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DineSafe targets guest safety and confidence

TORONTO — To understand how to best navigate this unprecedented time and support restaurant and foodservice operators, the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association (ORHMA) has been working closely with industry…

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Kindness and joy in challenging times

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Living Water Resort and Spa prides itself on having a caring culture, and family spirit that includes employees, guests and vacation ownership members. That culture was certainly challenged by the…

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Scott Jocelyn: Pulling back the shutters

WINNIPEG — As people emerge from the pandemic, their perceptions of safety and travel as they pull back the shutters will affect the speed at which the industry recovers. Scott Jocelyn, president and CEO of the Manitoba…

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Danny Hughes sees green shoots of recovery

MCLEAN, Va. — “We are excited to share that we are now seeing the green shoots of recovery and have more hotels opening their doors than closing them,” Hilton’s Danny Hughes told CLN in a recent interview.

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Paul Morissette: Social distancing together

The industry has and will face a massive disruption with not only a decline in tourism but also business travel as our new remote workforce learns the value of virtual meetings. Paul Morissette, who is a principal of…

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Deneen Allen founds Firecircle Online Tourism

VANCOUVER — Deneen Allen is best known in the hospitality industry as the founder and CEO of Pure North Canada, Last summer, she recognized a need among new and existing entrepreneurs in remote and rural locations to…

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Major changes announced at MasterBUILT

CALGARY, Alta. — MasterBUILT Hotels, a leading Canadian hotel development and management company, and the master territorial developer for Microtel by Wyndham, yesterday announced the appointment of a new leadership…

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HAC launches AHLA’s Safe Stay in Canada

OTTAWA, Ont. — HAC has launched Safe Stay here in Canada, partnering with the American Hotel & Lodging Association to provide a North American best practice approach. The enhanced safety protocols elevate existing…

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CBRE quantifies COVID‑19 challenges

TORONTO — Brian Stanford of CBRE shared the latest statistics showing Canada’s position on the world stage, giving revised outlook numbers for 2020-2023, and looking at how the Canadian recovery might unfold.