Forbes Travel Guide today released its first annual Verified Lists, naming both Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver and Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. as two of the World's Most Luxurious Hotels. Both properties will be showcased with all of the other winners on ForbesTravelGuide.com.
Having recently celebrated a decade with the company, Merced is a Four Seasons veteran who has held various positions within the rooms division. All of this experience led to his promotion as Director of Guest Services at Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver and then on to Assistant Director of Rooms at Four Seasons Hotel Denver. Merced has also spent time at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts corporate office as operations lead worldwide, working with the guest recognition team, as well as assisting with task force opportunities in New York and Chicago.
Although new to Four Seasons, Alemi is no stranger to the world of hospitality. He joins the team from the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, where he spent several years climbing the ranks with a sharp focus in sales. His many notable roles there included senior sales manager, director of corporate sales, director of sales, and finally culminating with his current role as Director of Marketing.
The company flagship welcomes Giannicola Colucci as its new Executive Chef, overseeing the Hotel's entire food and beverage program, including banquet operations. Known for his creative culinary storytelling and a passion for local produce, Colucci brings over two decades of gathered global experience to his role.
Murray Lowe has been appointed general manager of the Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler, following the retirement of Tony Cary-Barnard at the end of the month.
Hilton Quebec, owned by InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust and managed by Hilton Management Services, today appointed Jean-Francois Lincourt as General Manager. Most recently, Lincourt served as Hotel Manager of the Fairmont Copley Plaza.
Jean-Jacques Morin, until now Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed Deputy CEO responsible for Finance, Communications and Strategy.
Chris Cahill, until now CEO Luxury Brands and CEO North America, Central America and Caribbean Region, assumes the role of Deputy CEO responsible for Hotel Operations.
In an effort to support youth employment and growth in the future hospitality talent pool in Canada, Marriott International is proud to announce a new and exclusive collaboration with The Prince's Trust Canada to develop a hospitality-focused curriculum and internship program. The Get Into Hospitality program will initially begin, as a pilot, at four Marriott International hotels in the Greater Toronto Area: the Sheraton Gateway Hotel, the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel, the Delta Toronto, and the Marriott Downtown Toronto Eaton Centre.
Home2 Suites by Hilton, part of Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) All Suites portfolio, announced today its newest property, Home2 Suites by Hilton Montréal Dorval. Designed for travelers who want to maintain their normal routine, the hotel features 106 suites and a range of value, tech-focused and eco-conscious amenities. Home2 Suites by Hilton Montréal Dorval complements the region's booming tourism, where 11.1 million travelers visited in 2017—a 5.1 percent increase over 2016*.
CBRE Hotels Canada Q2 Update presents the highlights from the second quarter of 2018 relative to the 2018 Outlooks for the nation's major markets.
A true world resident, Ali Mohammed has travelled extensively throughout his nearly 20 years with Four Seasons. The journey began with a Security Officer position at Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence and saw him venturing the globe in a variety of roles in Toronto, the Maldives, Thailand, Bahamas, Saudi Arabia, Alexandria and lastly Whistler, where he was announced as the property's Resort Manager last year.
HVS and STR are pleased to provide you with the quarterly report of the Canadian Lodging Outlook. Each report includes occupancy (occ), average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR) for six major markets.
Hyatt Hotels has signed two agreements with Cedar Fair Entertainment to open a dual-brand hotel featuring a Hyatt Place and Hyatt House on the site of Cedar Fair Entertainment's Canada's Wonderland amusement park near Toronto in Vaughan, Ontario.
Marriott International opened the Four Points Hamilton-Stoney Creek in Hamilton, Ontario.
Canada's hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the second quarter of 2018, according to data from STR. Compared with Q2 2017:
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announces that it has crossed the milestone of 100 open Holiday Inn Express® hotels in Canada, with the opening of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Trois-Rivières in Quebec. Located at 2000 rue des Grands-Marchés in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the 111-room hotel is owned by Groupe Robin. On the heels of this 100th hotel milestone are three additional openings for the brand in Canada: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Brantford, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kelowna - East, and Holiday Inn Express & Suites Moncton. These openings further demonstrate the brand's rapid growth throughout IHG's 56-year history in Canada.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announces that it has crossed the milestone of 100 open Holiday Inn Express® hotels in Canada, with the opening of theHoliday Inn Express & Suites Trois-Rivières in Quebec. Located at 2000 rue des Grands-Marchés in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the 111-room hotel is owned by Groupe Robin.
Adam Laker, the newly appointed general manager of Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, has moved up in the world - to the northern hemisphere for the first time in his career. Born in the UK, he moved as a teen with his family to Australia and has worked in swoon worthy destinations for the past 25 years.
Crave Interactive, the world leading developer of cloud-based digital guest service solutions for hotels, today announced it will install its award-winning Crave T-Mini tablets in the newly developed EXchange Hotel Vancouver.