Days Inn Hotel Made of Shipping Containers Opens
TORONTO — Realstar Hospitality is expanding its portfolio with the opening of its latest property, Days Inn - Sioux Lookout in Ontario.
The new Sioux Lookout hotel is...
SilverBirch Rolls Out Hilton’s Mobile Check-In Service
VANCOUVER — As part of Hilton Worldwide’s new mobile check-in program, SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts has introduced the service for Hilton HHonors guests at the DoubleTree by...
Holloway Lodging Internalizing Hotel Management
HALIFAX — Holloway Lodging Corporation has announced plans to internalize its hotel management. The company currently manages 17 hotels internally and outsources the...
CTC Launches SkiCanadaNow Promotion
VANCOUVER — As if there weren’t enough reasons to hit the slopes, the Vancouver-based Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has launched a new digital hub to attract international...
Hyatt Regency Vancouver Sold for $140 Million
CHICAGO — An affiliate of Chicago’s Hyatt Hotels Corporation has sold the Hyatt Regency Vancouver to Toronto-based InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust for $140 million or $217,000...
Industry Leaders Unite with Common Goals at Pinnacle Awards
TORONTO — Sustainability and top-notch service were themes woven through the winners’ stories during Friday’s Pinnacle Awards, where industry executives gathered at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York hotel...
Chef Corbin Tomaszeski Joins Westin Harbour Hotel
TORONTO — Corbin Tomaszeski is taking a culinary lead position at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle where he’s introducing a new dining experience.
“I am delighted to be working...
Group Germain Hotels Acquire $80 Million for Expansion
MONTREAL — Group Germain Hotels announced yesterday a transaction valued at more than $80 million in share capital to be added to the Alt Canada Investment Fund...
Fairmont Embraces “Farm-to-Cup” Coffee Program
TORONTO — Fairmont guests will be sipping on micro-brewed coffee from Alabama, thanks to a new partnership between the Toronto-based company and micro-roaster H.C. Valentine Company. ...
S. Kirk Kinsell Appointed CEO of Loews Hotels & Resorts
NEW YORK, N.Y. — S. Kirk Kinsell has been named president and CEO of Loews Hotels & Resorts, effective March 2015. Paul Whetsell will remain CEO until...