Perfectly Placed
Modern hotel design goes beyond repeating cookie-cutter styles from one locale to anotherThe old axiom, “Location, location, location,” has taken on new importance in the modern era...
Key Players
Hotels — once considered risky assets — are attracting scads of private equityA growing labour shortage, the skyrocketing Canadian dollar, record-high gas prices and dwindling in-bound tourism...
Editor’s Page – Business as Usual
Are we nearing the end of the cycle? Will bust follow boom? What does 2009 have in store for Canada’s hotel industry? These are a few of...
Hotelier – Geoff Allan
Geoff Allan is no stranger to complex real estate projects. Throughout his career, the peripatetic entrepreneur has always welcomed risk — it gets his adrenalin pumping. As...
Room for Hire
There are more B&Bs than ever — but is anyone making money?Up against sleek, über-modern boutique hotels and luxurious mega-chain properties, one might assume bed and breakfasts...
Editor’s Page – The Cool Factor
Move over celebrity chefs; hoteliers are the new celebs du jour. It’s not clear what’s fuelling the trend, but one thing’s certain — big-name stars are gravitating...
Just the Facts
Despite an impending slowdown, 2007 was a record year for hotel investment in CanadaWhen attempting to describe Canadian hotel investment activity during 2007, there are a few...
Editor’s Page – Bucking the Trend
As hotel investors converge on Toronto for that annual rite of passage called the Canadian Hotel Investment Conference (CHIC), a groundswell of uncertainty is cresting. With eyes...
Managing in Bumpy Times
Hoteliers across the nation are adopting a hope-for-the-best, prepare-for-the-worst attitudeFrom ADR to RevPAR to occupancy, most metrics used to measure hotel performance in Canada have been strong...
Hotelier – Indu Brar
Indu Brar landed in the hotel business by happenstance, but a month into her job working the hotel’s switchboard she was already hooked on the possibilities of...
