Purpose – This paper aims to provide a relevant backdrop for the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes ( WHATT ) theme issue on the hotel industry of Canada, and to describe how the 2012 WHATT roundtable in Canada was organised. Design/methodology/approach – The foundation for this paper...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse trends related to hotel investment in Canada and propose innovative practices for the financial management of hotels. Design/methodology/approach – The foundation for this paper was laid during a well‐attended Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse literature relevant to four imperative aspects of hotel marketing, to discuss current challenges and opportunities, and to make suggestions for marketing Canadian hotels in the future. Design/methodology/approach – The foundation for this paper was laid...

Purpose This paper aims to answer two questions: What is the sharing economy? and How is the sharing economy affecting tourism in Canada? Design/methodology/approach The foundation of this paper was laid during a major industry event held in Ottawa in 2016 – the Ontario Tourism Summit, an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the tourism sector in the Amazon regions of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname and then discuss the manner in which tourism activity assists the protection of the Amazon rainforests. The paper also...

Purpose – The paper aims to present answers to the strategic question: “Does sustainable tourism offer solutions for the protection of the Amazon rainforest?” It also aims to capture the essence of conclusions of eight papers written by 11 tourism experts to the Worldwide Hospitality and...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse the evolution, current challenges, best practices, and trends in the international hotel industry. Design/methodology/approach – The foundation for this paper was laid during a well‐attended Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) roundtable...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse challenges, trends and innovations in the hotel industry in Canada, focusing on large corporate hotels as well as small limited service hotels. Design/methodology/approach – The foundation for this paper was laid during a well attended Worldwide...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse key challenges Canadian hotels are facing, and to suggest innovative steps to make hotel operations in Canada more successful. Design/methodology/approach – The foundation for this paper was laid during a well attended Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism...