Saskatoon Prepares for Influx of Visitors
SASKATOON — Some visitors to this weekend’s Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Cher concert and Pride parade found themselves without lodging, as hotel rooms were completely booked weeks in...
Grant of 75,000 Stock Options Approved for Northampton
TORONTO — Canadian hotelier, Northampton Group Inc., has announced that, in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, the Board of Directors has approved a...
Sheraton Shows Its Pride
TORONTO — The Sheraton Centre is celebrating World Pride by taking part in numerous activities to show support for the event taking place from June 20 to...
GTHA Welcomes New Chair
TORONTO — The Greater Toronto Hotel Association (GTHA) held its annual general meeting last week, bidding farewell to outgoing chair Robert Housez and ushering in a new...
Temple Acquires Two Days Inn Hotels
WINNIPEG — Two Thunder Bay, Ont. hotels are being snatched up by Temple Hotels Inc., for a combined $26.5 million. The Winnipeg-based real-estate investment...
Days Inn Announces Two Grand Openings
TORONTO — Realstar Hospitality is continuing to expand the The Days Inn brand. This week the company celebrated two grand openings — one in Vernon, B.C. and...
Reuters: Airbnb Launches In-home Restaurant Experience
SAN FRANCISCO — During the past six years, Airbnb has been slowly stealing share from the hotel industry through its online accommodation-sharing business, and now the San...
Ryerson’s Ted Rogers School Expands Co-op Programming
TORONTO — The Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM) at Ryerson University is expanding its co-op program, so students enrolled in their second year of the Hospitality...
Hilton Brand Launches Magazines
MCLEAN, Va. — Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts and Conrad Hotels & Resorts announced the launch of two magazines, available online and in hotel rooms for free.
“These...
ORHMA Elects New Board Members
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association (ORHMA) elected its new Board of Directors for 2014-2015 at its annual meeting held this week at...
