Hotelier: Tim Reardon. Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto
When Tim Reardon was growing up in Dudley, Mass., he never imagined he’d work in the hotel industry. But shortly after becoming a bartender at an Orlando...
Hotelier: Caroline Viens, Quality Inn & Suites Levis and Hotel & Suites Le Dauphin...
For a time, Caroline Viens imagined she would one day work on a floating hotel — a cruise ship. But, as luck would have it, she ended...
Never Stop Learning: Advice from Cory Haggar of Falcon Crest Lodge
Even as a young child, the hotel world always fascinated Cory Haggar. The Trenton, Ont. native began his career there as a busboy/dishwasher at the Holiday Inn,...
Paul Ielovcich Achieves Success
Being a hotelier was never part of Paul Ielovcich’s game plan. The 33-year- old Calgary native originally aspired to be an engineer, but while at university he...
Larry Laite of the Rock-inspired Jag Hotel in St. John’s
Larry Laite is a firm believer that anyone who works in the hotel industry needs to have service in their soul. It’s a mantra that guides him...
Donica Wilkie-Morrow of Home2 Suites by Hilton West Edmonton Makes Guests Feel at Home
As a child growing up in her family’s hotel business in Nova Scotia, Donica Wilkie-Morrow always believed the hotel industry was her natural path. A graduate of...
Stacy Manning Celebrates a Decade at Westin Trillium House
It was during her last year of high school that Stacy Manning realized she wanted to work in the hotel industry. “I finished my last year in Europe,...
Paul Gregory is Setting the Stage for Success at The Bruce Hotel
It was the organized chaos and fast pace of hotels that first seduced Paul Gregory into the hospitality industry. “I remember finishing my first week and being...
Philip Meyer’s Relationship-building Skills Have Brought Success to the Rosewood Hotel Georgia
Philip Meyer has been a fixture on the Vancouver hospitality scene for almost two decades. During much of that time, he worked at the renowned Wedgewood Hotel...
Third-generation Hotelier Jason Stafford Discusses the Boutique Manoir Hovey Experience
When Jason Stafford was six years old he declared himself in charge of food quality control at the hotel his family owned. “I became a foodie at...
