Starwood Celebrates 200th Property, Growth in China
STAMFORD, Conn. — The new Westin Chongqing Liberation Square opened today in Chongqing’s central business district, located in southwest China. It marks Westin’s 200th property and will...
Calgary City Council to Determine Fate of Historic Cecil Hotel
CALGARY — Mired by a spree of violent crime, the historic Cecil Hotel near Calgary’s East Village neighbourhood was purchased by the City of Calgary for approximately...
Temporary Foreign Worker Program Reformed
OTTAWA — The moratorium on Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program has ended and new rules have been unveiled, but the changes are being met with some...
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...
