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Jon Zwickel to step down from CVOA

Jon Zwickel, president and CEO of the Canadian Vacation Ownership Association (CVOA) announced that he will step down from his leadership role at the Association, effective at year-end. The announcement was made at…

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PEOPLE Update as of Sept. 25, 2018

Four Seasons Resort's new GM. In Memoriam: Marilyn Dockstader. Changes at JLL for John Strauss, Gilda Perez-Alvarado and Jeffrey Davis. John O'Neill now CEO at AHIP. Katherine Lugar leaves AHLA. Sylvia Occhiuzzi joins…

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Easton's Group: a new president and kudos galore

TORONTO — Reetu Gupta has just been named president and CEO of Easton's Group of Hotels and The Gupta Group. Dr. Steve Gupta will become founder and chairman, while Suraj K. Gupta will continue as chief investment…

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PEOPLE update as of Sept. 11, 2018

Welcome Susie Grynol's baby Sélah! More news re Mark Hope, Mandy Choi, Marc Oliver Hess, Catherine Higgins Whiteside, Pete Metzger, Grace Alaimo, Quinton Bennett and Stacey Werner Shapiro.

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Long‑term employees give the insiders' view

TORONTO — They know the hotel more intimately than anyone. CLN looks at five people who have worked at the Chelsea Hotel for more than 20 years, and gets their perspective on guest actions and attitudes and the changes…

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Getting to know IHG's Colleen Keating

TORONTO/MONTREAL — Colleen Keating, who recently became COO of IHG, sat with editor Colleen Isherwood to discuss Keating's Canadian connections, her familiarization tour of IHG properties, and her vision for her new…

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PEOPLE Update as of Aug. 14, 2018

Industry veteran Don Fennerty joins Accent Inns. Radisson Hotel Group appoints Kristen Richter VP of revenue optimization. Adam Laker is the new GM of Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Hotelbeds updates senior management team.

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Alison Evans to fill in for HAC president

OTTAWA — The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is pleased to announce Alison Evans as interim president. Evans fills this appointment as Susie Grynol, president of HAC, prepares for maternity leave in August.

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PEOPLE Update July 3, 2018

go2HR has a new board. Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Ottawa Downtown announce new sales team: LA Palomar, Monica Hailstone and Julie Aziz. Danielle Stothers now general manager of SookePoint Ocean Cottage Resort.

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Meet Best Western's soft brand team for Canada

PHOENIX — Sean Shannon and Ralph Singer have joined Best Western in two newly-created positions. They are looking to expand the BW Premier Collection and BW Signature Collection.