GE Canadian Franchise Financing sold to CWB
TORONTO ― After months of speculation, it was confirmed late last week that the Canadian Western Bank has acquired GE Capital’s Canadian Franchise Financing business. According to...
Marriott and Starwood Shareholders Approve Merger
BETHESDA, Md. and STAMFORD, Conn. — Stockholders of both Marriott International, Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. have voted to move forward with the proposed...
Hilton and Marriott Receive Top Ranking in Hotel Loyalty-Program Satisfaction
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The results of J.D. Power’s 2016 Hotel Loyalty/Rewards Program Satisfaction Report suggests multi-brand hotel companies have a distinct advantage when it comes to...
Quality Inn & Suites Kingston Opens Its Doors
KINGSTON, Ont. — Choice Hotels Canada opened another Quality Inn & Suites today near Kingston, Ont.’s historic downtown core.
The Quality Inn & Suites, Kingston, franchised by Choice...
Vancouver City Council Examining New Short-term Rental Regulations
VANCOUVER — The city of Vancouver is looking to create new regulations to control short-term housing rental services such as Airbnb, reports CBC News.
Vancouver City Council has...
Report Shows Only 29 Per Cent of Hotels Are Fully Leveraging Guest Intelligence
BARCELONA, Spain — A new study released by ReviewPro shows that although 94 per cent of hotels think it’s important to integrate guest-survey data with online review...
The Global Hotel Construction Pipeline Tops 11,000 Projects
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The worldwide pipeline currently sits at 11,130 projects/1.9 million rooms, the highest level LE has ever recorded. According to the latest Global Construction Pipeline...
American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP Completes Expansion at Oak Tree Inn Hotel
VANCOUVER — American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (AHIP) has completed a 24-room expansion at the Oak Tree Inn hotel in Hearne, Texas.
The expansion of the 116-room...
David Spero Named New Executive Chef at the Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel
CALGARY —David Spero is the new executive chef at the Calgary Marriott Downtown. In this role, Spero will be responsible for all of the property's food-and-beverage operations,...
Hilton and Uber Expand Partnership
MCLEAN, Va. — Hilton and Uber have expanded their partnership to allow Hilton HHonors members to order an Uber straight from the HHonors app. The expanded partnership...
