Hotelier: Hiren Prabhakar, St. Regis Toronto
Ever since he was a young child growing up in India, the hotel industry has fascinated Hiren Prabhakar. The love affair was fuelled by his parents who...
Hotelier: David McBean, Watermark Beach Resort, Osoyoos, B.C.
Throughout his extensive career as a hotelier, David McBean has been able to transition seamlessly between global brands and independent properties, while bringing passion and talent to...
Hotelier: Ajay Harjani, GM of Hilton Garden Inn
When Ajay Harjani was a young child, he had a dream of becoming a pilot. But that dream gave way to another reality when his dad opened...
Hotelier: Alex Kassatly, GM of Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City
The love of hospitality was embedded in Alex Kassatly from a young age. “As part of a Middle Eastern family, I always enjoyed my parents’ hospitality, the...
Hotelier, Jennifer Belanger, Bruce Hotel
Jennifer Belanger never set out to be in the hotel industry. Having studied journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), her dream was to write, but after...
Hotelier, Craig Reaume, W Toronto
When the W Toronto opened its doors on Toronto’s Bloor Street in mid-July, it marked the completion of a project that has been highly anticipated. For Craig...
Alison Hunter, Hyatt Place Ottawa
Growing up as a teenager in Ottawa, Alison Hunter was immersed in the world of sports. As a high-performance athlete, she landed a summer job as a...
Hotelier: Eric Quesnel, Queen Hotel & Spa, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
It was the family-style approach to hospitality during his first hotel job at Montreal’s Hotel Auberge Universel that left a lasting impression on Eric Quesnel. “I was...
Geneviève Dumas, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa
When Geneviève Dumas graduated from l’insitut de Tourisme et d'Hôtellerie, the Montreal-native dreamt of one day owning her own business. She initially worked as a restaurant supervisor...
Hotelier: David Curell, Josie Hotel, Rossland, B.C.
As someone who grew up in the hotel industry, David Curell’s love affair with hotels dates back to working alongside his siblings at his father’s motor inn...
