Canada’s Seventh Costco Business Centre is now open in Mississauga

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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale opened its seventh Canadian Business Centre today, located at 3115 Argentia Road, south of Highway 401 near Winston Churchill Blvd. The 117,000 square-foot facility has created 200 part-time local jobs and unprecedented convenience for local businesses.

This new Business Centre is the fourth of its kind in Ontario. It is part of a Costco national expansion plan, with additional Costco Business Centre locations planned to open across Canada over the next couple of months.

Open to ALL Costco members, the Business Centre concept is vastly different from the traditional Costco warehouse, with more than 70 per cent of the product offerings unique to the Business Centre, and targeted to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes.

The new Mississauga Costco Business Centre location will offer more than 3,000 high-quality items, targeted at restaurants, convenience/grocery stores and offices – from bulk food items, to commercial kitchen wares and cleaning supplies, to office furniture, coffee needs and everything in between. Some of the promotions being offered at the new Mississauga Business Centre during opening week include: $110 off a Eurodib single heavy duty induction cooker, $30 off Bulk by CHO 20L bag-in-box Tunisian olive oil, $20 off Moulin Rouge 5 kg pure ground black pepper and a number of other items exclusive to this warehouse opening.

It has an impressive 14,000 square foot cooler and a covered outdoor loading area. With its own fleet of 10 trucks, the Costco Business Centre offers next-business-day delivery to commercial addresses inside of a delivery zone extending across the city.

Business owners will find the same items available both online by visiting costcobusinesscentre.ca and in-store, with business-friendly hours of Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

“We are thrilled to open our doors and offer this new service, which will better respond to the needs of local business owners,” said Marc-André Bally, Senior Vice President, Canada Business Centres. “The Costco Business Centre concept is already a resounding success in the Toronto area, and we look forward to offering the same benefits to businesses in Mississauga and surrounding areas, which we also hope will bring many new consumers to discover the benefits of a Costco membership.”

Costco Wholesale provides a wide range of products and services for members’ personal use and helps businesses from small to large save money on both supplies and items for resale. Costco Wholesale Business Centres are open to ALL Costco members.

Membership
Costco Wholesale is open to members only. The annual fee is $65 for a Business Membership or $65 for a Gold Star Membership and $130 for an Executive Membership. All Costco Wholesale memberships include a FREE household card, and are valid at Costco locations around the world.

At an annual fee of $130 per year, Costco also offers an enhanced Executive Membership that includes a 2% reward (up to $1,250 annually) on all qualifying Costco purchases, including alcohol, and a FREE household card (must be 16+). Those who choose the Executive Membership option receive exclusive merchandise offers, as well as special incentives on Travel Insurance, Payment Processing, Portable and Self-storage, and more.

Costco cardholders – which currently number over 17 million in Canada – can also make purchases at Costco.ca, where they will find thousands of additional items not available in warehouses. Costco.ca also offers same-day delivery of grocery items.

Follow Costco on Facebook (@CostcoCanada) and Instagram (@costco_canada) to keep up to date on favourite Costco finds, events, news and grand opening updates.

 

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Canada hotel performance increased again in September

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ARLINGTON, Va. – 23 October 2025 – Canada’s hotel occupancy and revenue per available room (RevPAR) grew year over year for a fifth consecutive month, according to September 2025 data from CoStar, a leading global provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online property marketplaces.

August 2025 (percentage change from 2024):

  • Occupancy: 74.0% (+0.2%)
  • Average daily rate (ADR): CAD237.20 (+4.2%)
  • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): CAD175.55 (+4.4%)

Among the provinces and territories, Newfoundland and Labrador reported the largest occupancy lift (+15.5% to 79.6%).

Manitoba registered the highest increases in ADR (+13.5% to CAD189.03) and RevPAR (+29.0% to CAD146.75).

Among the major markets, Edmonton saw the largest gains across each of the key performance metrics: occupancy (+6.6% to 62.2%), ADR (+13.6% to CAD164.70) and RevPAR (+21.1% to CAD102.41).

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.costargroup.com.

 

Hotel pipeline expands in Europe as all other regions decline

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ARLINGTON, Va. – 22 October 2025 – At the end of the third quarter, Europe was the only world region to show an increase in hotel construction and overall pipeline activity, according to CoStar’s September 2025 pipeline data. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets.

Europe

  • In construction: 171,589 rooms (+5.2%)
  • Final Planning: 71,502 rooms (-18.5%)
  • Planning: 185,254 rooms (+14.2%)
  • Total Under Contract: 428,345 (+3.7%)

The United Kingdom leads Europe in total rooms in construction (24,540), closely followed by Germany (22,622).

Asia Pacific

  • In construction: 492,663 rooms (-3.2%)
  • Final Planning: 42,911 rooms (-22.6%)
  • Planning: 415,446 rooms (+6.6%)
  • Total Under Contract: 951,020 (-0.3%)

Among countries in the region, China (280,577) leads in construction activity, followed by India (41,711) and Vietnam (39,078).

Middle East & Africa

  • In construction: 99,895 rooms (-9.4%)
  • Final Planning: 19,396 rooms (-37.3%)
  • Planning: 94,485 rooms (+10.9%)
  • Total Under Contract: 213,776 (-5.6%)

Most of the region’s pipeline activity is focused in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia (44,771) and the United Arab Emirates (14,685) have the most rooms in construction.

Americas

  • In construction: 190,842 rooms (-8.8%)
  • Final Planning: 292,538 rooms (-4.1%)
  • Planning:390,345 rooms (+0.8%)
  • Total Under Contract: 873,725 (-3.1%)

The U.S. (138,922) holds the majority of rooms in construction in the region. After the U.S., Mexico (14,290), Canada (8,988) and Brazil (5,481) show the highest number of rooms in construction.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.costargroup.com.

 

Choice Hotels Canada Announces 2025 APEX Award Winners

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TORONTO, ON (October 20, 2025) − Choice Hotels Canada is proud to share the 2025 national winners of its prestigious annual Awards for Property Excellence (APEX). Established in 2010, these awards represent a long-standing tradition of recognizing the very best across the Canadian portfolio of more than 350 hotels. This year, 13 outstanding hotels and individuals were honoured for their exceptional performance, unwavering commitment to guest service and excellence in operations.

“APEX is our opportunity to shine a spotlight on the incredible people and properties that help make Choice Hotels Canada one of the leading hotel franchisors in the country,” said Brian Leon, CEO, Choice Hotels Canada. “They continue to set the bar for exceptional guest experiences, operational excellence, and industry leadership across the country and celebrating their achievements is one of the highlights of the year.”

The 2025 national APEX winners are:

  • Highest Guest Satisfaction (Top LTR):Comfort Inn & Suites in Terrace, BC: This award recognizes the property that achieved the highest Likelihood to Recommend (LTR) score in Choice Hotels Canada’s guest insight surveys over the last year. This spring, the hotel also received its fourth Platinum Guest Satisfaction Award from Choice Hotels Canada and is a previous Choice Canadian Hotel of the Year winner.
  • Marketing Star Award: Comfort Suites Kelowna, BC: This award recognizes a hotel or hotel group that stands out from the crowd when it comes to local marketing. The winner works in collaboration with Choice Hotels Canada’s marketing team to leverage resources available to enhance its local marketing efforts.
  • Choice Privileges Ambassador of the Year: Comfort Inn & Suites Edmonton International Airport, AB: This award recognizes a hotel that stands out as an ambassador of Choice Privileges, Choice Hotels’ award-winning travel rewards program. The recipient helps promote Choice Privileges’ value on-property, consistently motivating the team and fellow Ambassador community, participating in related webinars, and supporting promotions or offers.
  • Sales Excellence Award: Neelam Rawat, Quality Inn West Edmonton, AB: This award recognizes an individual who demonstrates outstanding sales efforts in collaboration with Choice Hotels Canada’s tools and sales team, resulting in increased sales for the property.
  • Renovation of the Year Award: Bayview Wildwood Resort, an Ascend Collection Resort located in Severn Bridge, ON in the Muskoka region. This award recognizes achievements in outstanding on-brand renovations that drove guest satisfaction increases.
  • Revenue Management Excellence Award: Dharmesh Patel, general manager, Quality Inn in Leamington, ON: This first-time award recognizes an individual who demonstrates outstanding efforts in revenue management (RM) and engages with Choice Hotels Canada’s RM team and tools.
  • Leader of the Year Award: Jamie Moody,general manager, Quality Inn & Suites in Petawawa, ON: This peer-based award recognizes an individual whose achievements include outstanding operational practices and results, team building and profit growth.Under Jamie’s leadership, the property has consistently risen to the top of the Choice Hotels Canada network, earning eight prestigious Platinum Guest Satisfaction Awards and six Gold Awards—a clear testament to his ability to inspire excellence, drive results, and deliver an outstanding guest experience.
  • Mark Pearce Spirit of Hospitality Award: Christopher Green of Quality Inn & Suites in Kingston, ON & Rajan Sharma of Sleep Inn Regina East, SK, both guest service agents. This peer-nominated award is named for Mark Pearce who was the Senior Vice President of Choice's International Division and traced his roots with the company back to Canada, when he started with Choice Hotels Canada in 1993. He truly embraced Choice’s mission, to make everyone feel ‘Welcome, Wanted and Respected’ – guests, franchisees and associates alike. This award recognizes one or more individuals who embody the spirit of hospitality by consistently going out of their way to make guests and fellow team members feel valued and special with genuine and authentic actions.
  • Developer of the Year Award: The DeWinter Family in New Brunswick: This award recognized a multi-unit developer whose portfolio of hotels are an outstanding representation of their respective Choice Hotels Canada brands and has demonstrated excellence in hotel development.

Best New Entries: These awards honour the newest hotels to join the Choice Hotels Canada family—properties that have set a high standard for brand excellence and outstanding hospitality within their respective lodging categories.

For additional information or to make your reservation at any of these award-winning hotels, visit www.ChoiceHotels.com

 

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