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STR: Canada Hotel Results for Week Ending 14 November
STR | November 19, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—STR data for 8-14 November 2020 showed slightly lower occupancy from the previous week for Canada’s hotel industry. 8-14 November 2020 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019): Occupancy: 27.8% (-53.5%) Average daily rate (ADR): CAD110.36 (-25.9%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): CAD30.70 (-65.5%) Occupancy for previous weeks came in at 29.4% (7 November), 29.2% (31 October), and 31.1% (24 October), respectively. For the week ending with 14 November, Nova Scotia recorded the highest occupancy level (35.0%) among the provinces. Among the major markets, Vancouver (29.0%) saw the
Business Travelers Itching to Get Back on the Road
The Global Business Travel Association | November 19, 2020
Alexandria, VA (November 19, 2020) – Half (50%) of GBTA travel buyer and procurement professionals feel their employees are ‘willing’ or ‘very willing’ to travel for business in the current environment. Only one in five (22%) GBTA members feel their employees are not willing, demonstrating a strong readiness to resume business travel. Recent announcements of potential, effective vaccines with 90%+ efficacy rate in clinical trials, has increased sentiment among GBTA travel buyer and procurement professionals that their company will be more likely to allow business travel and employees to attend in-person meetings in
National Hospitality Services Announces the Opening of the Staybridge Suites by Intercontinental Hotel Group in Scottsdale Arizona
National Hospitality Services | November 19, 2020
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (November 19, 2020) Today, Fargo based owner, operator, and developer, National Hospitality Services (NHS, LLC) announces the opening of the Staybridge Suites Scottsdale-Talking Stick an IHG Hotel. The newly constructed 112-room hotel is located on 9141 Easting Hummingbird Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85250 and features IHG signature all suites blueprint with full kitchens to enjoy the comforts of our home. Owned by Peerless Hospitality LLC, “We are excited to open a beautiful new Staybridge Suites at Scottsdale Talking Stick. This extended stay hotel will serve a need for guests looking for spacious rooms with full kitchens and wond
Hyatt and Banyan Cay Development Plan for 150-Room Banyan Cay Resort & Golf, a Destination Hotel
Destination Hotels | November 19, 2020
CHICAGO (November 19, 2020) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Banyan Cay Development (BCD) to develop Banyan Cay Resort & Golf, a Destination Hotel. Expected to open in late 2021, this property will mark entry of the Destination Hotels brand into Florida and will be the first full-service Hyatt-branded property in Palm Beach County, an internationally recognized resort and leisure destination. With 150 guestrooms, Banyan Cay Resort & Golf will offer independent-minded travelers a 5,000 square-foot spa and fitness center, tennis pavilion, swimm
Hilton Expands Presence in French Polynesia with Signing of Hilton Tahiti
Hilton Hotels & Resorts | November 19, 2020
SYDNEY, Australia - Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of its second Hilton Hotels & Resorts branded hotel in French Polynesia. Under a management agreement with Hotel Tahiti SAS, Hilton will manage Hilton Tahiti in the Tahitian capital of Pape’ete, the vast territory’s main centre of government and economic activity. A major conversion is currently underway, due for completion in the first half of 2021. “We are delighted to expand our partnership with the Wane family – owners of Conrad Bora Bora – to launch this property as Hilton Tahiti to the market,” said Guy Phillips, senior vice president, development, As
Benchmark at The Ridge Named One of The “Best Places to Work” in New Jersey
BENCHMARK® | November 19, 2020
Conference Center Places #3 on List of Garden State’s Medium Size Companies Basking Ridge, NJ, November 2020 … Benchmark at The Ridge, an executive learning and development center, took top honors as one of the “Best Places to Work in New Jersey 2020,” awarded by the state’s noted business publication, NJBIZ. The prestigious awards program recognizes and honors the state’s leading employers who are committed to their employees’ professional growth and quality of life and to the community’s economic growth and well-being. Benchmark at The Ridge ranked #3 on the list of medium size companies, employing from 50-249 empl
First Hospitality Opens Home2 Suites Des Moines Drake University
First Hospitality | November 19, 2020
(DES MOINES, IOWA; November, 19, 2020)—First Hospitality today announces the opening of Home2 Suites by Hilton Des Moines Drake University. Located on the Drake University campus at 2650 University Ave., the 124-room hotel expands First Hospitality’s existing presence in Iowa. Home2 Suites Des Moines offers queen and king suite-style accommodations. The hotel also features two meeting spaces totaling over 1,000 square feet, an indoor saline pool, an outdoor patio space with a firepit, and a sports kitchen is slated to open at the hotel in 2021. Home2 Suites Des Moines is led by General Manager Michael Weldon and Director of Sales and M
The University of Chicago Announces Newest Addition to South Side Campus: The David Rubenstein Forum Now Open for Booking
BENCHMARK® | November 19, 2020
The Forum Joins Portfolio of BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company (Chicago, IL) November 19, 2020 -- The University of Chicago proudly announces that the David Rubenstein Forum, an innovative new meeting facility on its iconic South Side campus, is now open for booking. The Forum provides a dynamic convening hub for the kind of rigorous inquiry, vigorous debate, and academic collaboration that defines the University of Chicago, and makes it a destination for scholars, students, thought leaders and dignitaries from around the world. The building, designed by the acclaimed New York architecture firm of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and t