Hotel Arts Reveals Renovated Studio Rooms

CALGARY — Hotel Arts has completed a major renovation of 28 Studio guestrooms — giving its basic-room category a design and functionality upgrade. This renovation completes the transition...

New Castle President and COO Gerry Chase to Retire

SHELTON, Conn. — New Castle Hotels & Resorts (NCHR) has announced that longtime president and COO Gerry Chase will retire from the company effective June 30, 2018....

The Greater Toronto Hotel Association announces Spirit Award Winners

TORONTO – More than 600 members of the Greater Toronto Hotel Association (GTHA) gathered at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre last Friday to fete colleagues in the...

Canadian Hotel Occupancy Up 1.6 Per Cent

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — According to data from STR, the Canadian hotel industry recorded positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of April...

Choice Hotels Canada Announces 2018 Hotel of the Year

TORONTO — Choice Hotels Canada named Quality Inn & Suites, Val d’Or the 2018 Canadian Hotel of the Year at the 64th annual Choice Hotels International Convention...

Best Western Unveils Findings of Second-Annual Hotel Loyalty Program Study

PHOENIX, Ariz. — An insight report commissioned by Best Western Hotels & Resorts and executed by U.S. News & World Report’s Marketing and Business Intelligence teams has...

Choice Hotels Canada Embarks on Second Book-To-Build Campaign

TORONTO — Choice Hotels Canada is kicking off its second-annual Book-to-Build campaign. Last year, the campaign for Habitat for Humanity Canada surpassed its fundraising goal of $100,000....

Colliers Releases Q1 INNvestment Report

TORONTO — The first quarter of 2018 saw sustained investor interest in Canadian lodging investments, with 37 reported transactions and total deal volume of approximately $350 million...

Industry Mourns Passing of Serge Simard

MONTREAL — Serge Simard passed away on May 1. Simard began his career as a dishwasher and went on the hold several Food-and-Beverage positions with Hilton International, Loews,...

Second Andaz Hotel Tower Proposed For Ottawa’s ByWard Market

OTTAWA — A new hotel tower is being proposed next to the current Andaz hotel property in Ottawa’s ByWard Market, allowing the site to handle more guests...