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NEWS BRIEFS update as of Sept. 24, 2019

Skål Hamilton rebrands. Airbnb news: Corporate, Calgary and Saskatchewan. Duetto and Sandman. Holiday Inn back to school promo. Lead Like Walt book released. Canadian Tourism Employment Snapshot.

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Tourism Toronto lists new hotels for 2020

TORONTO — Tourism Toronto, the official destination marketing organization for the region encompassing Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton has come up with its list of the Top 20 in 2020, and five of the most anticipated…

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OPENINGS, SALES AND RENOS Sept. 24, 2019

Ascend Collection's Insignia Sarnia. Corso opens at Hilton Fallsview. Vrancor's Holiday Inn Express Sarnia. Opening of Staybridge Suites Red Deer. Residence Inn Montreal DT sold by Colliers. Sheraton Laval's $13 million…

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THE WINNERS’ CIRCLE update Sept. 24, 2019

Caesars Windsor gets Four Diamonds for 20 years. Easton’s wins two Hilton Awards. Motel 6 Moosomin is Property of the Year. RHB plants a tree for every wood chair sold. Second year in a row for Le Royal Champêtre.

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PEOPLE update September 24, 2019

Scott Duff now at Wyndham Hotel Group. Scott Beck to head Tourism Toronto. Anthony Campaniaris moves to Warsaw. Whistler Pangea Pod gets a GM from Down Under.

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Mediocre marks for Provincial Liquor Policies

For the third time since 2015, Restaurants Canada took stock of provincial liquor policies impacting foodservice and hospitality businesses in its biennial Raise the Bar report. Marks were not stellar.

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Sonder: a hotel alternative that plays by the rules

MONTREAL — It's a familiar story. Five years ago, Francis Davidson started to earn extra money by renting out his student apartment to Montreal tourists in summer. That morphed into a billion-dollar business called…

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OPENINGS, SALES AND RENOS Sept. 10, 2019

Thompson Hotel to become 1 Hotel Toronto. Comfort Carleton Place breaks ground. New build Comfort in Goderich. Hamptonality comes to Charlottetown. Holloway sells two N.S. hotels. Norwood Winnipeg features new F&B.…

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PEOPLE Update September 10, 2019

Steve Giblin moves from hotels to cannabis. Ron Pellerine moves to MTCC. Graham Twomey and Heidi Pawlyshyn have new jobs. Julienne Smith now Radisson EVP Development. New hires at InterContintal Montreal. New faces at…

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CHIL Design remakes Delta Calgary Downtown

CALGARY — The former Delta Bow Valley, a quintessential business hotel, has a new name and a new vibe thanks to the efforts of CHIL Design, collaborating with Marriott's in-house design experts.