Columbia Valley operators report August cancellations driven by wildfire coverage from fires 300 km away — a reminder that smoke perception, not smoke itself, is the demand risk to manage.
Bloom Investment Group's purchase of the 285-room Sheraton Cavalier headlines an active first half for Canadian hotel deals, with the national development pipeline now at roughly 48,000 rooms.
American visitors made 2.7 million trips to Canada in July, the sixth consecutive month of growth — a favourable exchange rate keeps the U.S. drive and fly markets wide open for Alberta.
Alberta's visitor economy grew 6% to $15.2 billion in 2025 — nearly double the national pace — and the province is putting money behind rural, Indigenous, and international growth through 2035.
The strongest July on record for Canadian hotel rates confirms operators have real pricing power right now — the window to convert peak-season demand into direct, repeat business is open.
Canadian hotel RevPAR rose 6.5% in the first half of 2026 while the development pipeline grew 10% — pricing power is real, but new supply is coming to contest it.
WestJet has finished reconfiguring its former Swoop and Sunwing aircraft — free Wi-Fi and upgraded cabins now standard on the narrowbody fleet feeding YYC and YEG.
Banff's Rimrock has completed a $115M transformation into Accor's first Emblems Collection hotel in North America, betting big on wellness-led mountain luxury.
Okanagan cancellations are redirecting late-summer regional travel — and Alberta destinations with clear skies are positioned to capture it.
New Statistics Canada data shows U.S.-resident arrivals climbing again — a demand tailwind Alberta operators can build fall and winter campaigns around.