Forbes Names Most Influential CMOs
NEW YORK CITY — New York’s Forbes magazine has named the 50 most influential marketers in the world in its Third Annual Forbes/Appinions CMO Influence Study and...
OTEC to Work on City of Toronto Training Program
TORONTO — The City of Toronto has selected The Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC) to develop an online education program to motivate and inspire service providers to welcome...
HAC Announces Award Recipients
OTTAWA — The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) has announced its 2014 Hall of Fame Awards of Excellence winners, recognizing individuals, companies or properties that have demonstrated...
Starwood Expands Loyalty Program with Emirates Airline
STAMFORD, Conn. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Dubai-based Emirates Airline announced a new partnership providing reciprocal benefits to Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) and Emirates...
Canada Ranked One of The Best Countries to Visit
VANCOUVER — Canada has been ranked as the top country in the world to visit, live in, study and attend or organize events, according to a study...
Kostuch Media Ltd. Mourns the Death of Mitch Kostuch
TORONTO —The foodservice and hospitalilty industry and the Canadian publishing world lost one of its icons yesterday when Mitch Kostuch, president and group publisher of Foodservice and...
Hilton Worldwide to Roll Out Mobile Room Keys in 2015
MCLEAN, Va. — Hilton has announced that its HHonors members staying at U.S. properties of Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels &...
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Debuts Mobile, Keyless Room Entry
STAMFORD, Conn. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is introducing SPG Keyless, allowing Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty members to use their smartphone as a key. Rolling out...
The Luxury Collection Releases New Cookbook and Custom Spice Blends
STAMFORD, Conn. — The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Inc., released Epicurean Journeys, a hardcover collection of recipes by the brand’s...
IHG Unveils World’s Tallest Holiday Inn
NEW YORK CITY — The Atlanta-based InterContinental Hotels Group and Fairfax, Va.-based Crescent Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of the new 492-room Manhattan-Financial District hotel, located...
