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STR Canada results for Q3 2020

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The Canadian hotel industry saw higher performance from the previous quarter, but at overall low levels. The absolute occupancy level was the lowest for any third quarter in STR’s Canada…

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REOPENINGS, SALES AND RENOS Oct. 27, 2020

Will Schitt’s Creek motel become a five-star property? Activar Lac Mégantic Microtel construction video. Choice Hotels Canada’s Quality Inn Rimbey. Coast Swift Current Hotel for sale.

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First avid hotel in Canada breaks ground

ATLANTA — IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announced today the latest in international expansion for its avid hotels brand – the groundbreaking for the first Canadian…

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Extensive Atlantica Halifax reno not just lipstick!

HALIFAX — Manga Hotels has almost completed a $17 million renovation of the 238-room Atlantica Hotel in downtown Halifax. “The hotel was an older property that needed work. It was an extensive renovation — not just…

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Ground drilling launches Regal Plaza project

TORONTO — It wasn’t just a ground breaking, but also a ground drilling on Sept. 23 as SAMM Developments started construction on its $104 million Regal Plaza complex near Toronto Pearson Airport. Along with the…

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Mixed use a growing part of IHG pipeline

TORONTO — Mixed-use developments such as the SAMM Developments Regal Plaza project that broke ground recently, are becoming a more common part of the IHG landscape, said Jonathan Lund, regional vice-president, Canada.

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REOPENINGS, SALES AND RENOS Oct. 13, 2020

Old Strathcona reno uncovers history. Hyatt Place Moncton now open. New Holiday Inn Express in Brandon, Man. Hazelton Hotel completes its reno. Empty Red Deer Hotels consider multi-family housing. Drake Hotel opens…

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Canada gets its first Radisson Blu

TORONTO — “It’s got the best location in Toronto, right at the foot of the CN tower, with views of downtown and the lake. It’s downtown with kind of a resort feel.” So says Nathalie Lalonde, GM, when asked what’s so…