BANFF NATIONAL PARK, AB -Banff National Park has been ranked as the top Outdoor & Adventure Destination in Canada by TripAdvisor. The annual TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Best Destinations Awards were announced last month and Banff National Park also received fourth place in the Top 10 Outdoor & Adventure Destinations in the World.
Winners are determined by a combination of TripAdvisor's Popularity Index and through the unbiased opinions of millions of traveller ratings. The Popularity Index is a well-defined decision matrix that determines traveller satisfaction based on hotel reviews, travel articles and opinions found throughout the web.
World's largest thanks
DALLAS, TX-Best Western International Board Director, Charles Helm, and William Uhlemann, senior travel manager of Indirect Sourcing for Nokia's Global Travel Team, gathered in Dallas in late April as part of Best Western's 10th annual "World's Largest Thank You" event. The weeklong campaign, involving more than 11,000 sales calls in approximately 20 countries, allowed Best Western to share its appreciation with travel agents and other important clients for their business, while highlighting the company's new brand initiatives and programs.
Charles Helm (left), and William Uhlemann (right)
Best Western hotel owners, general managers and sales directors, as well as corporate executives and sales teams, travelled the continent to make in-person visits to more than 70,000 travel agents, partners, corporate clients, tour operators and other key accounts.
Caesars Windsor earns Expedia web accolades
WINDSOR, ON-Expedia travellers have ranked Caesars Windsor among the world's best hotels on this year's Expedia Insiders' Select list. The list formally recognizes individual hotels worldwide that consistently deliver excellent service, a great overall experience and a notable value. Caesars Windsor was ranked 123 out of 2,525 properties selected for the award worldwide, 12th for Canada and 5th for Ontario properties. The full list represents only a small percentage of the world's top hotels from the more than 110,000 hotel properties offered on Expedia.
Gold Keys for Coast
VANCOUVER, BC-Employees at Coast Hotels & Resorts' Edmonton properties were recognized for their outstanding performance in guest service, taking home four Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) 2010 Gold Key Awards in housekeeping, banquet, catering, and accounting categories.
Teresita Acosta, housekeeping room attendant at the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel, received the Gold Key Award in the housekeeping category. Acosta has been with the Coast Edmonton Plaza for 18 years and regularly receives compliments from guests about her meticulous attention to detail.
Carlos Alvarado, banquet captain at the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel, took home the Gold Key Award in the banquet category. Alvarado joined the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel six years ago and soon earned a reputation among his colleagues as "professional, objective, dedicated and knowledgeable."
Jasmina Dean, catering coordinator at the Coast Edmonton East Hotel - Sherwood Park, won the Gold Key Award in the catering category. As catering coordinator, she won the respect of her coworkers who describe her as upbeat, considerate of other departments and a team player.
Anita Marler, senior accountant at Coast Edmonton House, was also presented with a Gold Key Award. Marler is one of Coast Hotels' unsung heroes, whose tireless work supporting the Regional Accounting Team helps keep the hotel chain running. She is known to go out of her way to ensure that guests are happy and enjoy their stay at the hotel. One guest in particular travelled every year from Africa on business to the University of Alberta. When he first began staying at the hotel, he was frightened of many things North Americans take for granted-elevators, sliding doors and tall buildings. He needed to be shown how to use these conveniences. Every day, Anita would ride with him in the elevator or open the stairwell for him. During the summer, she would open his windows for him. Over time, this guest became more comfortable with his modern surroundings. To this day, when he stays at the Coast Edmonton House, he still asks for Marler.
"These individuals are great ambassadors of the Coast Hotels & Resorts' brand, and truly exemplify our commitment of providing outstanding guest service," said Graeme Barrit, president of Coast Hotels & Resorts. "We're all very proud of their work and dedication to our guests and their colleagues."
Rosewood Hotel lowers largest Canadian flag
VANCOUVER-The huge Canadian flag that surrounded the Rosewood Hotel Georgia during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games was removed on Monday May 17, 2010.
The flag became one of the most visible representations of the national pride that helped make the games such a success.
Ken Bowden, director of Hotel Georgia Developments Ltd. said: "Installation of the flag was our way of supporting the games and Canada's athletes.
"We really weren't prepared for the amount of attention it attracted and the amount of positive feedback we received. It made us all very proud." The flag fabric will be put into storage while opportunities to repurpose the material and create a fundraising opportunity for a local charity are investigated.
Guidi gets Seneca's Distinguished Alumni Award
TORONTO-On Wednesday, May 12 at Seneca College's Markham Campus, Mary-Jo Guidi was presented with a Distinguished Alumni Award. This annual award is given to Seneca alumni who have achieved not only career success, but also demonstrated a commitment to community service and inspired the next generation of students.
Guidi graduated from Seneca in 1985 from the Accounting and Finance program. She currently works as the Sales Manager at the Statler Hotel & J. Willard Marriott Executive Education Center on the campus of Cornell University. She is a founding organizer of Seneca's current Alumni Association and became the first female president in 1996. After graduating, Guidi worked in sales with the Ramada Hotel in Toronto and the Sheraton Parkway Hotel, Suites and Convention Center in Richmond Hill. She is a volunteer, who is active in industry committees and associations, boards of trade, and charities at both the local and national levels in the United States.
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