Hotel

​The Ritz-Carlton Toronto at 181 Wellington Street W.
Hotel

Cadillac Fairview Sells Ritz-Carlton Toronto To Pacific Reach And Dilawri

​The Ritz-Carlton Toronto at 181 Wellington Street W was developed by Cadillac Fairview and Graywood Developments, whom CF later bought out.

Development Projects

Reliance Proposing 35-Storey Hotel And Condo Tower Next To Robson Square

​The proposal by Reliance Properties is set for 807-815 Hornby Street, right across the street from Robson Square in downtown Vancouver.

Hotel

Truman Announces 69-Storey W Hotel And 62-Storey JW Marriott In Calgary

Truman and Louson are now developing a total of three hotels — the W Calgary, JW Marriott Calgary, and Autograph Collection Hotel — in Calgary's Culture + Entertainment District.

Hotel

Brookfield Buys Shangri-La Vancouver From Westbank & Peterson, Rebrands It As Hyatt

The Shangri-La Vancouver is located within a 62-storey tower developed by Westbank and Peterson and is set to be rebranded as a Park Hyatt in 2026.

Development Projects

How PBA Group Converted A Calgary Office Tower Into The Element Hotel

​The project is the first office-to-hotel conversion project to proceed under the City of Calgary's incentive program and the Element Hotel is now open.

Hotel

Is The Aparthotel The Future Of Tourism? Vancouver’s Kalido Hospitality Group Thinks So

​After opening Smithe House last October, Kalido Hospitality Group is gearing up for its second Vancouver aparthotel venture: a sister property called Keefer House set to open in Chinatown in July.

Policy

City Of Vancouver Introduces New Hotel Development Policy

Vancouver has a shortage of 10,000 hotel rooms according to Destination Vancouver and the City is looking to address that shortage with policy changes.

Industry

Lenders Concerned About Owner Of Richmond Versante Hotel As Sales Process Stalls

Owned and operated by Michael Ching and Sunwins, the Versante Hotel at 8499 Bridgeport Road in Richmond became the subject of a foreclosure in January 2024.

Hotel

Sunray Group Acquires Toronto's Bisha Hotel For $91M

​Founded by Ray Gupta, Sunray Group now owns over 70 hospitality properties, the latest being the Bisha Hotel at 80 Blue Jays Way.

Burnaby

Bosa Properties Buys 2.7-Acre Best Western, Continuing Investment In Burnaby

​Bosa Properties recently acquired the Best Western Plus at 5411 Kingsway in Burnaby, as well as the adjacent parcel at 5367 Kingsway.

Industry

Thind Sells Hotel Component At 48-Storey Highline Metrotown For $47.2M

The hotel will be known as Hyatt Place Metrotown and be housed in the 10-storey building podium of Thind's Highline tower in Burnaby.