Don't let pests be your next guests

Spring is officially here and vacationers are busy planning their next getaway. While warmer months may mean more guests visiting your hotel, be careful not to roll out the welcome mat for pests looking to do the same.  Use the following tips to prevent pests this season.

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Hotelier’s third book set in Vancouver bed & breakfast

VANCOUVER—Murder at Graverly Manor is now out. In this third installment Daniel Edward Craig’s Five-Star Mystery series, hotelier Trevor Lambert purchases a bed and breakfast in Vancouver’s West End only to encounter vanishing occupants, screams in the night, and an enigmatic proprietress who spins tales of deadly secrets and royal bloodlines.

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Sorbara report, new media main issues at OAA

ORILLIA, ON—Members of the Ontario Accommodation Association are concerned about recent political developments in the province, namely the Sorbara Report’s recommendations concerning creation of 11 regions (Destination Marketing and Management Organizations or DMMOs) and Destination Marketing Fees  (DMFs); and the Ontario government’s proposal to harmonize the GST and PST.  That message emerged loud and clear at the recent Ontario Accommodation Association 60th Anniversary Convention held March 30 at The Best Western Mariposa Inn, Orillia.

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CHIC: unprecedented times

TORONTO—So what’s the mood among Canada’s hotel investors?  “On the surface there’s a bit of positiveness, but scratch beneath the surface, and you’ll find trepidation and a bit of fear,” said Lyall Hall of HLT Advisory Inc. in his opening address to the 13th Annual Canadian Hotel Investment Conference.

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Hotel artwork that’s worth remembering

“When designing our rooms, our aim is to create a truly guest-centric experience, and that starts with the artwork,” says Anne Larcade, president and COO of Sequel Hotels and Resorts. Larcade made the comment while speaking as a panelist in the Designers Meet The Dragons session at the Hotel Association Conference in Toronto in February, where two designers (HOK’s Joe Pettipas and BKDI’s Charl Johnson) each put forth their respective plans for designing a mid-market guest room with a budget of $7,500.

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