AccorHotels North & Central America has announced the appointment of Ian Ricci as Vice President of Development, Canada & Caribbean. In his new role, he is responsible for overseeing the corporate development strategy for AccorHotels' expanding portfolio in Canada and the Caribbean.
Small Luxury Hotels of the World™ (SLH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Larry Mogelonsky as its Canadian Ambassador. The announcement was made at SLH's annual Canadian Showcase event held on Apirl 10, 2018 at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.
Gerry Chase, president and COO of New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a leading third-party hotel management company, owner and developer, today announced that Didier Dolivet has been named general manager of the 395-room Westin Prince, Toronto.
Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto announces the appointment of Ron Pellerine to the position of general manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto. Pellerine joins the hotel from the 317-room Langham Hotel, Boston where he served as general manager from 2015 to March 2017. Pellerine brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, covering all aspects of hotel operations, including a particular passion for food and beverage.
Born and raised in France, Mangeot brings an extensive background in hospitality. He began his career in Luxembourg at KPMG before returning to France to work for Karibea Hotels, assisting the Chief Financial Officer. From there, Mangeot moved to New Y ork City, where he held multiple positions at InterContinental Barclay. Here, Bertrand’s skills established him in the InterContinental family, enabling him to move to the InterContinental Hotel Cleveland, where he held various senior titles over the span of seven years. He then joined the InterContinental Toronto Centre, where he continued to successfully lead and manage multi-million dollar projects.
Born in Hong Kong, Chung moved to Toronto in pursuit of fulfilling her lifelong ambition to work in the hospitality industry. Her hotel career was launched in 1990, when she played an instrumental role in the opening of InterContinental Toronto Yorkville, where she spent 10 years. Subsequently, she worked in various senior sales and marketing positions for InterContinental Toronto Centre, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts U.S. and Caribbean and the Westin Prince Toronto. Next, Chung helped to introduce the Thompson Hotels brand to Canada joining the Thompson Toronto team. T hereafter, she held various managerial positions at the Toronto Congress Centre before moving to the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, where she was responsible for sales and marketing.
New Castle Hotels and Resorts, recently named one of Eastern Canada's Top 20 companies hospitality and retail, today announced that it has assumed management of the 395-room Westin Prince Toronto in West Toronto, Ontario. The AAA 4-Diamond rated hotel joins New Castle's prestigious portfolio of Westin hotels including the Westin Nova Scotian, the brand's first franchise, The Westin Portland Harborview in Portland Maine, and the Westin Jekyll Island.
As both President of Les Clefs d'Or Canada and global Director of Communications for Les Clefs d’Or, the professional organisation for the world’s best hotel concierges, Avaria will continue to uphold the remarkable reputation held by the Chef Concierge role at the company’s flagship hotel. Avaria is one of only five women who hold the position of President in Les Clef d’Or organisations in 45 countries around the world.
Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has selected Julie Holmen to serve as Director of Business Development covering Canada, Europe and Asia, effective December 4, 2017. Based in Toronto, Holmen will be responsible for revenue generation and management of strategic partnerships for the association and the MPI Foundation within her assigned markets, and reports to Evan Casey, MPI’s Vice President of Global Sales.
Beginning this month, Douglas Brennan will be the General Manager at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport.
Shane joins The Sheraton Centre from The Marriott Marquis in Doha, Qatar where he has been the Director of Food and Beverage since October 2012. During his time in Qatar he was responsible for the entire Food and Beverage Operation that included Culinary, Events and 11 of Qatar's top performing Restaurants and Bars, having all been nominated for over 75 culinary and service awards under his leadership. Shane brings a vast amount of operations experience in all disciplines to the team; he has held many senior roles globally spanning over 15 years. He has worked on 3 Continents during his time in hospitality that include Europe, The Middle East and North America.
With all eyes on Toronto during the city's annual film festival, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts staged a surprise four-day experience highlighted by a one-night only celebration of artistry and imagination in the heart of the city.
With only two weeks left before its inaugural launch on September 18th, the Women in Tourism and Hospitality (WITHOrg.com) conference is set to empower, inspire and motivate change for female leaders.
Women in Tourism and Hospitality (WITHOrg.com), an organization dedicated to the advancement of women in the tourism and hospitality industries, today announced the program lineup for its upcoming inaugural conference taking place in Toronto on Sept. 18, 2017, at the Park Hyatt Hotel.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants announced today a four-star Kimpton hotel in the high-end neighborhood of Bloor-Yorkville in Toronto, slated to open in mid-2018. Amid Bloor-Yorkville"s luxury retail and cultural destinations, the Kimpton will offer access to the energy and activity of one of the city"s most exciting epicenters, right at the intersection of Bloor and St. George Streets.
The Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto will be rebranded as a St. Regis. The hotel's owner bought out Trump Hotels' management contract and sold the 261-room hotel this week. InnVest Hotels LP bought the 65-story property from JCF Capital for an undisclosed and will temporarily rebrand the property as the Adelaide Hotel Toronto while the property undergoes a renovation. Once the upgrades are completed, the property will be renamed the St. Regis Toronto.
Avvio's VP of Sales and Marketing, Rich Tuckwell, is exhibiting at the HITEC Toronto on 26 - 29 June.
ASSA ABLOY Hospitality today announces the successful upgrade and implementation of its VingCard Classic RFID door locks at the Renaissance Toronto Downtown Hotel, a sophisticated hotel accommodation situated inside the Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays. By upgrading its previous ASSA ABLOY Hospitality-based room access platform to include VingCard Classic RFID door locks along with the Visionline locking solution, the property ensures against the latest security threats while offering state of the art convenience.
dormakaba, one of the top three companies in the global market for access and security solutions, will launch its Quantum® Pixel electronic door lock at HITEC 2017 in booth 1901.
The Rainmaker Group (Rainmaker), the market leader in revenue and profit optimization solutions for the gaming and hospitality industry, is set to demonstrate its full suite of cloud-based solutions to attendees of HITEC 2017, taking place June 26th – 29th in Toronto, Canada. In addition to demonstrations of the proven Rainmaker revenue management, intelligence and rate-shopping solutions platform, which includes guestrev®, grouprev®, revcaster® and revintel®, attendees visiting HITEC booth #1852 will get an in-depth look at several newly released enhancements to Rainmaker solutions, which provide additional features and functionality to help Rainmaker clients maximize profit from every segment of their business.