OPENINGS, SALES AND RENOS Dec. 17, 2019 News about Colliers, AHIP REIT, Bayview Wildwood, Comfort Inn Valemount, Fairfield Belleville, Hazleton Hotel, HIEX YYZ South , HGI/Homewood Calgary, Holiday Inn Chatham, Hotel Le Clos Saint Louis, Le Germain Montreal and more.

Downtown Toronto's Ruth’s Chris gets new lease on life TORONTO – Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse has earned its place in the heart of Toronto. A new 25-year lease and extensive renovations position it to serve a new generation of guests.

Openings, Sales and Renos, Nov. 12, 2019 Aimbridge and Interstate complete merger; new openings in Calgary, Montreal, Wainwright and Windsor; IHG returns to Halifax-Dartmouth; Terre Restaurant & Cafe opens at Alt St. John's; Rimap plans AC Hotels by Marriott for Ottawa.

OPENINGS SALES & RENOS Oct. 22, 2019 Aimbridge Hospitality acquires Bellstar. CFO finances SAGE's Montreal ventures. China's first Microtel. Clarke Inc. acquires Holloway Lodging. Mont-Sainte-Anne Conference Center opens. Crash Hotel launches in downtown Squamish.

InnVest & Choice to spend $100 million on Comfort TORONTO — InnVest Hotels and Choice Hotels Canada proudly announce the revitalization of 53 InnVest-owned Comfort Inn properties across Canada with a $100M investment in the next few years.

OPENINGS SALES AND RENOS Oct. 8, 2019 Historic Fort Garry Hotel up for sale. Cushman & Wakefield sells Westins in Calgary and Ottawa. Cutting the ribbon at Holiday Inn Ottawa Downton — Parliament Hill.

OPENINGS, SALES AND RENOS Sept. 24, 2019 Ascend Collection's Insignia Sarnia. Corso opens at Hilton Fallsview. Vrancor's Holiday Inn Express Sarnia. Opening of Staybridge Suites Red Deer. Residence Inn Montreal DT sold by Colliers. Sheraton Laval's $13 million reno. Accor launches greet

OPENINGS, SALES & RENOS Aug. 13, 2019 SAGE Holdings buys two Quebec hotels. Corporate Stays acquires 20 units at The Underwood. Fairfield Inn and Suites opens in Edmonton. Hostellerie Baie Bleue gets federal funds. InterContinental Toronto's presidential suite & spa. New Quebec hotels.

OPENINGS, SALES AND RENOS July 23, 2019 Comfort Inn Halifax sold. Dual brand Marriotts open in Dartmouth. Hotel Equities breaks ground on Fairfield Kitimat. Holiday Inn Mississauga reopens. Brampton's dual branded Home2 Suites and Hilton Garden Inn. Ribbon cut at TownePlace Suites Fort Mac.

OPENINGS SALES AND RENOS June 25, 2019 New $70 million casino in Delta, B.C. Home2 Suites Ajax and more. Centre de Congrès opens in Mont Sainte Anne. Fairmont Hot Springs renovates thermal pools. Marriott opens Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Windsor.

OPENINGS SALES AND RENOS May 28, 2019 Victor's new private dining room. Aimbridge enters Canadian market. Fairfield Hotel reinvention. Four Seasons Vancouver Mural Wall. Home2 Suites Brampton. Hotel Equities' Canadian office. IHG and Atwell Suites. Walper Hotel renos. Taco Bell hotel.

Autograph Collection hotels in the pipeline TORONTO — Marriott's Autograph Collection of Hotels is gaining traction in Canada with five open hotels, and four more signed or under construction. CLN sat down with Marriott's Paul Loehr to find out more about Autograph in Canada.

Tulips and tapping an underserved market OTTAWA, Ont. — Tulips are everywhere at the dual-branded Homewood Suites/Hilton Garden Inn that recently opened in Ottawa downtown, from the gardens to etchings on glassware and tulip-shaped salt vessels.

OPENINGS SALES AND RENOS April 9, 2019 Good year for Hilton all-suites brands. Sheraton Red Deer renamed Cambridge. Casino of the Rockies reno. Festival Inn sold by CBRE. Sunray purchases Hockley Valley Resort. Palm acquires Princes Street Suites. YVR Marriott rooms transformed.

OPENINGS SALES AND RENOS March 26, 2019 Accor a leader in lifestyle lodging. Marriott plans 1,700 new hotels. Spain's Riu eyes Vancouver for a second site. Toronto Plaza sold to Sunray Hotels. Restaurants Canada: More than a third of Alberta restaurants could close.

BEFORE & AFTER: Travelodge New Glasgow NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — The Travelodge Suites by Wyndham New Glasgow, is #1 on Trip Advisor for the New Glasgow area. The property was also Travelodge  “Hotel of the Year Award” in 2017.

OPENINGS, SALES AND RENOS Update Feb. 12, 2019 Ascend sets record for openings. Alt Calgary restaurants. C Hôtels in Mont-Tremblant. Comfort grows inU.S. Four Seasons: nine openings in 2019. Global pipeline for hotels. Group Germain: 20th hotel. Hyatt Place Calgary... and more.

Castleavery reimagines Mount Engadine CANMORE, Alta. – Mount Engadine Lodge is a small, a backcountry boutique property an hour from Canmore and two from Calgary. In three years, Castleavery Hospitality Ventures has moved occupancy from 32 to 85 per cent.

Choice Hotels Canada ends 2018 with three hotel openings MISSISSAUGA — Choice Hotels Canada is pleased to share it opened three new hotels in the fourth quarter of 2018, with another eight anticipated for the first quarter of 2019.

OPENINGS SALES AND RENOS Jan. 29, 2019 CBRE sells Vancouver Met. Clique takes Acclaim back. Microtel opens in Mont-Tremblant. Grand Opening of Homewood/ Hilton Garden Inn in Ottawa. PHI Hotel Group opens three Marriotts in Alberta. Riu Hotels is coming to Toronto.

OPENINGS SALES AND RENOS Jan. 8, 2018 Courtyard by Marriott opens in Burlington. Colliers' year-end updates. Days Inn New Brunswick. Motel 6 now in Cranbrook, B.C. Travelodge ends 2018 with three conversions plus first new-build in 10 years. Toronto's Cannabis Air Hotel.