Profiling Hotelier Jean-François Pouliot
As the GM of the only W branded hotel in Canada, Jean-François Pouliot is in a league of his own. Since landing at the hip 152-room hotel located...
Investors Are Re-thinking How They Choose Hotel Locations
Thanks to an overload of online reservations and loyalty programs on the hospitality scene, investing in a hotel location involves different considerations than it did a generation...
Profiling Hotelier Christophe Le Chatton of the Langdon Hall Cambridge
Christophe Le Chatton is no stranger to change. In fact, he thrives on it. For years the charming French-born hotelier was a fixture at Fairmont Hotels &...
From the Editor: Prime TIme
For almost 15 years, Hotelier has dedicated its May issue to the topic of investment (see Investment Roundtable and stories, starting on p. 10). Clearly, investors are...
Presenting Hotelier and Starwood’s Fourth Annual Investment Roundtable
The Investment Low-down The teams at Hotelier magazine and Starwood Hotels and Resorts partner for the fourth-annual investment roundtable
Interview by Rosanna Caira.
Rosanna Caira: What type of year...
Last Year Was Memorable For Hotel Investments; This Year Looks Strong
It looks like 2013 is the year to beat in Canada’s hotel investment sector since transaction volume approached $2.1 billion and represented the third-strongest year ever recorded....
The Future Looks Bright for the Hotel Real-Estate Market
Thoughts of the global financial crisis moved to investors’ rear-view mirrors in 2013 as exhibited by the strong demand for a variety of assets. The proof is...
Do Hotel Investment Opportunities in Western Canada Outshine Those in the East?
Canada’s investment landscape offers an interesting dichotomy, as it’s difficult to avoid characterizing the current and pending level of hospitality investment in the West as more thriving...
Do Your Homework Before Committing to a Hotel Purchase
Due diligence has always been essential to any hotel purchase, but the process is (or should be) far more intensive today. With tighter lending requirements and increased...
Starwood Accelerates Expansion in Canada
TORONTO – From the Canadian Hotel Investment Conference in Toronto, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that it will expand its Canadian portfolio...
