Victoria, BC: On November 21^st, 2019, the Huntingdon Manor Hotel and Pendray Inn and Tea House was awarded the 2019 Ecostar Award for Greenest Lodging.  This particular award acknowledges a lodging business that has demonstrated initiatives to reduce waste, energy consumption, water usage, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in their daily operations. Sponsored by Destination Greater Victoria, previous winners include Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort, and Parkside Hotel in Victoria.

As the General Manager, Erin Cassels, states “We are incredibly proud of our entire team for their hard work in 2019 and ongoing commitment to social responsibility, with special thanks to our Sustainability Manager, Julia Canton.  We realize there is so much more we, as an industry, need to do.  The Huntingdon Manor Hotel and Pendray Inn and Tea House is looking forward to being contributors to building a more sustainable future in our beautiful destination.”  

Organized for the 5^th consecutive year by the Synergy Sustainability Institute, the 2019 Ecostar Awards were held at the Delta Hotel by Marriott Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort. Over the course of the evening, 21 awards categories were given away from climate action champions to leadership in design and construction. It was a true celebration of Vancouver Island’s sustainability leadership.

December 3, 2019

citizenM, the fully-integrated owner-operated hotel company that pioneered the concept of affordable luxury, announces its expansion plans for 2020. With openings planned for the US and Europe, citizenM will grow its portfolio to 22 properties globally by next year end. 

Following the success of the brand in the US, with two locations in New York City and one in Boston, citizenM continues its ambitious rollout in the country with new properties in Seattle and Washington, D.C. 

citizenM will also increase its presence in Europe by opening a hotel in Geneva – which will complement its new location in Zurich. 

The three new locations in 2020 will continue citizenM’s momentum on the heels of its 2019 openings, such as Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Zurich and Boston**.

citizenM Seattle South Lake Union – Opening May 2020

citizenM’s first hotel on the West Coast, in Seattle South Lake Union is located just 25 minutes by taxi from Seattle-Tacoma Airport, with 264 rooms across seven floors equipped with jetlag-busting rain showers, iPads, and giant, fluffy beds waiting for flight-weary travellers to get lost in. 24/7 food and drink at canteenM are available for midnight feasts and early-bird snacking, while four spacious, light-flooded societyM meeting rooms welcome big thinkers (fuelled by unlimited coffee). The living room is perfectly designed for working, napping and cocktail indulging, with the latest Vitra furniture, piles of books, superfast Wi-Fi, and plenty of cosy corners.

Art from Jesse LeDoux, titled: Send in the Clouds

• 264 rooms
• covered entrance
• high space/ceiling height, large storefront glazing towards the street
• art work cladding around the elevator core
• canteenM, bar with a bottle rack and a skylight

address

citizenM Seattle South Lake Union

201 Westlake Avenue N. 

Seattle, Washington

citizenM Geneva Rue du Marché – opening June 2020

Geneva Rue de Marche is citizenM’s second Swiss property, following the opening of citizenM Zurich in August 2019. The 144-room property transforms an existing building into a hotel, introducing citizenM’s brand of affordable luxury to Geneva. The property features a public area wrapped around an internal courtyard – preserving the existing architecture – and will feature an evolved version of citizenM’s square rooms.

• 144 rooms
• transformation of existing building to hotel
• affordable luxury on Rue de Marche
• public area wrapped around an internal courtyard
• evolved version of the square room

address

citizenM Geneva Rue de Marche

Rue de Marche

Geneva

Switzerland

citizenM Washington DC Capital – opening July 2020

citizenM Washington DC Capitol will feature 252 rooms as part of a mixed-use building with retail, residential, and hotel space. Guests travelling for business will especially benefit from the large societyM spaces available — with 7 big meeting rooms. The property also houses the brand’s next cloudM rooftop bar (following its other locations in Tower of London, New York Bowery, New York Times Square and Paris Gare de Lyon) with an outdoor terrace and break-out areas for the meeting rooms: perfect for late afternoon drinks.

• 252 rooms
• mixed use building with retail, residential and hotel
• public area on the ground floor, void with red stairs to the 2F society
• cloudM bar with rooftop terrace, break-out area for the meeting rooms

address

citizenM Washington DC Capitol

555 E St SW

Toronto, ON (December 2, 2019)– Atlific Hotels is proud to announce that Tony D’Ariano, Maintenance Manager for its managed property, Residence Inn by Marriott London Downtown, has been recognized as the 2019 Tourism HR Canada Employee of the Year. The honour was awarded to D’Ariano at the 2019 Canadian Tourism Awards presented by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) in Ottawa on November 20, 2019. 

The annual Canadian Tourism Awards recognize success, leadership and innovation in Canada's tourism industry. They serve to reward those people, places, organizations and events that have gone above and beyond to showcase Canada’s very best by offering travellers superior tourism experiences. 

The Tourism HR Canada Employee of the Year Award is bestowed upon a front-line employee whose professionalism, dedication, attitude, and quality of service best exemplify excellence in the tourism industry. 

“Having recently celebrated his 15th anniversary with the hotel, Tony remains as passionate in his role today as he was on day one of his Marriott journey,” said Anna McNutt, General Manager, Residence Inn by Marriott London Downtown. “He is always ready and willing to help management, his colleagues, peers, contractors and guests to improve the overall hotel experience in any way that he can. Tony is a shining example of Atlific’s core management values. He inspires and leads by example.” She continued. 

D’Ariano was nominated and recognized for his constant effort to go above and beyond the call of duty. From assuming the role of Chair of Health and Safety for Residence Inn by Marriott London Downtown, to taking the time to personally change a guest’s flat tire spotted in the hotel lot, to being the first and last person on-site to assist with social and charitable functions, to leading by example with his warm and friendly attitude and boosting morale, Tony is a key factor in the overall success of the hotel and its superior guest experience.

Calgary, AB – December 03, 2019 – WebRezPro property management system (PMS) now interfaces with i-Hotel Casting Solution by Intello Technologies, enabling hotels to provide guests with a secure, easy-to-use solution for casting content from their mobile devices to guestroom TVs for an improved guest experience.

Casting provides a convenient way for guests to enjoy their preferred content while they travel, just as they do at home. Using their own devices, guests can play content from apps such as Netflix, YouTube and Spotify on the guestroom TV.

Integration with the PMS automates guest authentication and billing. When a guest checks in, WebRezPro sends reservation data to the i-Hotel system, ensuring only checked-in guests can connect and preventing casting to the wrong room.

“The way we consume content has changed,” commented Frank Verhagen, President at WWT. “The interface between WebRezPro and Intello’s i-Hotel casting solution makes elevating the in-room guest experience seamless and easy for hotels.”