HAC News & Events

Today’s announcement by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to provide a bridge program to sustain Canada’s hardest hit businesses will help the tourism, hospitality, conventions and festival sectors survive the enduring impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Press Release….

The Hotel Association of Canada, together with members of the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable, called on the federal government to announce a re-opening plan for Canadians before calling an election. With the second consecutive summer travel season now officially in jeopardy, time is ticking for Ottawa businesses…..

Today, the Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses (CHHB) is calling on the federal government to protect travel and tourism businesses and their employees in Canada, as the crucial Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) programs wind down. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the travel and tourism sector have been devastated by necessary public health restrictions, border closure….

The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is pleased to welcome Mandy Farmer, Accent Inns | Hotel Zed to the Board of Directors, and congratulates David Clark, Hotel Association of Nova Scotia; Tony Cohen, Crescent Hotels & Resorts Canada; Sara Glenn, AccorHotels; Steven Watters, Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association; and Roz Winegrad, Marriott of Canada, all of whom were recently re-elected for a second term. “The significance of….

The Canadian Travel & Tourism Roundtable is calling on the federal government to immediately release a comprehensive, national plan to reopen our economy, ensure the free movement of Canadians across the country, reopen the U.S.-Canada border, and put in place a clear vaccination certification program to allow entry to international travellers. These are critical measures that will enable the recovery of….

The Hotel Association of Canada joins the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable in urging the federal government to lay out an implementation plan for the Health Canada expert report and reopen travel for Canadians. Canadians are doing their part in getting vaccinated; now it is time to provide clear, timely and safe guidance on reopening travel…..