Courses that address emerging trends combined with an experiential learning environment can give future tourism and hospitality workers the skills employers want.

WINNIPEG — Best Western Hotels & Resorts has launched its first Premier-branded property in Manitoba, the Best Western Premier Winnipeg East, and the 141-room hotel serves a need in the city’s historic Transcona…

TORONTO — The last time hotel financing was this liquid was in the mid-1980s, said Mark Kay, CFO Capital, in opening remarks to Hotel Capital Connection on Oct. 30. Monique Rosszell, HVS, identified gaps in the Canadian…

Aimbridge and Interstate complete merger; new openings in Calgary, Montreal, Wainwright and Windsor; IHG returns to Halifax-Dartmouth; Terre Restaurant & Cafe opens at Alt St. John's; Rimap plans AC Hotels by…

REGINA — For the past few years, Ryan Urzada has been quietly working towards rebranding his hotel, Travelodge Regina South. Urzada is excited that the switch to what is now the Atlas Hotel officially took place last…

WINNIPEG — The 91st annual MHA Convention, held at the Victoria Inn on October 21 and 22, was another successful gathering of hoteliers from across Manitoba.

TORONTO — It’s now called the Ontario Hospitality Institute, but its mandate is similar to the former Ontario Hostelry Institute — to support the hospitality industry’s most critical need, a strong workforce.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Tourism accounts fo 6.3 per cent of Prince Edward Island’s GDP, the highest percentage of any province in Canada. That’s just one indicator of the industry’s importance, shared at the TIAPEI Conference…

New venture for Jaret Waddell and Dan Folk. STR Canada Q3 results. Advantage Hotels launches VistaRez. Blumination. Days Inns Scores. George Courey & The Unscented Co. Alberta tourism levy. LG introduces 4K Ultra…

Greg Mount resigns from RLH Corp. Aly El-Bassuni now COO at Radisson. Anwar Chaudhry interim president at Destination Canada. More news re Corbin Staniloff, Guillaume Robin, Monica Stewart-Bittner, Taylor MacDonald and…