U.S. Set to Lose 9.2 Million Jobs in 2020 Due to COVID-19 and Travel...
LONDON, UK — A staggering 9.2 million jobs could be lost in the U.S. travel-and-tourism sector in 2020 if barriers to global travel remain in place, the...
Manitoba Moves into Lockdown
WINNIPEG — The province of Manitoba moved to the Critical level (red) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System on November 11 in an effort to halt COVID-19...
Research Indicates Millennials and Higher-Income Travellers Likely to Lead Travel-Industry Re-bound in 2021
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — According to Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection’s (BHTP) sixth-annual State of Travel Insurance survey of travellers, millennials and higher-income travellers are the groups ready...
InnVest Secures $75-Million Credit Facility
TORONTO — Slate Asset Management, a leading alternative asset-management platform with a focus on real estate, has provided a $75-million non-revolving credit facility to Toronto-based InnVest Hotels...
Canadian Hotel Occupancy at 39.2 Per Cent
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — Canadian hotel performance reported slightly lower performance for the week ending October 31 compared to prior weeks, according to STR data.
In a year-over-year comparison,...
Latin America’s Hotel Construction Pipeline Continues to Decline
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Latin America’s total construction pipeline stands at 671 projects/116,731 rooms, down seven per cent by projects and 11 per cent by rooms, year-over-year (YOY),...
Tourism Nova Scotia Partners with Airbnb
HALIFAX — Tourism Nova Scotia and Airbnb have partnered to promote safe and healthy tourism and experiences within the province.
As part of this partnership, Airbnb has developed...
Travel Alberta Names David Goldstein as New Chief Executive Officer
CALGARY — David Goldstein has been appointed as Travel Alberta’s new CEO, effective November 16, 2020. He takes over the role from Chris Heseltine, who has served...
Canada Takes Third in ‘Nation Brand’ Ranking
PARIS — Canada was ranked as the third-best “nation brand,” according to the 2020 Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index (NBI), marking the second-consecutive year Canada has ranked third...
IHG Enters Loyalty Partnership with Mr & Mrs Smith
DENHAM, U.K. — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched a loyalty partnership with the travel club Mr & Mrs Smith that will make a selection of 400...
