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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…
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…
$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…
Hotel Eldorado lakefront boardwalk in Kelowna to remain open to public
After two years of court proceedings complicated by COVID, a B.C. Supreme Court decision will…
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…
Kamloops hotel industry healthier than Kelowna’s following pandemic
Kamloops hotels were close to full occupancy last summer and more rooms were occupied by…
Got that post-pandemic travel bug? Be prepared to pay more for scarce hotel rooms
As with every other commodity, the price of hotel rooms in B.C. has been hit…
Price set at $10 million for right to build hotel at Kelowna’s airport
A Kelowna realtor has posted a call for expressions of interest to build and operate…
Marriott hotels in Shuswap, Okanagan urging travellers to change plans due to wildfire evacuations
The manager of Fairfield by Marriott hotels in Vernon and Salmon Arm is urging travellers…
Heat wave is boosting business at Kamloops and Okanagan hotels
With so many people now working from home they’re discovering it's not really feasible when…
Stay local advice benefits Okanagan, Kamloops hotels on Easter long weekend
Easter weekend turned out to be better than expected for many hotel operators in Kamloops…
Here’s the part of Kelowna’s Hotel Eldorado story you may not know
Kelowna's Hotel Eldorado has long been a social hot spot on Kelowna’s waterfront but not…
This will be the Central Okanagan’s first hotel designed with COVID-19 in mind
A 115-room hotel currently under construction in Westbank First Nation will incorporate safe distancing and…
Surge in Kelowna COVID-19 cases hasn’t hurt hotel industry
As news spreads that Kelowna is a hot spot for COVID-19 some visitors have been…
Developer makes high end plans for Kelowna campground that’s home to low income earners
Matthew Richard loves where he lives. The rent is cheap, it’s quiet and close to…
Developer trying a second time to build hotel near Kelowna Airport
There are now two applications heading to Kelowna city council for a third hotel in…
Rising number of Kelowna hotel rooms not scaring off developers hoping to build more
Trevor Morgan isn’t worried that the number of hotel rooms will soon jump by more…
Kelowna’s Ramada hotel tower testing new limits for wood construction
New building rules will allow Kelowna’s Ramada hotel to add a 12-storey, 83-room wooden tower…
Even with rain, Kelowna hotels expect a banner year
KELOWNA – Everything shows growth in the hotel/motel world in Kelowna this year as rain…
Police reveal names of deceased in Kamloops shootings
KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP say around 50 investigators are working around the clock on the…
Hotel space a challenge as Okanagan Indian Band works to house evacuees
VERNON – The Okanagan Indian Band is providing emergency support, including food, lodging and other…
Highway closures delay Kelowna Sweetheart Ringette tournament
KELOWNA – The winter storm that closed the Coqihalla Highway last night had a big…
Hotels continues strong year as tourists drive to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops hotels are staying fairly full this year as tourists are driving to…
Why you’ve been reading so much about Vernon vacations lately
VERNON - Vernon has made headlines in various travel publications of late, but what you might not know is how those stories came to be. Those writers from major publications in Canada didn't just happen upon little old Vernon, they’re part of an aggressive new marketing strategy led by the city. Articles in the Globe...