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Will Western Canada’s hotels be affected by future wildfires?
Hotel groups are hoping to promote tourist destinations that exist outside the popular skiing and B.C. interior hotspots.
report on business
Unite Here union says hotel workers’ strikes concluded in Baltimore, Seattle
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Hilton hotel is seen in Batumi, Georgia, May 2, 2016. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili/File Photo
life
With Armani, Louboutin and others opening up hotels, fashion is now more than just something you wear
Hotel Vermelho, designed by Christian Louboutin, features custom tiles by Portuguese tile maker Fábrica de Azulejos and decor from local houseware brand Vida Dura.
world
Labor Day hotel strikes reflect the frustrations of a workforce largely made up of women of color
Hotel workers on strike chant and beat drums while picketing outside the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)
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Strikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages, return to daily room cleaning
Union members from Local 26, representing workers in the hospitality industries of Massachusetts, picket outside the Hyatt Regency Boston, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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British tourism industry expects huge demand from Oasis fans after 2025 reunion tour announced
FILE PHOTO: Musician Noel Gallagher of the band Oasis stands for a portrait in New York November 6, 2006. REUTERS/Keith Bedford/File Photo
canada
Hotel workers in Montreal picket for third day in protest of contract impasse
The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel is seen in downtown Montreal, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Workers at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth hotel are striking for a third straight day in the middle of the busy summer tourist season, but this time they are jointed by picketers from two other hotels in the city, the Marriott Château Champlain and the Hyatt Place Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
canada
More than 2,000 Quebec hotel workers set to strike for one day on Thursday
Workers strike outside the Hotel Doubletree by Hilton in Montreal, Thursday, August 1, 2024. Thousands of hotel workers in three of Quebec’s largest cities are set to walk off the job Thursday in the middle of the busy tourist season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
international business
Hotel operator Hilton lifts 2024 profit forecast as international travel offsets weak U.S. demand
FILE PHOTO: The Hilton logo is seen on a Hilton hotel in The Hague, Netherlands April 30, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
canada
Thousands of Quebec hotel workers could walk off the job next week for 24 hours
Workers strike outside the Hotel Doubletree by Hilton in Montreal, Thursday, August 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
olympics
Paris Olympics: Hotel operators cut prices in last-ditch attempt to lure travellers
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the Hotel des Invalides, the Invalides venue for Archery, Athletics and cycling roads, the Pont Alexandre III Bridge and the Grand Palais venue for Fencing and Taekwondo in Paris, France, July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
world
Workers go on strike at five-star Paris hotel where IOC members are staying for Olympics
FILE - A CGT union tent is pictured during a demonstration in Lille, northern France, Tuesday, Thursday March 30, 2023. Staff were on strike at the five-star hotel where members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are staying on Thursday, July 25, 2024, the day before the opening ceremony for this year's Olympic Games in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)
life
Travel’s latest trend: The customized private group trip
Mary Semmelmayer and friends planned a six-day private trip to Alaska using small group tour company Intrepid Travel.
opinion
Have hotel stays become an unaffordable luxury?
John Lee
calgary and edmonton real estate
Office-to-hotel conversion is bringing something new to Calgary’s downtown core
Renderings of Element by Westin, an extended-stay hotel renovation of a former office space in downtown Calgary. When completed in the summer of 2025, the 12-storey building will comprise 226 fully furnished and equipped suites.
canada
Restaurants, bars frustrated with LCBO strike as negotiations resume
LCBO workers and supporters hold a strike rally at a picket line in front of an LCBO store, in Toronto on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Approximately 10,000 workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario walked off the job July 5 after negotiations broke now, although the union that represents them said they were heading back to the bargaining table Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Mirage closes its doors on the Las Vegas Strip
FILE - Dallas Cowboys' fans Tom Connolly, left, and Eddie Hidalgo, of Los Angeles, celebrate in the Mirage hotel and casino's sports book after winning one of their bets on the Super Bowl Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996, in Las Vegas. Gambling ends Wednesday, July 17, 2024, and the doors will close at The Mirage, the iconic tropical island-themed Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino that sparked a resort building boom when it opened in 1989 but became overshadowed while Sin City converted from a desert gambling hub to a worldwide entertainment destination.(AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
arts
Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis wrapped at this Georgia hotel. Soon, it’ll be open for business
The suite Francis Ford Coppola stayed in at The All-Movie Hotel during the production of "Megalopolis," is shown on Monday, July 15, 2024, in Peachtree City, Ga. The hotel is a mixed-use property for production companies and tourists excited about film. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)
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Ontario restaurants struggle to procure alcohol as LCBO strike continues
LCBO workers and supporters hold a strike rally at a picket line in front of an LCBO store, in Toronto on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Approximately 10,000 workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario walked off the job July 5 after negotiations broke now, although the union that represents them said they were heading back to the bargaining table Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
travel
Inside the revamped Sandbourne hotel in Santa Monica
revamped Sandbourne Hotel in Santa Monica below. Gayle’s review Sandbourne_room_645_balcony