Vancouver's Trump hotel closes doors for good

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A staff member answering phones at the Trump-branded hotel on Friday told Postmedia that the hotel was "closed for good."

Author of the article: Joanne Lee-Young
Publishing date: Aug 29, 2020 • Last Updated 1 hour ago

Vancouver’s Trump Hotel has permanently closed, citing the pandemic, but it could reopen under another brand.

The land and building is owned by TA Global Berhad, a multinational Malaysian property company headed by Joo Kim Tiah, which paid to license rights to use the Trump name.

Three of U.S. President Donald Trump’s children — Donald Jr., Eric and Tiffany — were on hand to cut the ribbon at the $360-million complex opened on Feb. 28, 2017.

TA Global said its two of its Canadian subsidiaries, which leased and ran Trump Hotel and Tower Vancouver, are insolvent after the pandemic hobbled the hotel business, with revenue plummeting while expenses continued. The closure of the hotel has left hundreds of hotel employees out of work.

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https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouvers-trump-hotel-closes-doors-for-good

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I feel bad for the workers who lost their jobs, but the Trump "brand" is so toxic now I'm just surprised they haven't all gone belly-up.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. His Scottish golf curses are on the way.

[msongs]

2. got a trump hotel in waikiki. tourism is down 98% from last year nt

[Submariner]

3. Like the Holiday Inn, Trump will probably rebrand to "Trump Express"

and then steal a quote like “we’ll leave the light on for ya sucker”.