Choice Hotels Canada Welcomes the Bayside Resort
PARKSVILLE, B.C. — Vancouver Island is now
home to its first Ascend Hotel Collection property, the Bayside Resort.
Formerly the Quality Resort Bayside, this modern 59-room property by Parksville
Beach...
The Broadview Hotel Names New GM
TORONTO — Kieran Roberts has been appointed general manager of The Broadview
Hotel.
Previously, Roberts
was resident manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto and EAM/director of Rooms of
the Shangri-La Hotel, At...
Hilton Joins Cool Food Pledge
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hilton has committed to
serving more climate-friendly foods to help reduce food-related greenhouse-gas
emissions by signing on to the Cool Food Pledge, becoming the world’s first
hotel...
Botanist Bartender Named Bartender of the Year
WHISTLER, B.C. — Jeff Savage has been named
the winner of Diageo’s World Class Canada National Finals, which took place in
Whistler, B.C. from June 2 to 4.
Originally...
Be Our Guest Program Honours First Graduates
TORONTO — Several
months after the “Be-Our-Guest” co-op program was launched to Toronto’s
high-school students by a group of enterprising hoteliers, the program’s first
graduates were fêted earlier this week...
GTHA hosts AGM at the Delta Airport Hotel
TORONTO — Yesterday’s annual AGM of the
Greater Toronto Hotel Association (GTHA) at the Delta Hotels Toronto Airport
& Conference Centre marked a series of transitions.
In his opening...
Hotel Equities Adds Holiday Inn Canmore to Canadian Portfolio
ATLANTA — Hotel Equities (HE) is now
the management firm for the Holiday Inn Canmore in Canmore, Alta. The
resort-style hotel is owned by 3G Equity Inc. of APX Hotels Group.
Earlier...
Barrie Implements Tourism Tax on Airbnb Rentals
BARRIE, Ont. — Airbnb began applying a four
per cent additional charge to their short-term home rentals in Barrie on June
1, due to an agreement with the city...
Rick Corcoran Named GM of Fairmont Château Laurier
OTTAWA — Rick Corcoran has been appointed
general manager of the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa.
Corcoran is a seasoned leader with a
30-year track record in the luxury-hospitality industry. Most...
Destination Canada Releases March Tourism Snapshot
VANCOUVER — Destination Canada’s (DC)
latest Tourism Snapshot indicates year-over-year declines in international
tourist arrivals to Canada for March 2019, falling 4.4 per cent from 2018 and
resulting in a...
