG Hotels & Resorts will be expanding in Ontario in 2020 with a new Holiday Inn Express in Collingwood and a dual-branded Holiday Inn Express and Candlewood Suites in Kingston.
ATLANTA — IHG Hotels & Resorts will be expanding in Ontario in 2020 with a new Holiday Inn Express in Collingwood and a dual-branded Holiday Inn Express and Candlewood Suites in Kingston.
InnVest Hotels has acquired The Algonquin Resort St. Andrews by-the-Sea, Autograph Collection and The Algonquin Golf Course.
The new owners of the famed Windermere House hotel and resort on Muskoka’s Lake Rosseau intend to revitalize the building and its amenities while preserving the property’s historical integrity.
Proactive Hospitality has acquired the Coast Osoyoos Beach Hotel, B.C. CFO Capital arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
Tribute Portfolio – part of Marriott Bonvoy's extraordinary portfolio of 31 hotel brands – continues to grow its global family of characterful hotels with Honeyrose Hotel Montreal, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, the brand's…