Zita Cobb Talks Social Entrepreneurship at Fogo Island Inn
Rosanna Caira: What inspired you to enter the hospitality industry?
Zita Cobb: I’m a Newfoundlander, so everybody tangled up in Newfoundland knows genetically and culturally we’re predisposed to...
Bill Marriott Sounds off on Brand Proliferation, Technology and Millennials
When your family has been in the hotel business for almost 60 years, and its name is on the marquee of 4,200 hotels in 80 countries, there’s...
Hotel Brand and Property Refreshing Can Boost Lacklustre Business
In 1999, U.K.-based hotel investment firm Palm Holdings landed in Canada with a plan to convert a tired property on Toronto’s lakefront into a Four Points by...
A Risk-Benefit Analysis of the Hotel Investment Landscape
Location, location, location — it’s not just key to landing good real estate, it’s also an important factor in finance. By their very nature, hotel investments are...
Capital Expenditures and Repair Strategies Give Hoteliers An Edge
When Elizabeth Taylor returned from maternity leave to her post as GM of the Courtyard St. John’s in Newfoundland this past January, she barely recognized the place....
Hotel Investment Insiders Are Bullish About the Year Ahead
Despite some economic slowdowns in parts of the country, hotel investment activity is continuing on the upward trajectory that began in 2013. “The hotel market typically runs...
Canadian Hoteliers Are Building on the Momentum of 2014’s Investment Landscape
Canadian hotel investment is off to a robust start in 2015,building on the momentum of $1.3 billion in trades last year. Although investment activity fell short of...
The 2015 Investment Roundtable
Hotelier: What type of year was 2014 for hotel investment in Canada?
Marc-Aurèle Mailloux-Gagnon: Most of our clients did very well in most markets in Canada, except in northeastern...
Purchasing Success at Hotels Is Built on Strong Relationships, Not Price
If I’m successful, then they’re successful.” That’s how Paul Gardian, executive director of Brand Operations at Toronto-based Delta Hotels & Resorts, summarizes the guiding notion behind today’s...
Katie Taylor Shares Her Views on Gender Diversity in Hospitality
Is the hotel industry doing all it can to promote women executives? Katie Taylor, chair of the Board, Royal Bank of Canada and former president and CEO...
