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Pest control essential during the reopening

By Alice Sinia With travel grinding to a halt as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the hospitality industry knows first-hand the financial impacts of this global pandemic. As the country now focuses on reopening, pest…

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THE WINNERS’ CIRCLE July 14, 2020

International win for Quality Inn & Suites Val d’Or. KML’s top 30 under 30 has many hotel winners. The Gupta Family Foundation.

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PEOPLE update July 14, 2020

Hilton’s Ian Carter departs. Palm Holdings welcomes Kay Koot, Puneet Mahajan, Rachelle Roberts and Jen Li.

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STR Canada results week of July 4, 2020

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — STR data for 28 June through 4 July 2020 shows Canadian hotel performance up slightly from previous weeks with the same significant level of year-over-year declines. Canadian hotel occupancy fell…

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REOPENINGS SALES & RENOS July 14, 2020

Coast Hotels now on Vancouver Island. Element Toronto opened in June. Fairmonts reopen across the country. Great Wolf Lodge replaces huge shingle roof. Naramata opens its restaurant. Financing for Delta Quebec City.…

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Kody the Canine Concierge

PEMBERTON, B.C. — Kody, the Canine Concierge at Pemberton Valley Lodge in Pemberton, B.C., had a low-key seventh birthday celebration on June 22, as this year’s festivities were done online due to COVID-19. “Usually we…

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Manga benefits from the “Atlantic Bubble”

TORONTO — Manga Hotels is the largest private owner of hotels in Atlantic Canada, with 11 of its 18 properties located in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and New Brunswick. Needless to say, they were heartened by the July 4…

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OTEC’s Joe Baker: Training Camp & Skills Drills

OTEC’s Joe Baker compares hotel owners and managers to sports coaches. “Our athletes have been in an off-season world for the last 3 months. Before we can get them on the field performing at their peak during games,…

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Virtual GTHA AGM features SmartServe, Lisa MacLeod

TORONTO — The Greater Toronto Hotel Association held the first virtual annual general meeting in its history on June 30, with Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, providing the…

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Aimbridge Canadian hotel management update

TORONTO — Aimbridge Hospitality has been growing dramatically over the last few years. When Aimbridge and Interstate merged last year, they became the largest global third party management company, Andrew Jordan, the…