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BeCause Digitalizes Hotel Sustainability Tools
2024/03/22

BeCause, a technology start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel and tourism industries manage its sustainability data, has digitized the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance’s (the Alliance) HCMI and HWMI methodologies. “We’d like to thank the team at BeCause for digitizing HCMI and HWMI which will enable more of the industry to access it and dramatically improve its usability. Digitizing this resource will greatly accelerate our shared goal of reaching Net Positive as a sector, together. We encourage more organizations to follow BeCause’s…
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu Gets Green Key Rating
2024/03/22

Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu has become the first hotel in Quebec to receive its 5 Green Key Meetings certification, and the fourth hotel in Quebec to obtain 5 Green Key Eco-Rating Program certification from Green Key Global. Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu is one of the top 10 hotels in Canada, and the 19th in the world, to receive the prestigious 5 Green Key Meetings certification. This distinction underscores the excellence of the service and facilities for meetings and events…
Event Planners Need to Prioritize Self-Care
2024/03/22

What drives us to persist in a career as event professionals, knowing full well the toll it can take on our mental and emotional well-being? In a field ranked among Canada’s top three most stressful occupations, why do we continue to navigate its challenges, risking burnout along the way? For many of us, it’s about the thrill of creating memorable experiences that bring people together, thriving amidst the chaos and finding beauty within the storm. There’s a certain satisfaction…
Port of Vancouver Expecting Record Season
2024/03/22

Port of Vancouver is expecting another strong record season. There are 329 cruise ship visits currently scheduled for the Canada Place cruise terminal at the Port of Vancouver between March 11 and October 29, 2024. This could mean a record 1.27 million passengers would travel through the Canada Place cruise terminal at the Port of Vancouver in 2024, about 2 per cent more than last year’s record. “Cruise is an important part of Vancouver’s vibrant tourism sector that supports…
Ferrigno Adds CFO to Destination Canada Role
2024/03/21

Destination Canada (DC) announced that Meaghan Ferrigno has added the title of chief financial officer (CFO) to her existing role as chief data and analytics officer (CDAO). Ferrigno came to DC with an exceptional range of expertise – including Chartered Professional Accountant and Certified Management Accountant designations, an MBA in Management Technology, a risk & project management designation, plus years of previous experience in financial management. Over the past two years with Destination Canada, Meaghan led DC’s data and research…
Surrey Fusion Festival Wins Outstanding Award
2024/03/21

Surrey Fusion Festival has won the 2024 Gala Award for Most Outstanding Spectacle, Fair, or Festival by Special Events Magazine. The 2024 international Gala Awards ceremony took place in Austin, Texas. This award showcases the festival’s importance internationally as a unique, community-driven and free multicultural festival that hosted over 110,000 attendees in 2023. “Winning the 2024 Gala Award for Most Outstanding Spectacle, Fair, or Festival speaks volumes about the Surrey Fusion Festival,” said Mayor Brenda Locke. “Locals and all…
Saskatoon Planning a New Downtown Event Centre
2024/03/21

The City of Saskatoon has released the concept design and master plan to revitalize its downtown core. The Downtown Event & Entertainment District (DEED) is re-envisioning Saskatoon’s core as a centre of commerce, tourism, services, and entertainment. The project, led by Stantec, features a new event centre/arena, convention centre, renovated theatre, and public realm design. The team for Stantec’s Urban Places created the concept design and master plan for the DEED, which included a transportation plan, mobility plan, landscape design,…
TIAC Concerned Over Mexican Visa
2024/03/08

The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) is expressing concern over Canada’s introduction of partial visa requirements for visiting Mexican nationals. As of February 29, Mexican citizens who hold a valid US non-immigrant visa or have held a Canadian visa in the past 10 years and are travelling by air on a Mexican passport will be able to apply for an electronic travel authorization (eTA). With the high number of Mexican citizens currently holding US visas, the majority will…
Jason Ware Joins IAEE as VP Events
2024/03/08

Jason Ware will join the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) executive team as vice president of events and experiences, effective 1 March 2024. In this role, Ware will be responsible for the overall planning and execution of all IAEE and subsidiary-related events including fundraisers. He will develop new marketplace opportunities for Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition, such as programs for emerging technology companies and for new global markets. He also will strengthen industry relationships in…
Sanchez Named New GBTA Canada Lead
2024/03/08

Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has announced that Janette Acosta Sanchez has been named to lead GBTA Canada, effective immediately. Reporting to Cristina Scott, SVP Americas, Sanchez will have responsibility for the continued growth and success of GBTA’s membership, advocacy and volunteer programs in Canada. As country director-Canada, she now oversees the bringing together of constituents and focus areas at multiple Canadian events throughout each year, culminating in the annual GBTA Canada Conference, which GBTA is hosting this year…

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