IHG Expands Offering in Western Canada
ATLANTA — The Atlanta-based InterContinental Hotels Group has expanded its portfolio in Western Canada with the opening of two hotels under the Holiday Inn Express umbrella. ...
Chef Svenne Joins Winnipeg’s Inn at the Forks
WINNIPEG — Ben Sparrow, CEO of Sparrow Hotels, has appointed Alex Svenne executive chef of Inn at the Forks in Winnipeg. The former...
Holloway Acquires Controlling Interest of Super 8 St. John’s, N.L.
HALIFAX — Holloway Lodging Corp. has acquired an additional 35-per-cent interest in the Super 8 hotel in St. John’s, N.L for $2.1 million. The company previously owned...
Serge Simard Appointed GM of Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth
TORONTO — Hospitality veteran Serge Simard has been chosen to take the helm at Montreal’s Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel, replacing Richard Payette, who has retired after...
Vancouver’s L’Hermitage Hotel Makes Expedia.ca Top 100 List
TORONTO — Vancouver’s L'Hermitage Hotel is the only Canadian property to have made Expedia.ca’s 2014 list of Insiders' Select rankings. The list recognizes...
Vancouver Bartender to Represent Canada
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Pacific Rim’s Grant Sceney was crowned Canada’s best bartender at the Diageo World Class Canada bartending competition and will represent the country later...
ORHMA Offers Settlement for Eateries Along Toronto’s Queen Street West
TORONTO — The Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association (ORHMA) is offering to settle its dispute with Toronto city council with regard to the number of restaurants...
Travel + Leisure Magazine Announces Its 2014 World’s Best Awards
NEW YORK — The results of Travel + Leisure magazine’s World's Best Awards are in, and The Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, B.C. has been named the number-1...
Victoria’s Fairmont Empress Is Off the Market
VICTORIA — The Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria has been sold. Nat Bosa, president of Burnaby, B.C.-based Bosa Development Corp., along with his wife, Flora, have purchased...
BeSixFifty Debuts in Toronto
TORONTO — The new BeSixFifty hotel opens today in Toronto’s downtown core. The building occupied by the former Bay Street Motel has received a top-to-bottom makeover. ...
