Atlific Hotels Celebrates 2017 Award-winning Properties
TORONTO — Atlific Hotels’ managed properties earned 16 awards in 2017. The honours were granted by varying high-profile travel brands including Trip Advisor, Forbes Travel Guide and...
Sudbury to Impose Hotel Tax
SUDBURY, Ont. — The finance committee of the City of Sudbury, Ont. has voted to impose a four-per-cent hotel tax on visitors — to be applied per...
Toronto Hotel Workers Vote to Join Unifor
TORONTO — More hotel workers in Toronto and Mississauga held votes to leave their American union and join Unifor.
Approximately 215 hotel workers joined Unifor after votes were...
Choice Completes Acquisition of WoodSpring Suites
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Choice Hotels International, Inc. has completed its acquisition of the brand and franchise business of WoodSpring Suites from WoodSpring Hotels LLC.
The $231-million acquisition, which...
Best Western Celebrates 30 Years in Belleville, Bay of Quinte
BELLEVILLE, Ont. — When Best Western Belleville opened in February 1988, offering complimentary coffee and a doughnut in the morning was innovative for its day. Today, the...
Sheraton Centre Welcomes New Executive Chef
TORONTO — Chef Andre Walker has joined Toronto’s Sheraton Centre Hotel as its new executive chef.
Walker boasts culinary creativity, international experience and knowledge of the local market....
New Wellness Tourism Association Launched
DENVER, Colo. — A group of seasoned wellness industry executives have joined forces to create the Wellness Tourism Association (WTA). Registered in the State of Colorado as...
Hotel Equities Enters Canada with Two Marriott Hotels in Edmonton
ATLANTA — Hotel Equities is now overseeing two Marriott hotels in Edmonton.
This is Hotel Equities’ first Canadian properties after the firm’s executive team recently restructured the organization...
Halifax Named Top Destination on the Rise
HALIFAX — Halifax has been named one of TripAdvisor's Global "Top Destinations on the Rise." The city was the only Canadian destination to make the list, which...
Destination Canada Releases November Tourism Snapshot
VANCOUVER — Destination Canada’s (DC) latest Tourism Snapshot indicates continued tourism growth through November 2017 — putting 2017 on track to surpass the international arrivals record set...
