MANABI PROVINCE, Ecuador — Developers from Canada, the U.S. and Ecuador are moving mountains to develop the country's north coast as a golf destination aimed at wealthy Ecuadorians and North American retirees.

VANCOUVER — go2HR, BC’s tourism industry human resource association, has named Stephanie Mallalieu to the position of industry health and safety

TORONTO — CBRE Limited has hired Scott Duff as vice-president, Western Canada, following quickly on the heels of the addition of Canadian hotel industry icon Michael Beckley as well as Ray Chan to the team.

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Following the promotion of Kevin Pelissier to the position of national corporate chef at RATIONAL Canada, Xavier Lacaze has assumed the role of regional sales manager for Alberta, effective Sept. 6.

Tingue’s new hydraulic laundry cart dumper can safely lift and dump linen cart loads of to 1,500 lbs.

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (AHIP) has promoted Ian McAuley to the newly-created position of president, it was announced today.

TORONTO — Commercial real estate consulting company Altus Group welcomes Qaiser Mian as director of hospitality services in the research, valuation and advisory division, it was announced in late August.

The news is full of marketing to millennials, a.k.a. Gen Y. But what about the generation following them, including the smallest ones?

Everyone is a buyer of goods, but many who take on the task in their hotels do not understand how to get the best out of supplier relationships and associated purchases.

LGBT travellers choose destinations and business based on their openness to acceptance and respect; they don’t want to be treated differently from any other visitor. They also make decisions based on a safe environment.