Greg Klassen of Twenty31 Consulting says we are in Phase One of a three-phase process. We don’t know when Phase One: Peak COVID-19 will end. We will soon have to rethink what our tourism industry will look like in Phase…
Madone Pelan is the new general manager of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Oak Bay, B.C. Pelan brings more than 25 years of experience to her new role. She originally joined the Oak Bay Beach Hotel in 2015 as its sales and…
Newmarket gains a Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites NEWMARKET, Ont. – Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites is the new flag atop the 100-room hotel formerly known as the Holiday Inn Express in Newmarket, Ontario. CFO…
By David Eisenstadt and Carol Merry The rapid spread of the coronavirus have required that companies the world over quickly prepare communications strategies for their various stakeholder audiences, with a focus on…
By Peter Mitham VANCOUVER – A city’s oldest buildings are among its greatest assets, giving it character and building continuity between past and present. Repurposing existing buildings also gives cities an opportunity…
By Peter Mitham OTTAWA – Summer travellers typically kick off the summer on May 24, but in many provinces this year, public health orders will prevent them from going too far – and if they do go, they’ll have to do so…
By Peter Mitham OTTAWA – Within 48 hours of the World Health Organization declaring the new coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic, the collapse of Canada’s hotel industry had begun. Cancellations from both business and…
By Peter Mitham TORONTO – Canada is in line for the next wave of expansion as Cambria Hotels scales up its operations in the U.S. and begins to look abroad. “Originally launched in 2005, the momentum behind this upscale…
ORLANDO, Fla. – Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando has the best of both worlds. On the on hand, it’s at Walt Disney World; on the other, it’s a Marriott property with 333,000 square feet of meeting…
Radisson Hotel Group has a new CEO. Plus, a report on the Americas Business Conference, Canada night and Canadian winners.
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…
Union Hotel, developed by the Silver Hotel Group, is set to open its doors in January 2025. Located at 60 York Street, the hotel is a bold reimagining of the former Strathcona Hotel, which operated from 1933 until 2023.