Appointee Biographies

MICHAEL LEVINSON

Michael Levinson has over 30 years experience in the travel industry. He is the founder and partner in two suite hotels in downtown Ottawa, Albert at Bay Suite Hotel and Best Western Plus Ottawa Downtown Suites. He was President of the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel & Motel Association, and Vice President of the Ontario Hotel & Motel Association (now known as the Ontario Restaurant, Hotel & Motel Association). He was a board member of the Human resources Executives of the Canadian Tourism Research Institute (CTRI). In the mid 1990’s he oversaw the development of Bookdirect, software for online hotel bookings. He founded a travel agency (as part of the software development) and worked with Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) as a travel agency owner for a period of over 18 years. He was an advisory board member, Marketing Committee, of Best Western Hotels International.