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\n\n\n Manitoba hotels <\/span>\n\n make it happen.<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/h1>
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Across our province, hotels provide the spaces and opportunities that help us all thrive.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>

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\n\n\n The key benefits of<\/span>\n\n Manitoba<\/span>\n\n hotels<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/h2>
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9O%<\/strong> of Manitoba hotels are locally owned<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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11,649<\/strong> direct and indirect jobs supported<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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Almost $400 MILLION<\/strong> generated annually for all three levels of government<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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More than $1 BILLION <\/strong>added to Manitoba\u2019s economy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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MILLIONS of bottles and cans<\/strong> collected every month for reuse and recycling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>

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\nThe staying power of Manitoba hotels \n<\/h2>
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\nKeeping opportunities close to home\n<\/h3>
\nThe revenue hotels earn stays in the communities that host them, paying local wages, supporting Manitoba suppliers, and welcoming new business from travellers.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\nSupporting Manitoba through ups and downs\n<\/h3>
\nHotels fuel livelihoods across the province. And in times of need, they are among the first people turn to, protecting families displaced by floods and wildfires.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\nBringing people together\n<\/h3>
\nHotels are where Manitobans gather for the moments that matter, from weddings to community events, and in many towns they are the one place with room enough to hold everyone.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
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\nA CENTURY OF BEING HERE\n<\/h2>
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Since our founding, we\u2019ve seen a lot of history get made.<\/p>

Here\u2019s a few of the most important events from along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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\n1913\n<\/h3>
\nThe Fort Garry Hotel opens, still a downtown landmark today.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n1927\n<\/h3>
\nThe Manitoba Hotel Association begins bringing the province's hotels together.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n1940\n<\/h3>
\nManitoba's hoteliers rally behind the war effort, even helping fund a fighter plane.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n1997\n<\/h3>
\nFifty-seven Manitoba hotels raise more than $26,000 for Flood of the Century relief.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n2020\n<\/h3>
\nThe MHA mobilizes about 60 hotels to make rooms available for Manitoba's health-care response.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n2025\n<\/h3>
\nDuring a record wildfire season, Manitoba hotels help shelter thousands forced from their homes.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n2027\n<\/h3>
\nThe MHA marks 100 years of being the trusted voice for Manitoba\u2019s hotel industry.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
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The Manitoba Hotel Association has advocated for the province's hotels since 1927, because Manitoba communities and their hotels grow strongest together. Today we represent 260 member hotels, 93 in Winnipeg and 167 across rural Manitoba.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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