ARLINGTON, Va. – 23 March 2026 – Canada’s hotel industry reported a second consecutive month of year-over-year performance increases, according to February 2026 data from CoStar, a leading global provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online property marketplaces.

February 2026 (percentage change from 2025):

• Occupancy: 57.9% (+0.2%)
• Average daily rate (ADR): CAD197.05 (+4.0%)
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): CAD114.18 (+4.2%)

Among the provinces and territories, Manitoba registered the largest increases across each of the three key performance metrics: occupancy (+7.6% to 66.8%), ADR (+7.8% to CAD178.28) and RevPAR (+16.0% to CAD119.17).

Among the major markets, Vancouver saw the largest increases in occupancy (+3.7% to 73.8%) and RevPAR (+7.8% to CAD166.24).

Despite reporting the steepest decline in occupancy (-7.2% to 63.8%), Toronto posted the highest ADR gain (+7.2% to CAD229.48).

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Calgary, AB – March 17, 2026 – WebRezPro cloud property management system for independent lodging operators now integrates with Inntopia Marketing Cloud, a leading CRM and customer data platform (CDP) built for hotels and resorts. The combined solution empowers operators to unify guest data and trigger tailored communications that enhance the guest experience and maximize lifetime value.

By aggregating guest data from every system and touchpoint, Inntopia Marketing Cloud creates rich 360-degree profiles to power highly targeted marketing campaigns and provide front-line teams with real-time insights as they engage with guests. Together, Inntopia and WebRezPro enable operators to deliver effortless, personalized experiences throughout the guest journey, driving higher conversion rates and long-term loyalty.

"WebRezPro has built a strong reputation for delivering a modern, flexible PMS that hotels and resorts rely on every day," said Trevor Crist, Chief Business Officer, Travel & Event Services at Outside Inc., the company behind Inntopia. "By connecting their PMS data with Inntopia Marketing Cloud, we’re giving resorts the ability to unify their guest data across systems and put it to work through more personalized marketing and guest service. It’s a natural fit between two platforms that are committed to helping resorts grow."

The integration strengthens revenue strategies by feeding reservation data from WebRezPro into Inntopia’s marketing automation tools to trigger hyper-relevant communications via email, SMS, social media, and more—including AI-driven upsells that enhance the guest experience while growing ancillary profit. By automating these touchpoints, hotels can achieve a high level of engagement without increasing the administrative burden on their staff.

"Inntopia Marketing Cloud is a proven, best-in-class solution that transforms raw data into actionable revenue opportunities and elevated service," said Jon Sanford, President of WebRezPro. "With Inntopia, we are thrilled to offer our clients a seamless integration that makes it easy for hotels and resorts to unlock sophisticated segmentation and marketing automation that boosts engagement and profitability."

WebRezPro clients interested in the Inntopia Marketing Cloud integration can contact their account executive for more information.

VANCOUVER, BC, March 17, 2026 /CNW/ - The Sunset Hotel, located at 1111 Burnaby Street in Downtown Vancouver's West End, has relaunched under independent local management following the wind-down of its former global operator, Sonder, in late 2025. The property is one of the early former Sonder-managed properties in Canada to reopen under independent local control.

The 50-suite apartment-style hotel has completed a full operational reset, restoring stability and preserving important visitor accommodation in Vancouver's West End ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Each suite includes a full kitchen, private balcony, and residential-style living space. Suites average nearly 600 square feet — almost double the size of many traditional downtown hotel rooms — making the property well suited to extended-stay travellers, families, and business guests seeking additional space in the city core.

Vancouver will host seven FIFA World Cup matches between June 13 and July 7, 2026, with an estimated 350,000 fans expected to attend matches at BC Place. Located approximately 2.5 kilometres from the stadium and within walking distance of Sunset Beach and Davie Village dining and retail, The Sunset offers a spacious alternative to traditional hotel accommodations during the tournament and beyond.

"This relaunch is about more than independence — it's about building something durable," said Steven Snowling, General Manager of The Sunset. "By returning to local control, we're able to reinvest directly into the guest experience and shape a property that reflects Vancouver's character: spacious, livable, and thoughtfully run."

He added: "Our goal is to build a model that's resilient, modern, and designed for the long term."

The property operates a hybrid service model with on-site staff and 24-hour phone-based guest support.

It is the utmost pleasure of Mercury publications to support the efforts put forward by Jason Cheskes and Above the Line Solutions, to host tremendous Canadian Hotel Leadership Dinners for well over the last decade. These dinners have become a unique Canadian hotel industry tradition of hosting varied hotel professionals in a casual social environment where building and strengthening relationships across the industry is facilitated. We are thrilled be part of these initiatives and providing support with a photographer at each to capture the events. Our great thanks on behalf of the hotel industry, to Jason for his tireless efforts and creating these fantastic events tied to the timing of key industry conferences.- Frank Yeo, Publisher, Mercury Publications.

In March, 60 hotel leaders gathered for the Hotel Association of Canada’s “Welcome Back” Canadian Hotel Leadership dinner held following the HAC conference’s opening reception at the newly reopened Keg Toronto Airport, and recognizing the conference’s return to the Toronto area.

This year’s attendees included representatives from the HAC, Wyndham, Coast, Marriott, Travelodge, Realstar, Bayview Hospitality, Silver Hotels, IHG, Diamond Hotels, Aimmbridge, Synvest, Crown, Superior Lodging, Choice, Best Western, ZS Holdings, ORHMA, Vrancor, Holloway, Accor, Pomeroy, the Gupta Group, SilverBirch, Sandman, MasterBuilt, LHM, Oxford, and Listel Hotels.

Sponsors for the event included Foodbuy, Ecolab, Imperial Dade, RHB, LOC International, Moby TV, Eden Textiles, and Nerval.

Upcoming 2026 Canadian VIP Hotel Leadership Dinners are being held April 28th following the CHIC conference, and October 29th following WCLC.

Photos from the HAC Conference Opening Reception, March 4, 2026. Photography by Phillip Chin, Photographer at Large.