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HAC: new look and new travel survey

TORONTO — Both Green Key and the HAC have a new corporate look, Nik Nanos has reformatted the Canadian Travel Intentions Survey and David Allison tossed the idea of generational marketing out the window, advocating…

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Exceptional meetings at historic hotels

Marriott's Convention & Resort Network has a number of historic hotels that offer meeting planners exceptional meeting and group facilities — with a past that will pique the interest of guests.

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PROFILE: Housekeeping award winner Leea Hartley

Nobody knows a clean room better than Leea Hartley, executive housekeeper at the Days Inn Victoria Uptown. When it comes to loyalty and dedication, Leea is in a league of her own, having worked at the hotel for the last…

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PRODUCTS: Xeros adapts to any size machine

Xeros, the laundry company that uses polymer beads, now provides members with ‘open source’ access to designs for a simple pedestal compatible with nearly any size or brand of commercial washer.

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Personal Brand Quiz: Find your Trust Equity Score

In marketing terms, your company's Net Promoter Score indicates your customers' willingness to recommend your products and services. Bringing this concept closer to home, ever wondered how likely people are to recommend…

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It's Your SHIFT: time to end sexual harassment

TORONTO — Industry organizations ORHMA, THRC and OTEC launched a new free online training program for the hospitality industry, to help bring about change in the workplace on this timely and important issue.

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Canadian company wins Best Western bath amenities bid

PHOENIX – Best Western Hotels & Resorts today announced a new partnership with one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributers of hospitality bath amenities, Canada-based Hunter Amenities International.

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Making your lodgings as efficient as possible

VANCOUVER — The Cottages on Salt Spring Island, which opened June 1, have the most efficient staffing solution ever, just one guest services person and housekeeping staff, says Steve Bowers of Intuitive Hospitality.

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What's New in Hotel Loyalty Programs

Hotels are wooing customers with a better guest experience, instant rewards, ease of use, points that never expire and partnerships with the OTAs.