Choice Opens First Extended-Stay Hotel
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — Choice Hotels International, Inc. has opened the company’s first Canadian extended-stay hotel property in Sherwood Park, Alta. The new MainStay Suites hotel, franchised...
Days Inn Canada Promo Ties into 3D Film
TORONTO — Families who check into Days Inns across Canada are being given a sweepstakes package linked to the family 3D-adventure film Gnomeo & Juliet, which hits...
Delta Adds 411-Room Former Crown Plaza
OTTAWA — The re-branded Delta Ottawa City Centre, formerly the Crowne Plaza, located across the street from the Delta’s existing property the Delta Ottawa Hotel and Suites,...
Choice Opens Boutique Hotel Royal William
QUEBEC CITY — Choice Hotels International, Inc., Silver Spring, Md., has announced the opening of 33 franchised properties, in eight countries, including the Hotel Royal William, an...
HotelsCombined.com Builds Chinese Presence
BEIJING — Worldwide hotel room price comparison site HotelsCombined.com’s database of 5,000 hotels in China is set to grow to 11,000 thanks to an integration agreement with...
N.L. Holiday Inn Project to Resume
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — After some delay, construction on the Holiday Inn Express in Deer Lake, N.L. is set to continue in January, reports the St. John’s...
Groupe Germain Opens Second Toronto Hotel
TORONTO — The new 167-room Toronto Hôtel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square is now open. Located in Maple Leaf Square, the $500-million condo, office and retail complex,...
BC Hospitality Conference is Well-Received
VANCOUVER — B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell heralded the successful tourism pull of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics while welcoming the crowd to the recent BC Hospitality Industry Conference...
Queen Elizabeth Hotel Doormen Face Extortion Charges
MONTREAL — Extortion charges have been laid against six doormen at Fairmont’s iconic Queen Elizabeth Hotel in downtown Montreal. The Queen Elizabeth workers were arrested last week...
Dominion Grand Hotel Group Launches with Three Contracts
TORONTO — Dominion Grand Development Group Inc. is growing with the announcement of the newly created Dominion Grand Hotel Group Inc., which already has its first three...