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Air Canada’s 2023 Best New Restaurants Longlist
2023/09/22

Air Canada is welcoming a new group of restaurants to the longest-running Canadian restaurant awards. The 30 nominees for Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2023 longlist span 15 cities across seven provinces, featuring restaurants that are worthy of note by both domestic and international travellers. “Canada’s Best New Restaurants is a celebratory guide for discovering the best of dining as you explore Canada, which is incredibility meaningful for us at Air Canada. The regionally diverse list spans 15 cities across seven provinces,…
Porter Begins Victoria-Toronto Service
2023/09/21

Porter Airlines is expanding its coast-to-coast network further with the inauguration of service in Victoria. Daily flights between Toronto Pearson Airport represent another link in a growing network of routes the airline has introduced this year. The 132-seat plane features a two-by-two configuration, offering all passengers no middle seats and greater personal space. Free, fast, streaming-quality WiFi is also available, with the ability to watch and listen to personal subscription services on multiple devices. A library of movies and…
TOTA Offers Funded Hospitality Program
2023/09/21

The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA), in partnership with Okanagan College, have offered the third intake of the fully funded Hospitality Professional Program. The initiative is open to current professionals looking to elevate their career path, and those interested in securing skills and experience to land a job in the region’s tourism-and-hospitality sectors. The Hospitality Professional Program comes with no financial burden, ensuring students can focus on gaining the skills and experience needed to unlock new and elevated roles.…
Sibos 2023 Returns to Toronto
2023/09/20

Sibos, the annual conference, exhibition, and networking event organized by Swift for the financial industry, returns to Toronto and the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) for the third time from September 18-21, 2023. This highly anticipated citywide convention will connect more than 8,000 financial industry thought leaders, decision-makers, and experts to address critical issues challenging the global financial ecosystem. Themed “Collaborative Finance in a Fragmented World”, key topics at Sibos 2023 will include ESG, cross-border payments, post-trade data, digital…
Red Deer Resort & Casino Opens
2023/09/20

Red Deer Resort & Casino has completed the expansion of its new casino, offering a first-of-its-kind gaming experience in central Alberta. As central Alberta’s leading hotel and conference centre, Red Deer Resort & Casino features 241 unique guestrooms, 15 modern meeting rooms, a sprawling conference centre that covers 53,000 square feet, and now a groundbreaking casino that promises to reshape local entertainment. “The completion of the casino is a major milestone for us and the City of Red Deer,”…
Warwick Le Crystal Opens in Montréal
2023/09/08

The iconic Warwick Hotels & Resorts (WHR) opened their first property in Canada with Warwick Le Crystal – Montréal, in the midst of the city’s economic and cultural centre. Warwick Le Crystal – Montréal features 131 rooms and suites and follows WHR’s core strategy, namely, having hotels located in the centre of commercial, cultural and gastronomic activities of international gateway cities. Each hotel in the Warwick Collection reflects the spirit of the origins in the locale it inhabits, originality…
IHG Signs Crowne Plaza Saint John
2023/09/08

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) has signed a new Crowne Plaza property in New Brunswick, the Crowne Plaza Saint John Harbour View, which will join Crowne Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook and Crowne Plaza Moncton Downtown. The Crowne Plaza Saint John Harbour View, owned by Devansh Group of Hotels, is set to open in late 2023 after a $7.5 million investment dedicated to renovations throughout the property. “This signing marks the beginning of a new era for the Crowne Plaza brand in Canada; to…
Westjet Expands Flight Service
2023/09/08

WestJet is extending its direct service between Winnipeg and Ottawa, making it the exclusive carrier to provide essential service on the popular route. Previously set to temporarily pause on Oct. 29, 2023, the route will now run four weekly connections between Manitoba and Canada’s capital cities. Service between Ottawa and Winnipeg will resume Dec. 18, 2023, and operate throughout the duration of WestJet’s winter schedule. “The extension of this route is a further demonstration of our market leadership and…
E.L. Productions Acquires The Farm
2023/09/07

Toronto-based E.L. Productions has acquired The Farm, a leading events, communications, and design firm also based in Toronto. The strategic acquisition will further enhance E.L. Productions’ capabilities, solidifying its position as a premier provider of comprehensive production, event, and reward and recognition solutions. With more than 30 years of industry experience, both E.L. Productions and The Farm have established themselves as trusted partners, delivering exceptional services to a diverse range of clients. The acquisition brings together two esteemed companies,…
Pinnacle Award Winners Revealed
2023/09/07

KML has announced the recipient of its 2023 Pinnacle Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award. This year’s Rosanna Caira Lifetime Achievement Award is being presented posthumously to Peter Oliver, co-founder of Oliver & Bonacini. Oliver was a respected leader who shaped and influenced the foodservice-and-hospitality industry in innumerable ways. He was diagnosed with stage IV cancer in May 2021 and passed away in September 2022. Oliver’s remarkable career in the hospitality industry spanned 45 years, during which time he set the…

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