Westmont Properties Earn Green Key
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Green Key Global, an Ottawa-based environmental certification body, has announced it’s certified Mississauga, Ont.-based Westmont Hospitality Group’s entire Canadian portfolio of 120 hotels. ...
Groupe Germain Unveils Art Installation at Alt Hotel Opening in Montreal
MONTREAL — Groupe Germain Hospitalité recently celebrated the official opening of its Alt hotel in Griffintown, Montreal by unveiling a photographic installation. “We...
CHIC Delegates Expect Growth in the Year Ahead
TORONTO — Canadian hotel executives converged on Toronto’s newly renovated Eaton Chelsea yesterday to celebrate a good year of transaction activity in 2013, while looking ahead cautiously,...
GTHA Shines the Spotlight on Service Excellence
TORONTO — Great service is at the root of any successful hotel, so it should come as no surprise that the hotels that are invariably lauded for...
Tim Reardon Appointed GM of Westin Harbour Castle
TORONTO — Tim Reardon is the new GM of The Westin Harbour Castle in downtown Toronto.
Reardon has spent the last 15 years in various leadership roles at...
Temple Buys Extended-stay Fort McMurray Property
WINNIPEG — Temple Hotels has announced a $26-million deal to acquire the Cortona Residence in Fort McMurray, Alta. and align it with the neighbouring Clearwater Residence Hotel-Timberlea...
Priceless Art Woos Hotel Guests
TORONTO — Some luxury hotels in Canada are placing an importance on displaying fine art for guests, according to a Globe and Mail report. ...
Holiday Inn Opens In Sherwood Park, Alta.
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of the Holiday Inn, Sherwood Park Conference Centre hotel in Sherwood Park, Alta. ...
The Globe: Canadian City Likely to Receive Fairmont Hotel/Condo Tower
TORONTO — A major Canadian city may soon receive a mini version of Vancouver’s Fairmont Pacific Rim, Greg Doman, SVP of Residential Development at FRHI Hotels &...
Government Suspends Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Foodservice Industry
OTTAWA — The foodservice sector may be facing serious labour shortages, but, in a rare move, the federal government has suspended the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program....
