Best Western Announces Hotelier Relief Measures
PHOENIX — Best Western Hotels & Resorts (BWHR) has announced a number of measures intended to ease the financial burden for its hoteliers during the current economic...
Big Picture Conferences Reschedules Canadian Hotel Investment Conference to Fall
TORONTO ─ In light of what’s happening across Canada and worldwide with COVID-19, Big Picture Conferences Inc. ─ the producers of the annual Canadian Hotel Investment Conference...
U.S. Travel Industry Sends Letter to Congress Requesting Additional Aid
WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ Last Friday, more than 6,000 travel industry and related organizations sent a joint letter to congressional leadership requesting aggressive and immediate financial relief in...
Destination Canada Hosts Webinar on COVID-19 Situation
VANCOUVER — On March 20, Destination Canada (DC) hosted a webinar to provide members of the Canadian tourism industry with an update on the organization’s approach amid...
Marriott Outlines Measures Being Implemented in Reaction to COVID-19 Situation
BETHESDA, Md. — Marriott International held a conference call on March 19 to provide an update amidst the rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak.
“The travel industry is being impacted...
Deerhurst Resort to Temporarily Close
MUSKOKA, Ont. – Deerhurst Resort in Muskoka, Ont. has temporarily shuttered in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
“From the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, we’ve been monitoring...
Germain Hotels Temporarily Closes Five Properties
MONTREAL – Germain Hotels announced the temporary closure of five of its Canadian properties yesterday due to the COVID-19 virus.
In a release, the company said it will...
Hotel Industry Has Crashed, says HAC Statement
OTTAWA and HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – According to data released yesterday by STR, reflecting the broadening concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian hotel occupancy dropped 24.3 per cent...
Canadian Banks Working to Provide Financial Relief for Those Impacted by COVID-19
TORONTO — Canada’s six largest banks are working to provide financial relief to Canadians impacted by the economic consequences of COVID-19.
Bank of Montreal, CIBC, National Bank of...
TIAO Pitches Recommendations to the Federal Government
OTTAWA — The Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) and several other hospitality associations have made financial recommendations to the federal government on behalf of the tourism...
