HAC News & Events

The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Beth McMahon, MES, as its new President & CEO, effective September 16, 2024. An award-winning association leader, McMahon brings extensive experience to the role and is poised to lead the HAC into an exciting new chapter of growth and advocacy success. McMahon has been a transformat….

Green Key Global, North America’s leading sustainability certification program, has announced an exciting revamp of their Vendor Program. This update aims to better support sustainable vendors and hotels in their sustainability efforts…..

Green Key Global – the only sustainability certification designed specifically for hotels – today announced its first-ever slate of board members and the appointment of Heather McCrory, a hospitality expert with 40 years of experience in the industry, as chair. McCrory recently served as CEO of Accor’s North American….

The federal government lists hotel bookings as a recommended supporting document in visitor visa applications. As a result, many visitor visa applicants are fraudulently booking hotel stays and cancelling at the last minute, costing hotels millions in revenue losses. HAC continues to be in discussions with senior officials at both Immigration, Refugees and Citizens….

HAC’s Adrienne Foster, Vice-President, Policy and Public Affairs, recently joined David McMillan, President of AXIS International, and Steve Renard, President of Renard International Search Consultants, and host Rosanna Caira, Editor and Publisher of Hotelier, on an episode of Checking In about the ongoing lab….

The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is excited to announce Ecolab Canada as its newest Premier Partner.  “We are delighted to welcome Ecolab Canada as a Premier Partner,” said Cara Shulman, Vice-President of Programs and Partnerships at the Hotel Association of Canada. “This collaboration will give Canadian hotels access to tangible innovations, raising th….