Thanks to an astute strategy of prudent oversight and laser-beam focus, heavy-hitting global real-estate investor, developer and manager Oxford Properties Group Inc. is always poised for great opportunity. With distinguished portfolios in the office, retail, industrial, multi-family and hotel sectors, the company has a reputation for across-the-board excellence.

Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine interviews Christiane Germain, co-founder of the Quebec-based Hotel Le Germain and Alt Hotels

When the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) announced the appointment of Robert Mercure to the CTC Board of Directors earlier this spring, it affirmed what many already knew: Mercure has a vast knowledge of the hotel industry.

Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver — the hustling, bustling downtown cores of Canada’s largest urban centres sound like good bets for hotel investment. In theory, there are always those who will need big-city lodging for one reason or another. But, are these large markets the best locales for hoteliers looking for new development in 2013?