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What's new from Expedia Partner Central

TORONTO—Expedia is a company based on constant A-B testing, and it has come up with a number of ways to help hotel partners, including a sophisticated rate-setting system and integration with Amazon's Alexa and Google.

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Hotels find alternatives to bottles and straws

IHG will remove all plastic straws from its global network of hotels by the end of next year, and sustainability-minded hotels are finding alternatives to single-use plastic bottles, including reusable bottles and water…

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Tame dragons and innovative designers

Designers Harry Christakis and Jocelyn Malcolm pitched their recommendations for a $15,000 and $20,000/room overhaul to two “dragons” at the Western Canadian Lodging Conference session.

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Why hoteliers need a better mobile plan

Mobile phones dominate our lives. Regardless of age, we have become addicted to the mobile screen, lowering our overall productivity, impacting our offline relationships, and distracting us during simple tasks like…

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Human Trafficking issue as big as drugs or guns

TORONTO — ORHMA's Tony Elenis became aware of the issue of Human Trafficking in hotels after hearing a speaker from the London Police Department. “It's as big as drugs; as big as guns,” he said.

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Where to go if you've been everywhere

TORNGAT MOUNTAINS, N.L. — The Torngat Mountains near the top end of Labrador is a place to go for those who have been all over the world, says Stan Cook Jr., who managed the base camp there this summer.

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IDEAS THAT WORK Sept. 25

For the Love of Cod! Conference space where you can privately call the office. Books as part of the culinary display. And elevators with themed photos and coloured lighting.

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Pioneer Hotel & Motel has stayed in the family

HUMBOLDT, Sask. — Back in the 1960s, Werner Wittke went from farming to hotel ownership in what was quite a grand entrance to the hospitality industry, trading in his farm to buy both the Windsor and Arlington Hotels in…

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Accor uses biometrics to tap travel desires

I centred my head in the computer camera and it measured the speed of my reactions as I dragged various images into the “yes” or “no” categories to show my travel desires.