Hilton Worldwide’s Homewood Suites brand is on track to open four more Canadian properties by the end of the second quarter of 2014.
This follows February and March openings in Hamilton, Ontario and at Winnipeg Airport.
The upscale, all-suite extended stay brand has progressively increased its inventory in Canada over the last decade and is looking to take advantage of increased domestic travel.
More Canadians are staying at home due to the higher costs of overseas vacations brought on by the continued weakness of the Canadian dollar.
Also, international arrivals have seen a healthy rise, buoyed by cheaper costs.
Foreign visitor arrivals were up 5.5% in 2013 compared to the previous year, according to data from the Canadian Tourism Commission.
"As the Canadian market continues to grow and become more lucrative, it remains an important area for development," said Bill Duncan, global head of Homewood Suites by Hilton.
Homewood’s current Canadian portfolio is focused in Ontario and Quebec but the upcoming openings, which include Calgary Airport and Halifax, Nova Scotia is part of the brand’s overall aim of "increasing its footprint within urban and primary suburban North American markets," Duncan said.
