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BC Hotel Association Welcomes Paul Hawes as President and CEO
January 22, 2025
BC Hotel Association Announces New Board Chair and Directors
November 28, 2024
Tourism & Hospitality Sector Outlines Priorities for New Government
October 4, 2024
Canadian Hotel Associations Join Forces to Combat Human Trafficking
June 12, 2024
Winners Revealed: 2024 BCHA Hotel Association Awards of Excellence
May 7, 2024
BCHA Announces Launch of Emergency Management Booking Portal
May 1, 2024
Elevate, Connect, and Celebrate Excellence: 2024 BCHA Summit Invites Hospitality Industry to Whistler May 1-2
January 11, 2024
Igniting Innovation in Hospitality and Liquor: SPARK | BC Hotel & Liquor Conference Returns
September 26, 2023
BC Hotel Association Leads the Way in Greening the Accommodation Sector with New Sustainability Initiatives
May 29, 2023
Consulate of Mexico and the B.C. Hotel Association Announce Labour Mobility Pilot Project for the Hotel Industry in British Columbia
May 16, 2023
Winners of the 2023 BC Hotel Association Awards of Excellence Announced
May 3, 2023
2023 BC Hotel Association Awards of Excellence Finalists Announced
April 13, 2023
BC Tourism & Hospitality Conference Announces Winners of the 2023 BC Tourism & Hospitality Awards
March 3, 2023

BC Hotel Association Announces Historic New Board of Directors Marking a New Era for Diversity and Inclusion
November 22, 2022
BC Hotel Association Welcomes Alison Langford as New Workforce Specialist
February 13, 2022
BC Hotel Association Encourages Accommodation Sector to Source Locally
February 7, 2022
BC Hotel Association Applauds New Legislative Proposal to Support Hardest-Hit Businesses
November 25, 2021
BC Hotel Association Announces 2021 Board of Directors with Renewed Vision for Recovery
November 21, 2021
Joint Statement on Resumption of Travel in B.C. 
June 15, 2021
Joint Statement Asking People to Stay Local to Bend the Curve
April 23, 2021
BC Tourism Industry Responds to Provincial Budget
April 20, 2021
60% of Canada’s Hardest His Businesses Will Not Survive to the End of the Year
March 24, 2021
BC Meetings & Events Industry Working Group Shares its Graduated Safe Restart Plan
March 17, 2021
Isolation Hotels Media Statement
February 20, 2021
Tourism Coalition Urges Province Not to Pursue Domestic Travel Ban 
January 15, 2021
British Columbia Hotel Association and Tourism Vancouver Island Partner on ‘Venture West This Winter’ Campaign to Support Canadian Snowbirds Flocking to Vancouver Island 
October 26, 2020

BC Hotel Association Partners with BC Regional Tourism Secretariat and STR to Support Tourism Resiliency
September 22, 2020
Tourism, Hospitality, and Accommodation Collective Say Provincial Support for Recovery a Good Start
September 17, 2020
Eco Efficiency Program: TOTA Partners with FortisBC, GreenStep Solutions, and BC Hotel Association to Help Tourism Businesses Cut Costs
July 16, 2020
BC Hotel Association Partners with FortisBC and GreenStep, Introducing Sustainability Initiatives to Help Industry Recover from COVID-19
June 10, 2020
Tourism, Hospitality, and Accommodation Collective Say Critical Support Still Needed to Re-Open Backbone of the BC Economy

MAY 28th, 2020

60% of Canada’s Hardest Hit Businesses Will Not Survive to the End of the Year 

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