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Ottawa hotel among 14 properties Morguard selling for $410 million

A west-end Ottawa hotel is among 14 lodgings Morguard Corp. is selling to an undisclosed buyer for...

Tourism recovery not expected until next year, Destination Canada report finds

A new report from Destination Canada says the country's tourism industry won't fully recover until next year.

Porter Airlines launches direct route to Winnipeg in latest move to expand Ottawa services

In yet another direct offering servicing the nation’s capital, Porter Airlines announced Wednesday a non-stop, round-trip route between Ottawa and Winnipeg, beginning in May.

Discount carrier Lynx Air to launch service to Ottawa next spring

Lynx Air is the latest discount carrier to touch down in the Ottawa market as competition ramps...

‘People want to get out and do something’: Holiday parties are ‘all back,’ Brookstreet GM says

Nyle Kelly, general manager of Kanata’s Brookstreet Hotel, says the property’s banquet halls and ballrooms have been buzzing with activity as holiday party season ramps up. 

City committee OKs plan to expand Andaz Hotel with new 16-storey building

A city committee has given Claridge Homes the green light to build a 16-storey addition to the...

Ottawa is ‘off to the races,’ hotel association boss says, and higher hotel room tax won’t hurt

While hotel guests spending a night in Ottawa will face a tax increase next year, at least one local industry expert says Ottawa’s “unique” situation will ensure the tax revenues are put to good use.

Airport hotel on track for 2025 opening, Group Germain says

Group Germain plans to start laying the groundwork next week for construction of a 178-room Alt Hotel that will be attached to the airport terminal, the company’s vice-president of operations, Hugo Germain, told OBJ on Thursday afternoon.

Flair planning to reduce service to YOW next summer, airport says

Flair Airlines plans to cut some flights to Ottawa next summer, an airport spokesperson confirmed this week. The...

Tourism may not recover for another two years, foot traffic ‘still missing,’ officials say

While tourism officials in Ottawa point to some positives for the summer season, they say the industry may not fully recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 or 2025.
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