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.
Atlanta-based Hotel Equities (HE) announced its selection as the management firm for a new-build Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott-Edmonton International Airport located in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by K5 Investment Group, LLC of Edmonton, AB. The 135-room property is currently under construction and scheduled to be completed first quarter 2019.
The Canadian hotel industry has been flushed with news of mergers and acquisitions in recent years, while many of the major hotel companies have, and continue to, announce new brands within their portfolio, all designed to fit the needs of the ever-evolving hotel consumer.
The Anndore House, Toronto's most anticipated boutique hotel, is officially open. Located steps from Yonge and Bloor at 15 Charles St. E., The Anndore House is completely reimagined, designed for visitors wanting a unique downtown stay and locals seeking a stylish gathering place in the heart of the city.
A new report issued today at GBTA Conference 2018 - Toronto reveals the high potential of business travel to drive economic development and business success. The report, produced by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), in partnership with BCD Travel and Air Canada, also reveals the risk to the nation's economy from a downturn in travel.
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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.
Group Germain Hotels is pleased to announce the nomination of Cécile Chautard as General Manager of Alt+ Hotel Quartier DIX30, which will open its doors in Brossard this spring.
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.
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.
With its frosty weather and close proximity to the United States, Canada can sometimes be forgotten by the global hospitality community. That doesn't mean, however, that there's nothing going on there.
According to Lodging Econometrics (LE), the total Construction Pipeline in Canada currently has 244 Projects/32,170 Rooms, up 17% by projects Year-Over-Year (YOY).There are 87 Projects/11,286 Rooms Under Construction, up 19% by projects YOY. Projects Scheduled to Start Construction in the Next 12 Months are at 91 Projects/10,536 Rooms, up 15%, while those in Early Planning are at 66 Projects/10,348 Rooms, up 18%.The top hotel companies in Canada's Construction Pipeline by projects are: Marriott with 54 Projects/7,764 Rooms, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) with 43 Projects/4,436 Rooms, and Hilton with 37 Projects/4,218 Rooms. The largest brands in the Pipeline for each of these companies are: Courtyard by Marriott with 110 Projects/1,597 Rooms, IHG's Holiday Inn Express with 30 Projects/3,129 Rooms and Hilton's Hampton Inn & Suites with 12 Projects/1,231 Rooms.Cities in Canada with the largest pipelines are: Toronto with 36 Projects/5144 Rooms, Calgary with 14 Projects/2,221 Rooms and Edmonton with 12 Projects/1,825 Rooms.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world's leading luxury hospitality company, today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, J. Allen Smith, will be leaving his position at the end of 2018 upon the completion of his five-year contract with the Company.
b4checkin, Inc., a developer and provider of cloud-based hospitality software solutions, announced today that it is set to implement b4easypost, the industry's first revolutionary online payment and posting software solution, at two prestigious Canadian hotel properties – One King West Hotel & Residences in Toronto, Ontario (http://www.onekingwest.com) and the Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff, Alberta (http://www.rimrockresort.com).
From one end of the country to the other, Canada boasts perfect winter wonderland escapes. Whether it's observing rare wildlife, hitting the slopes, or just exploring one of its great cities, there are many reasons why travelers all over the world visit the Great White North this winter season.
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.
Jens Moesker has been appointed Regional Vice President, Pacific Northwest and General Manager of Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, BC. Jens joins Fairmont Hotels’ from his most recent position as Area Manager and General Manager of the Shangri-La Hotel Toronto where he oversaw the North American properties. Internationally raised and born into a family of hoteliers, Jens began his hospitality career in 1990 when he held a series of progressive Food and Beverage management roles in Europe, Middle East and the United States, including the acclaimed Hilton Jerusalem in Israel, InterContinental hotels in London and Germany, the Hotel Bristol Forte in Warsaw and the Jebel Ali Hotel in Dubai. In 2000 he joined Shangri-La as director of food and beverage at The Kerry Centre Hotel in Beijing and shortly after became resident manager at Shangri-La Hotel Changchun.