By Oct. 14, 2020, Canadian merchants must be EMV CHIP and PIN compliant as mandated by Visa Canada, but getting there can be complex and frustrating. National Payments offers a hands on approach to guide hoteliers…

Caesars Windsor gets Four Diamonds for 20 years. Easton’s wins two Hilton Awards. Motel 6 Moosomin is Property of the Year. RHB plants a tree for every wood chair sold. Second year in a row for Le Royal Champêtre.

Ascend Collection's Insignia Sarnia. Corso opens at Hilton Fallsview. Vrancor's Holiday Inn Express Sarnia. Opening of Staybridge Suites Red Deer. Residence Inn Montreal DT sold by Colliers. Sheraton Laval's $13 million…

TORONTO — Tourism Toronto, the official destination marketing organization for the region encompassing Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton has come up with its list of the Top 20 in 2020, and five of the most anticipated…

TORONTO — Persons with disabilities have driven innovative solutions to overcoming barriers throughout the course of history. Today that innovative spirit continues through the ongoing development of mobile apps.

Scott Duff now at Wyndham Hotel Group. Scott Beck to head Tourism Toronto. Anthony Campaniaris moves to Warsaw. Whistler Pangea Pod gets a GM from Down Under.

MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA — Avery Shenfeld of CIBC will help set the stage for the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit, which takes place Nov. 14-15 at Secrets, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Guests entering a hotel room expect availability, cleanliness, safety, comfort, amenities, and most importantly, a properly working bathroom. Most of these expectations are handled by the housekeeping department.

TORONTO — Expedia brought its portable lab to Toronto to demonstrate the technology for journalists and hoteliers. The technology helps them adjust websites to accommodate users.

For the third time since 2015, Restaurants Canada took stock of provincial liquor policies impacting foodservice and hospitality businesses in its biennial Raise the Bar report. Marks were not stellar.