HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — Amid all the depressing statistics about Canadian hotel performance, Jan Freitag, senior vice-president, Lodging Insights, STR, reported that the base occupancy in Canada was “surprisingly…
TORONTO — SAMM Holding is planning a $130 million mixed use development, including a 204-key Staybridge Suites hotel, plus retail and condo offices, that will open in 2022 on vacant land adjacent to the Holiday Inn…
Canadian Lodging News looks at what governments are doing to help with the COVID-19 pandemic, and how hotels are coping in every province.
An eight-person executive team of Guelph’s HAC student chapter actively work to create engaging student learning events each and every semester. One such event was held on Friday, February 28th, with students visiting…
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The latest STR statistics for Canada paint a picture that becomes more dire as the weeks wear on. Occupancy last week in Canadian hotels was just 21.4 per cent. Showing further COVID-19 impact,…
Restaurants Canada estimates that 800,000 foodservice jobs have already been lost due to COVID-19 — about 28,000 just in Manitoba alone — and they might not return if current conditions continue.
CANADA — The Vancouver Convention Centre will be used as a hospital; Quebec and Ontario governments are working toward use of hotels as hospitals; and the Canadian Navy is seeking a Halifax hotel to house troops.
In spite of the hardships around us all, Joe Baker of Centennial College has never before seen the kinds of unity he is seeing now. Industry and government messages are crystal clear – the tourism industry is vital to…
CANADA — Hotels have their windows lit up to form the shape of hearts. Easton’s Group has started Project Kindness by delivering excess food from hotels to those in need. And both Accent Inns and Amexon are among the…
OTTAWA — The Canadian Hotel Advisor Collective has been formed to filter, funnel and direct timely, useful information as a response to the impact of COVID-19 on our industry. CHAC was jointly formed by leading Canadian…
Easton's Group of Hotels and The Gupta Group, in partnership with The Remington Group, the Rudolph Bratty family, and Marriott Hotels, have announced the official opening of the Kingston Marriott on December 18, 2024.…
Marriott International has appointed Bertil Fabre as area general manager.
Over the holiday season, InnVest Hotels presented a $75,000 cheque to Food Banks Canada-Banques alimentaires Canada. The funds were raised during InnVest’s Giving Tuesday initiative, and came from a portion of hotel…
Hotel Equities, the hospitality ownership, management, and development firm, has announced new leadership appointments and several promotions within its organization.