Hospitality, Marketing & Tourism

A new study shows L'Hermitage Hotel in Vancouver is getting a $64 return for every dollar it spends on a business listing through TripAdvisor , a user generated travel review site.

Canadian master franchisors of U.S. pizza giant Papa Murphy’s are set to add three stores later this month to their current 15 locations and expect that within five years there will be 80 such pizza stores across Canada.

Occupancy rates and room rates at Victoria hotels were below last year’s rates both in July and in the first seven months of 2012. Chemistry Consulting Group statistics showed that the average room occupancy in Victoria in July was 78.

Steamworks Brewing Co. owner Eli Gershkovitch announced August 27 that his 17-year-old brewing pub is going to start bottling its beer, which until now has only been available on tap at its Water Street location.

Canada's Top Chef reality show winner Dale MacKay closed both his Ensemble and EnsembleTap restaurants after dinner service August 25. He cited high rent, dwindling capital and a young son to take care of as his reasons.

Hotel giant Hilton Worldwide has named fast-growing Vancouver hotel owner-operator SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts and CEO Steve Giblin as its developer of the year.

Government’s previous decision to move tourism marketing in-house, a mistake critics say

Boston Pizza International partners Jim Treliving and George Melville will be among the restaurateurs inducted into the 2012 BC Restaurant Hall of Fame in October.

Vancouver hotelier shifts to more branded hotels and banks on Marriott and Hilton

Hurt by unstable economy, restaurant franchise relying on overhauled image to increase business in coming year