In the competitive world of hospitality there are many options for our travel accommodation. Service standards, room size and price may vary according to category but in the end it’s all about a bed and a bath so it’s the additional features and amenities that make the difference. Breakfast, wi-fi, executive lounges, points programs are…
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Trip Advisor: Travellers’ Choice 2013 Top 25 Canadian Hotels
; Top 25 Canadian Hotels Vancouver often listed as a best place to live, now Trip Advisor’s travellers have choosen Vancouver and British Columbia one of their top places to stay in Canada. With 16 of the Top 25 Canadian Hotels from British Columbia, 8 from Vancouver, our regions hoteliers are definitely doing something right….
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2013
Warm up your taste buds Canada’s largest restaurant festival is coming soon! Since its beginnings in 2002, Dine Out Vancouver Festival has enticed tens of thousands of food enthusiasts to step out of the house and experience the city’s fine array of restaurants. Over 200 restaurants participate in the festival, offering custom tailored prix-fix 3…
Fairmont Hotels “Get Steeped” For November
For the second November in a row, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is celebrating the age old tradition of taking tea. The “Get Steeped with Fairmont” program runs in hotels and resorts around the world. With iconic properties like The Fairmont Empress in Victoria, London’s The Savoy, New York City’s The Plaza or the brand new…
Local Fairmont Hotels rank highly by Travel + Leisure readers
A couple of my favourite local hotels have earned well deserved accolades from the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Each year the magazine asks readers to rank the World’s Best hotels, and in 2012 both The Fairmont Empress & The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver were honored to be included on this prestigious list. Thirteen Fairmont…
Reserve now for Dine Out Vancouver 2012
Vancouver is home to some fantastic world-class restaurants and with many more popping up each year, it’s hard to find the time or budget to try all of them. Dine Out Vancouver is the city’s effort to get us through the winter doldrums by encouraging us to get out and taste the city. From January…
Top Rated Hotels In BC
In honour of the BC Hospitality Industry Conference happening this week in Vancouver I thought we’d take a look at some of the properties around the province. Searching Trip Advisor for the 1191 hotel properties listed, it turns up a surprising Top 10 rankings based on the public’s reviews. Some of these properties are very…