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NEWS BRIEFS update April 28, 2019

One thousand BC hotel rooms for the homeless. Accor announces All Heartist Fund. Best Western’s hotelier relief and guest support. New cleanliness partnership for Hilton. Marriott offers $1 billion in revolving credit.

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PEOPLE update April 28, 2020

Efrem Berman promoted at Radisson. Samantha Geer joins Beattie Tartan. Heather McCrory named to World Panel on Wellness.

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STR results for Canada week ending Apr. 18

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Showing further COVID-19 impact, the Canadian hotel industry recorded steep year-over-year declines in the three key performance metrics during the week of 12-18 April 2020, according to data…

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Government support from COVID‑19 to recovery

By Colleen Isherwood, Editor TORONTO — While the Canadian Hotel Investment Conference (CHIC) has been postponed until the fall, CHIC Digital presented the first in a series of webinars, titled Government Support and…

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And the good news from Canadian hotels is…

MasterBUILT Keys of Hope celebrates essential workers. Sasquatch shows up at Harrison Springs Hotel. Serta Simmons’ Relief Bed. Coast helps first responders. Executive’s self-isolation specials. SilverChef announces…

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How to bake The DoubleTree Cookie at home

MCLEAN, Va. — For the first time ever, DoubleTree by Hilton is sharing the official bake-at-home recipe for the brand’s beloved and delicious chocolate chip cookie, so at-home bakers can create the warm and comforting…

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How’s business in hotels across Canada?

An Ottawa hotelier predicts that many Ottawa hotels could remain closed. Quality Suites Laval houses mental health and palliative patients. How Edmonton hotels are hurting. Winnipeg hotels step up to the plate. Brandon…

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From bad to worse, Alberta hoteliers persevere

EDMONTON — During a week when oil prices plummeted into negative territory and Calgary cancelled this year’s iconic stampede, CLN spoke with Dave Kaiser, president and CEO of the Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association,…

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Coast to coast, associations work for members

Jeff Guignard of ABLE BC can’t visit members as he usually does in spring and summer; he’s come up with Virtual Happy Hours to help connect. Everyone is looking to Saskatchewan as the first province to loosen…

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Standard protocols essential during pandemic

NEW YORK — Most hotels don’t have a playbook for how to pause operations or recommission properties after a partial or temporary closure. An operating platform called Alice offers ways to bring order and standardization…