TripAdvisor Names World’s 25 Top Hotels
NEWTON, Mass. — TripAdvisor has released its list of the world’s top 25 hotels and Vancouver’s L'Hermitage Hotel is the only Canadian hotel that made the list,...
Canada Is Stomping Grounds for Reported 37 New Properties in 2012
The hotel industry is plowing onward. Thirty-seven new properties, comprised of 4,324 rooms, opened in Canada in 2012, according to the STR/McGraw Hill Construction Dodge Pipeline Report....
Metropolitan Hotel Toronto Sold
TORONTO — The Metropolitan Hotel Toronto has been sold to the Bayview Hospitality Group (BHG), and, with Hilton Worldwide, the hotel will be renovated and re-branded as...
Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport Appoints New Managers
TORONTO — Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport has announced three key management appointments. Fariyal Hope (pictured) is the new GM, bringing several years of expertise...
Motel 6 Launches iPad App
DALLAS — Motel 6 has launched a free iPad App so guests can find and book rooms in the U.S. and Canada. “The launch...
Hospitality Companies Make Fortune’s List of Best Employers
SAN FRANCISCO — Four Seasons, Starbucks and Marriott Hotels are among a list of hospitality companies named by their employees in the U.S.-based Fortune magazine’s list of...
Sheraton Gateway Hotel Appoints New Executive Chef
TORONTO — Alex Shterenberg is the new executive chef at Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport. “We are thrilled to have chef Shterenberg...
Choice Adds 46 Hotels to Portfolio
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Lodging Choice Hotels International has added 46 hotels to its portfolio, making it the company’s largest single-conversion transaction, excluding brand acquisitions. ...
TownePlace Suites Donates Blankets to Charity
BETHESDA, Md. — TownePlace Suites has contributed to Marriott’s annual blanket-making program in aid of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. “We take care of our...
Hilton Introduces “Urgent Vacation Care Centre”
MCLEAN, Va. — Hilton Hotels has unveiled the “Hilton Urgent Vacation Care Centre,” an online “Vacation Prescription Centre.” It’s also encouraging guests to be diagnosed online and...
