AHLA Issues Statement on HEROES Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has expressed support for a number of elements contained in the HEROES (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency...
Tourism HR Canada Launching COVID-19 Workforce Recovery Toolkit
OTTAWA — Tourism HR Canada is developing the COVID-19 Tourism Workforce Recovery Toolkit to help the industry get up and running as quickly as possible and build...
New Training Program Offered to Manitoba Businesses
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Tourism Education Council (MTEC) is launching a new training program to help businesses regain consumer confidence as the reopening process begins.
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Hotel Operators are Being Forced to Pivot and Modify in the Time of COVID-19
TORONTO — As COVID-19 forces the hotel industry to rewrite the rules of the hotel game, hoteliers are being forced to make daily changes to how they...
Four Seasons Developing Advanced Health-and-Safety Program with Johns Hopkins
TORONTO — Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is collaborating with Johns Hopkins Medicine International to validate its new global health-and-safety program, ‘Lead with Care,’ and provide ongoing,...
IHG Launching Enhanced Cleaning Program
DENHAM, U.K. — IHG Hotels & Resorts is introducing enhanced measures, redefining cleanliness and supporting guests’ personal well-being throughout their stay.
Using new, science-led protocols and service measures,...
New Rapid-Response Project to Support Tourism and Hospitality Workers
TORONTO — The Future Skills Centre (FSC) and the Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC) are launching a rapid-response project for the hundreds of thousands of tourism and...
Canadian Hotel Occupancy at 17.5 Per Cent
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The Canadian hotel industry recorded steep year-over-year declines in the three key performance metrics during the week ending May 9, 2020, according to data...
Avendra and Accor Hold Food Drive to Support Hospitality Workers
TORONTO — As a way to help furloughed hospitality workers from Accor, leading procurement company Avendra recently organized a food drive.
Volunteers from Avendra, Accor and throughout the...
Majority of Recent Cruisers Would Go on a Cruise Right Now, Despite COVID-19
NEW YORK — A groundbreaking “Back-to-Normal” survey comparing travel and leisure attitudes in September 2001 and July 2009 to today finds a majority of Americans who took...
