news to use CANADA'S TOP NEWS STORIES Fairmont upgrades
FAIRMONT Hotels & Resorts has unveiled a series of new investments. Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge has opened a new 10,000-square-foot spa. The investment of C$6.7 million has added 10 treatment rooms, rain showers, hydrotherapy baths and a list of spa experiences. The historic Fairmont Palliser, in Calgary, has also undergone refurbishment introducing deluxe and large deluxe rooms. The hotel’s exclusive penthouse now features 75 Gold rooms, a private lounge, check-in and concierge. The company now has 21 properties
in Canada, with the latest addition being the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver. With unobstructed views of the north Shore Mountains, Stanley Park and Coal Harbour, the 377-room Fairmont Pacific Rim features a rooftop swimming pool, outdoor fireplaces and a spa.
www.fairmont.com
Top marks to Sonora
SONORA Resort in British Columbia has been voted Canada’s number one property for luxury by TripAdvisor travellers. The Relais & Chateaux resort scored 100 per cent in TripAdvisor's traveller ratings. It's located within the Discovery Islands and accessible only from May to October. Its natural beauty and wildlife and gourmet cuisine all score highly.
www.sonoraresort.com
RENDEZ-VOUS
CANADA’S premier international tourism marketplace, Rendez-vous Canada, opens to buyers this month, hosted by the CTC.
The event, held annually in a different Canadian city, brings together some 1,500 international tourism industry leaders for a series of speed-dating- style appointments.
Canada
The event has seen the number of participants and the amount of business conducted grow exponentially. This 35th event of its kind will be held May 15-18 in Québec City.
Selling Canada’s journalist Andy
Hoskins will attend to report on the issues discussed in our summer edition.
www.rendezvouscanada.travel
Prestige opens in Sooke
PRESTIGE Hotels and Resorts has opened a new property in the seaside town of Sooke on Vancouver Island. The Oceanfront Resort and
Convention Centre Sooke, is set above the Pacific Ocean, with great views, indoor pool, hot tub, spa and a choice of four restaurants.
www.prestigehotelsandersorts.com
LIFE...
DISCOVER OUR WIDE-OPEN SPACES... The Laurentians – International 4-season leader in tourism - where nature is blissful, bountiful and breathtaking is renowned for its great outdoors, its vast forests and its sparkling lakes. Located in proximity of three major cities, namely Montréal, Ottawa, and Québec City. The Laurentians represent the greatest complement to an urban experience by offering the largest concentration of resorts in Eastern Canada, including the Tremblant Resort.
Pascale Tremblay 450-436-8532, ext. 230,
pascale.tremblay@
laurentides.com www.laurentians.com
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