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Pickering Casino Resort Hotel Opens
2023/01/26

The brand new 275-room Pickering Casino Resort Hotel by Great Canadian Entertainment has opened in downtown Toronto. The hotel is located within the Pickering Casino Resort, a new $500M premier entertainment destination featuring a 96,000 sq. ft. casino, Great Canadian Sportsbook, dining venues, a 2,500-seat theatre and event space, and flexible meeting space. The brand-new hotel’s 275 well-appointed guest rooms range from 388 sq ft to 775 sq ft, including 33 elegant and spacious suites with separate living space and…
Sport Tourism Canada Issues RFP
2023/01/19

Sport Tourism Canada (STC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide event planning and management services to support the coordination and delivery of the 2023 Sport Events Congress (SEC23). SEC23 is scheduled to occur June 6-8, 2023, in Richmond, British Columbia, at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel and the Vancouver Airport Marriott. The RFP will be available for interested parties to make submissions until Friday, January 27, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. STC is hosting SEC23 in partnership with Richmond…
Four Seasons Promotes Rainer Stampfer
2023/01/13

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has promoted Rainer Stampfer to president, Global Operations, Hotels and Resorts. In his new role, Stampfer joins the executive leadership team, reporting to president and CEO Alejandro Reynal, overseeing a diverse and growing portfolio of hotels, resorts and private residences as the company continues to expand its global presence. Stampfer is focused on ensuring today’s luxury consumer – from travellers to locals alike – experience the highest levels of quality and personalized service that…
Vancouver Island Resort Ranked As Best
2023/01/13

Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge, a luxury resort on Vancouver Island, has been named in Condé Nast Traveler’s prestigious Gold List for 2023. Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge rests on the banks of Clayoquot Sound and offers an escape to the still, tranquil beauty of Canada’s remote wilderness. Accessible only by seaplane, the journey to Clayoquot is symbolic of a real departure from the everyday. Set among magnificent conifer forests, the lodge offers guests an unforgettable experience of the landscape and its wildlife with…
Play Air Launches in Canada
2023/01/13

Play, a low-cost airline operating flights between Iceland and Europe, is launching service in Canada, with the first flights to Europe taking off in summer 2023. Travellers can book tickets from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to 26 European destinations including London, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dublin, Brussels, Stockholm, Gothenburg and more. Flight service from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport will begin on June 22, 2023. To celebrate its inaugural flights from Canada, the airline is offering travellers tickets for as low as $169 to 13 destinations across Europe, including Berlin Brandenburg (BER), Brussels (BRU), Copenhagen (CPH), Dublin (DUB), Göteborg Landvetter (GOT),…
Coast Hotels Expands USA Footprint
2023/01/12

Vancouver-based Coast Hotels Ltd. has expanded to the USA., after completing the acquisition of a master franchise agreement that includes nine American hotels. The expansion plan will enable one of Canada’s largest hotel brands to increase its footprint, particularly throughout the West Coast. Operating as Coast Hotels USA, a newly established subsidiary of Coast Hotels Limited, the company aims to achieve growth through a combination of new franchise and hotel management contracts, mergers and acquisitions and the purchase of…
Compass Group Buys Lazy Gourmet
2023/01/12

Vancouver catering company The Lazy Gourmet has joined Compass Group Canada, a leading food service provider. The deal will see The Lazy Gourmet and its entire team of 130 join the company to further the locally-run business’ footprint in Metro Vancouver and beyond. Susan Mendelson, who co-founded The Lazy Gourmet in 1979, will stay on and continue to provide her veteran catering lens for the company, while long-time, award-winning general manager Kevin Mazzone will continue to take the reins…
Canada Tourism Recovery Expected by 2024
2023/01/12

Full recovery for Canada’s tourism industry is expected as early as 2024, according to Destination Canada’s latest outlook forecast. Despite ongoing challenges, the recovery trajectory for Canada’s tourism sector is strengthening, bolstered by the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and resilience in travel demand. Leisure travel is now expected to recover to 2019 levels by 2024. Domestic tourism will continue to lead the sector’s recovery with strong spending providing a foundation for brisk recovery to 2019 levels. Domestic travel market spending is…
Porter Airlines Adds Halifax Route
2022/12/30

Porter Airlines has added a new route between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ). Porter has been serving the Halifax community since 2007. Passengers can now choose to travel with Porter using two Toronto airports on this popular route, including the downtown convenience of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Pearson service begins February 23, 2023, with multiple daily, non-stop roundtrip flights. “Halifax is a popular destination for business and leisure passengers. This new service from Pearson provides everyone with more…
Latalis Canada Partners With CCF
2022/12/30

Lactalis Canada Foodservice and the Canadian Culinary Federation (CCF), a national association of professional chefs and cooks, have entered into a new national partnership aimed at delivering excellence in foodservice. As the exclusive national dairy partner, Lactalis Canada Foodservice will collaborate closely with the association’s members on dairy solutions, food trends, flavour, format, product research and development under its best-selling brands. “Lactalis Canada Foodservice is very proud to join forces with the Culinary Federation and its 1,000-plus esteemed member…

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