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Hotels and their lenders during COVID‑19

If we learned anything from the financial crisis, it was that communicating with your lending institution is essential during these difficult times, say Steve Hedington and Salim Gulamani of Clifton Blake Asset…

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Ingrid Jarrett reports from BCHA

Canadian Lodging News interviewed Ingrid Jarrett, president and CEO of the British Columbia Hotel Association about the COVID-19 pandemic. “Not one area in British Columbia has been left unscathed by Covid-19,” she told…

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Good news stories amid the pandemic

CANADA — Hotels have their windows lit up to form the shape of hearts. Easton’s Group has started Project Kindness by delivering excess food from hotels to those in need. And both Accent Inns and Amexon are among the…

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Repurposing hospitality spaces during COVID‑19

CANADA — The Vancouver Convention Centre will be used as a hospital; Quebec and Ontario governments are working toward use of hotels as hospitals; and the Canadian Navy is seeking a Halifax hotel to house troops.

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NEWS FROM EVERY PROVINCE

Canadian Lodging News looks at what governments are doing to help with the COVID-19 pandemic, and how hotels are coping in every province.

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SAMM Holdings plans Regal Plaza complex at YYZ East

TORONTO — SAMM Holding is planning a $130 million mixed use development, including a 204-key Staybridge Suites hotel, plus retail and condo offices, that will open in 2022 on vacant land adjacent to the Holiday Inn…

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Preparing for a post‑Coronavirus future

Greg Klassen of Twenty31 Consulting says we are in Phase One of a three-phase process. We don’t know when Phase One: Peak COVID-19 will end. We will soon have to rethink what our tourism industry will look like in Phase…

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STR results for Canada week ending Mar. 26

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The latest STR statistics for Canada paint a picture that becomes more dire as the weeks wear on. Occupancy last week in Canadian hotels was just 21.4 per cent. Showing further COVID-19 impact,…

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Introducing the Canadian Hotel Advisor Collective

OTTAWA — The Canadian Hotel Advisor Collective has been formed to filter, funnel and direct timely, useful information as a response to the impact of COVID-19 on our industry. CHAC was jointly formed by leading Canadian…