By Peter Mitham OTTAWA – Within 48 hours of the World Health Organization declaring the new coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic, the collapse of Canada’s hotel industry had begun. Cancellations from both business and…

By Peter Mitham TORONTO – Canada is in line for the next wave of expansion as Cambria Hotels scales up its operations in the U.S. and begins to look abroad. “Originally launched in 2005, the momentum behind this upscale…

ORLANDO, Fla. – Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando has the best of both worlds. On the on hand, it’s at Walt Disney World; on the other, it’s a Marriott property with 333,000 square feet of meeting…

Radisson Hotel Group has a new CEO. Plus, a report on the Americas Business Conference, Canada night and Canadian winners.

HALIFAX — Many of the $20 million in renovations underway at the historic Westin Nova Scotian aren’t simply cosmetic. Some of the most important changes serve a dual purpose, like the green wall between the bar and the…

TORONTO — The Canadian Hospitality Foundation (CHF) held its first Red Door Gala at Hotel X on Feb. 29. While the CHF has been around since 1962, this is the first year Restaurants Canada has taken over the event. It…

Days Inn Awards of Recognition unveiled. Ross Wise Canada’s newest Master of Wine. AHLA Winners. HNL Awards. Top 30 under 30.

COURTENAY, B.C. — Bayview Hotel Group is owned by the Smith family, William and Irma, going back to 2009, when the family acquired the brand new Holiday Inn Express & Suites Comox Valley in Courtenay, on Vancouver…

VANCOUVER — Executive Hotels and Resorts has changed since Harald Kurtzke joined the company in 2004. Over the past 16 years, the company has changed its focus from upper mid-market assets to ones that fall squarely in…

TORONTO — Award winners strode the Red Carpet, individuals and panels presented on timely issues such as coronavirus, millennials, short-term rentals, human trafficking, technology, labour shortages, sustainability,…