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Montreal hotel closings: a story of rising costs and stagnant room rates
News this week that the sixth downtown Montreal hotel in two years will shut its doors is hardly surprising to the hospitality industry. The trend of closing and converting hotels to student residences...
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Three Quebecers among four Canadians believed to have died in Nepal avalanche
Tragedies like the death of four Canadian trekkers killed in an avalanche in Nepal could rise because of climate change and the growing popularity of adventure travel, a guide trained in avalanche...
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Hotel industry facing a lodging revolution
Have you ever cancelled a hotel reservation after reading a TripAdvisor review? Do you book at online agencies? Or have you given up on hotels altogether, staying at private apartments for business or...
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Childhood treks around Chinatown inspired tour guide
In September of 1909, Montreal merchants and city hall jointly sponsored an “Old Home Week,” inviting former Montrealers to have a look around the burgeoning municipality they once called home. An...
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Celine Cooper: Airbnb provides a welcome service
Two weekends ago, my family hopped in the station wagon and drove to Wakefield to spend a few days at a log cabin we rented through the home-sharing website Airbnb. The host was gracious, the place was...
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Transat's net profit drops in third quarter
Transat A.T. Inc. posted $13.1 million net profit — 71 cents per share — compared with $25.8 million, or 69 cents per share, for last year’s third quarter. The company says the decline is due to the...
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Hot summer for tourism in Montreal
It was a hot summer for tourism in Montreal. Numbers were up across the board compared to last year, according to Tourisme Montréal. The agency attributed the boost to major events, festivals and...
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Opinion: Quebec's approach to regulating Airbnb is flawed
Late last month, Quebec Tourism Minister Dominique Vien introduced Bill 67, An Act to Improve the Regulation of Tourist Accommodation. The bill would subject some Airbnb hosts to the mandatory tourism...
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Mont Saint-Sauveur and Bromont team up on season passes
For Quebec’s estimated 1.5 million skiers and snowboarders, this bulletin is as good as a deep-winter storm of powder snow. Groupe Mont Saint-Sauveur and Bromont, montane d’expériences (that’s the...
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Sunwing's chairman of the board does it his way
Crooner Colin Hunter puts the swing in Sunwing. Not only is he the founder and chairman of the Toronto-based travel group, he’s the in-flight entertainment. Hunter, 77, has fashioned a busy sideline as...
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