Canada’s Project Pipeline Expects 8000 New Rooms [INFOGRAPHIC]
With its frosty weather and close proximity to the United States, Canada can sometimes be forgotten by the global hospitality community
With its frosty weather and close proximity to the United States, Canada can sometimes be forgotten by the global hospitality community. That doesn't mean, however, that there's nothing going on there.
In fact, the country has become a popular destination for world travelers who enjoy hiking and winter sports. It's also one of the safest countries in the world, and it offers an experience that is not unlike visiting the United States.
Canada Hotel Pipeline
Canada's hotel pipeline is a healthy one. There are currently 46 projects underway in Canada, and once they are all completed they will yield a total of 7,974 new rooms.
Canada's project pipeline is also weighted heavily toward the immediate future, with 30 projects slated for completion in 2018, making up roughly 65 percent of all the hotels that have currently been announced. To put that in perspective, there are 11 projects slated to be finished in 2019, 4 in 2020 and only 1 in 2021 or beyond, according to the TOPHOTELCONSTRUCTION database.
Now, to be fair this will likely change in the coming months as more and more projects are officially announced, but for the time being this is where the hospitality industry in Canada currently stands.
With all that in mind, we think it's important for the savvy hotel owner and operator to recognize the hottest projects currently underway in Canada. So, we took to the TOPHOTELCONSTRUCTION database to find the top 3 projects to spotlight.
Canada's Hotel Projects
What better place to start than in Canada's largest city: Toronto. Hotel X Toronto is slated to open in the third quarter of 2018. When it does, it will be a stylish and towering destination with more than 400 total rooms. It will be a unique lakefront resort that brings the city a cutting-edge mix of hospitality, sports and entertainment options. The modern towner in which it will be housed is a towering 29 stories tall. It will also be located on the historic grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition, just inside the iconic Princes' Gates and opposite the Direct Energy Center, connected by skybridge to the Allstream Center.
This hotel is currently in the planning process, and it is slated to open in the second quarter of 2019. When it does, it will have 400 rooms. This Hard Rock Hotel will also be a Hard Rock Live entertainment venue, a Hard Rock Cafe & Center Bar, and a Rock Shop where fans can purchase the brand's iconic merchandise, browse its innovative music displays and peruse memorabilia from the brand's curated collection. There will also be more than 13,000 square meters of gaming space with additional slot machines and table games.
The JW Marriott Edmonton is currently under construction, and it will open to guests in the first quarter of 2019. When it does, it will have a total of 362 rooms. There will also be more than 25,000 square feet of meeting and conference space, plus one of Ottawa's largest ballrooms with more than 10,000 square feet.
More information on Canada's Hotel projects can be found on TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the specialized service provider of cutting-edge information of the hospitality industry.
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