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Two new hotels proposed for Kelowna
Earlier this week, the Mark Anthony Group filed an application for a 12-storey hotel in…
Kamloops hotels fared better than the Okanagan’s in 2023
Two consecutive years of high occupancy are triggering interest in building more hotels in Kamloops.…
Airbnb doesn’t compete with Kamloops, Kelowna hotels but still stalling recovery
In the past year, the number of short-term rentals in the Thompson-Okanagan region has grown…
The 1908 murder of the owner of the historic Midway Hotel
The two-storey Midway Hotel was built in 1900 and has served as a main hub…
$41.5 million deal likely biggest hotel sale in Kelowna’s history
Kamloops-based Mundi Hotel Enterprises has made what is likely the most expensive hotel purchase in…
Can’t afford a home? Buy this historic Midway hotel
This two-storey historic hotel on the main drag of Midway is for sale for $250,000,…
Founder of Kelowna hostel changed it from a crack house into ‘pure joy’
It was with “incredible optimism and obliviousness” that Crystal Flaman and her former husband bought…
After 25 years, Kelowna hostel to be replaced with apartment building
After 25 years in a big old house on Pandosy Street, the Kelowna International Hostel…
Rocky Mountaineer buys Kamloops hotel for staff accommodation
Invictus Properties has acquired Scott’s Inn and Restaurant in Kamloops. It's the same company that…
Why almost every hotel in Okanagan, Kamloops is worth more than Kelowna’s Ramada
Kelowna’s Ramada Hotel and Conference centre is a big, sprawling, prominent, long-standing feature of the…
Kelowna’s Ramada Hotel for sale for $32 million
One of Kelowna’s best-known hotels is for sale. Royal LePage Kelowna realtor Tony Sprovieri has…
Kamloops hotel industry healthier than Kelowna’s following pandemic
Kamloops hotels were close to full occupancy last summer and more rooms were occupied by…
New hotel will take Kelowna airport “to the next level”: director
The first hotel on Kelowna International Airport property will be The Sutton Place Hotel owned…
Hotels in Okanagan, Kamloops recovering from COVID-19 faster than rest of Canada
After two years of COVID-19 slowdowns for the hotel industry, it has bounced back to…
New owners giving new life to historic Hotel Yahk in the Kootenays
If you've travelled Highway 3 through the southeast corner of British Columbia you may be…
Plans to build highrise hotel on downtown Kelowna waterfront moving ahead
It’s been a long time coming but Westcorp is moving ahead with its proposed 33-storey…
Kelowna hotel set to almost double in size
The Super 8 hotel in Kelowna has applied to the city to add a new…
Third hotel to be built near Kelowna airport, UBCO
A 200-room, six-storey Courtyard by Marriott hotel in the Airport Business Park has been approved…
Fairmont Banff Springs declared world’s best luxury hotel
Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff is the best luxury hotel in the world. That’s according…
Three more highrises planned for downtown Kelowna
An 80-room hotel is included in a proposal to build three highrises in downtown Kelowna.…
Westcorp’s plan to build 33-storey hotel on downtown Kelowna waterfront back in play
Westcorp has, once again, applied for permits to build it’s proposed 33-storey hotel on the…
114-year-old Nicola Valley hotel stands test of time
Wander through the saloon and rooms of the old Quilchena Hotel and you may the…
RCMP bust drive-thru drug trafficking operation at Kelowna hotel
Kelowna RCMP officers shut down an illicit drug drive-thru operation at a hotel in the…
New owners to re-open former Comfort Inn and Suites in Kamloops
The former Comfort Inn and Suites in Kamloops is set to reopen under a new…