The Fall 2025 issue of STAY Magazine presents the “2025–2026 Canadian Hotel Industry Outlook,” an in-depth report on the state of the sector and a prognosis for 2026. Drawing on insights from leading experts, investors, operators, lenders, and analysts from across the country, this feature explores Canadian hotel performance, transaction and financing trends, labour dynamics, and development pipelines.
This issue also explores strategies for de-escalating aggression in hotels, innovations in financial planning and management, the rise of AI in travel planning, chasing the ‘staycationer’, and how asset management strategies can help protect margins. Celebrate exceptional housekeeping journeys shared by Choice Hotels Canada and enjoy profiles on the Queen Mary Hotel (Long Beach, CA), O2 Beach Club and Spa (Barbados) and the Kimpton Saint George (Toronto). Additionally, learn about a prototype underwater hotel and how climate change and over-tourism are shaping hotel design.
