CASE STUDY Coast Hotels GREEN KEY GLOBAL HELPS COAST HOTELS SET BRAND STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE SOLID FOOTING FOR DIVERSE PROPERTIES TO SUCCEED AT SUSTAINABILITY2 Japanese-owned Coast Hotels is a regional west coast North American brand purchased in September 2016 by APA Hotel Group from former Japanese owners, Okabe Co. Founded about 45 years ago by local business owners on Vancouver Island, the chain includes a combination of owned, managed and franchised properties centred on core markets in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia (BC) in Canada, and Portland, Oregon and Burbank, California in the United States (US). A growing brand with 25 Canadian and 12 American hotels, Coast Hotels’ properties have been the hub of many small communities – particularly in BC – for decades. T

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