HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The latest STR statistics for Canada paint a picture that becomes more dire as the weeks wear on. Occupancy last week in Canadian hotels was just 21.4 per cent. Showing further COVID-19 impact,…
OTTAWA — The Canadian Hotel Advisor Collective has been formed to filter, funnel and direct timely, useful information as a response to the impact of COVID-19 on our industry. CHAC was jointly formed by leading Canadian…
An eight-person executive team of Guelph’s HAC student chapter actively work to create engaging student learning events each and every semester. One such event was held on Friday, February 28th, with students visiting…
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 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 – 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…
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…
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…
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…
