FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hotel Association of Canada and American Hotel & Lodging Association announce expansion of Green Key Global sustainability certification program in Canada and the U.S. through joint venture partnership Green Key Global is the best-in-class sustainability process and practice certification for the hotel and ...
Continue ReadingNIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO - The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) welcomes the new Federal Tourism Growth Strategy, Canada 365: Welcoming the world. Every day. announced today by the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance. HAC is pleased its core recommendation on...
Continue ReadingThe Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is thrilled to welcome the newest member of our team, Cara Shulman who has joined us in the capacity of Vice President, Programs & Partnerships. As Vice-President, Cara will build a thriving partnership and events program to expand value for...
Continue ReadingHotel Workforce Growth Strategy Growing our sector’s workforce is our number one priority. As part of our new Hotel Workforce Growth Strategy, we’ll be sharing key research and useful resources, hosting fruitful discussions and working to inspire a collective approach to this challenge to help industry...
Continue ReadingThe Hotel Association of Canada is pleased to announce that Kafia Yusuf, currently Communications and Policy Analyst, has been promoted to Manager, Policy & Stakeholder Relations. Kafia is an accomplished public policy professional, with over 10 years of experience in federal and provincial policy analysis. Since...
Continue ReadingThe 2023 Federal Budget A Made in Canada Plan, tabled today at 4pm, comes as Canada is facing record-breaking inflation, slowed economic growth and uncertainty in financial markets. Here are the highlights for hotels: $50 million over three years to Destination Canada to attract major international...
Continue ReadingMarch 28 2022 (OTTAWA) – The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is pleased with the commitments made in Budget 2023 to support the growth of Canada’s tourism sector. This includes $50m in additional funding for Destination Canada to support business events and a $108m investment in...
Continue ReadingGreen Key Global, North America’s leading sustainability certification for the hotel and lodging industry, is pleased to announce that Rebecca Bartlett-Jones, CSP, currently Manager of Business Development, has been promoted to Director of Green Key Global. In her new role, Rebecca will oversee all aspects...
Continue ReadingHAC President & CEO, Susie Grynol, appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, recommending urgent action on the two biggest barriers facing hotels right now: labour and supply. [no_button size="" style="" text="Opening Statement" icon_pack="font_awesome" fa_icon="" icon_position="right" icon_color="" icon_background_color="" icon_background_hover_color="" link="https://youtu.be/kf_yItBEI1Q" target="_blank" color=""...
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