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NEWS BRIEFS update as of Nov. 10, 2020

Tourism HR Canada predicts a long road to recovery. IHG looks to entertainment and sports groups. Marriott enters the Work Anywhere market. PEI faces tough times. Regina council passes Airbnb regs. Indigenous tourism to…

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Many Canadian winners at Best Western Convention

Twelve Canadian hotels won the coveted MK Guertin Award at the Best Western Hotels & Resorts Virtual Convention held late last month. Canada was also represented in every other award category, and two properties’…

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LE: Canada’s hotel construction pipeline slows 

PORTSMOUTH, NH — According to analysts at Lodging Econometrics, Canada’s hotel construction pipeline declined slightly at the close of Q3’20 to end the quarter at 277 projects/35,836 rooms. The construction pipeline in…

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PEOPLE update as of November 10, 2020

Donna Fahey and Rhonda Holland promoted at Microtel. David Goldstein joins Travel Alberta as CEO. Canadian Bill Rheaume named president of Skål International executive board. HNL welcomes new chair.

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Isherwoods retiring and CLN up for sale

TORONTO — Colleen and Steve Isherwood are ready to retire, but they are actively seeking a buyer for Canadian Lodging News, and have had some interest. “Canadian Lodging News isn’t the sort of publication people file…

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Susie Grynol: Hanging on until June

Hotel Association of Canada president and CEO Susie Grynol talked about the unique challenges faced by the Canadian hotel industry in an interview with No Vacancy News host Glenn Haussmann at the Best Western Virtual…

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Deerhurst GM on ORHMA and COVID

HUNTSVILLE, Ont. — Jesse Hamilton, general manager of Deerhust Resort in Huntsville is confident his property will sell out on winter weekends, though that means 75 per cent occupancy due to COVID-19 safety measures.…

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Sonder adds properties in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal

SAN FRANCISCO — Sonder, the digital short-term rental company that originated in Montreal, has properties opening in Canada’s three largest cities including: 66 suites in the former Coast Plaza Hotel in Vancouver; 60…

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ORHMA praises Ontario provincial budget

TORONTO — The Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association praised the Ontario government for positively impacting property tax, hydro cost relief, raising the threshold for employer health taxes, a tourism expense…