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  • Urgo Hotels & Resorts Canada and Devmont Construction Open First Dual-Branded Hilton Property in Québec

    2021/06/28

    Urgo Hotels & Resorts Canada and Devmont Construction have announced the first dual-branded Hilton property in Québec, which opened on June 7, 2021. It includes Homewood Suites® by Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn brands to offer guests the best of both worlds in terms of leisure and business travel. The unique, custom-built hotel is located in midtown Montréal, in the booming new Westbury neighbourhood only steps from dining, retail, and major city landmarks. The property offers direct access to major…

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  • Québec’s Delta Hotels by Marriott, Mont Sainte-Anne, Resort and Convention Center Undergoes Renovations

    2021/05/18

    Delta Hotels by Marriott, Mont Sainte-Anne, Resort and Convention Center, located at the foot of Québec City’s iconic Mont-Saint-Anne ski resort and 30 minutes from the Québec City Convention Centre, is set to unveil the outcome of its major renovation project. “When we acquired the resort several years ago, we wanted to revamp it to cater to modern-day guests,” said Sébastien Roy, general manager at Delta Hotels by Marriott, Mont Sainte-Anne, Resort and Convention Center. The resort’s management team built a…

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  • Quebec Airport Achieves Global Accreditation for Health, Safety Practices

    2020/12/02

    The health measures in place at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic have earned it the Airport Health Accreditation global seal of excellence from Airports Council International. “The health and safety of our passengers and employees is always a top priority at YQB. From the very beginning of the pandemic, we quickly deployed proactive measures to ensure the airport remained a safe place,” says the airport’s president and CEO, Stéphane Poirier.…

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  • Quebec Hotel Achieves Carbon Neutrality with Help from Local University

    2020/10/06

    Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is the first historic hotel in Canada to achieve carbon neutrality, thanks to a partnership with Université Laval. “As the owner of the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, (we are) very proud,” says Charles-Antoine Lussier, senior vice-president, residential and hotels, at Ivanhoé Cambridge. “Ivanhoé Cambridge is committed to finding sustainable solutions to reduce its carbon footprint while increasing its positive impact in the communities where the company operates.” The agreement between the hotel and higher education institution…

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    Sheraton Laval Unveils New Multimedia Studio for Hybrid Events

    2020/09/01

    Facing the current economic crisis brought about by COVID-19, the Sheraton Laval Hotel has partnered with audiovisual and event production firm, Creativ Nation, to enable Quebec businesses of all sizes to bring large-scale interactive events to life for their employees, clients, partners and collaborators. Together, they unveiled a multimedia studio at an event Aug. 18, that can be used to design hybrid events that allow both a physical and virtual presence of participants. “It is not because physical gatherings are…

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  • Study of 17 major Canadian events backs up request for federal program dedicated events industry

    2018/05/31

    Press Release A new economic impact study of 17 major Canadian events published today shows that Festivals and Major Events Canada’s request for the federal government to establish a program dedicated to the growth of the events industry is more relevant and timely than ever. The KPMG study estimates that a group of 17 events generated a combined $290.8 million in economic benefits (added value at market prices). This calculation is based on $396.4 million in eligible expenditures (operations and tourist). The study estimates…

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  • The Palais des congrès de Montréal celebrates 35 years

    2018/03/07

    In 1975, when a major study was released proclaiming Montréal’s tourism potential, the idea of building a convention centre was born. Eight years later, the Palais des congrès de Montréal ushered guests through its doors and hosted its first international event: The 8th International Congress of Plastic Surgery, one gathering that helped build the city’s now thriving life sciences industry. The Palais has been actively contributing to Québec’s international reputation ever since. This year, as the conference centre celebrates its 35-year…

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  • Air Canada launches Montreal-Lima service; first year-round non-stop South American flights from Montreal

    2017/12/18

    The arrival of flight AC1942 at Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport marks the successful launch Air Canada’s non-stop service between Montreal and Lima, Peru, Montreal’s first year-round link to the southern hemisphere. The twice weekly flights will be operated by Air Canada Rouge with 282-seat Boeing 767-300ER aircraft featuring Premium Rouge and Economy class service. “Air Canada is continuing its global expansion with the launch of Montreal-Lima the first South American route from our Montreal hub that will offer business and leisure travellers as well as freight forwarders from Quebec and Atlantic Canada convenient access to Peru. This…

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  • Renovations are now complete at the Hilton Montreal/Laval

    2017/10/18

    The Hilton Montreal/Laval is proud to announce the completion of substantial renovations that have been underway for the past three years. The Hilton Montreal/Laval invested close to $10 million in the modernization of this hotel which is one of the most important in Laval. This major investment in renovations had for objective to position the hotel as a leader in its industry and to promote the region’s hotel accommodation offering. The outcome of the renovations carried out under the Groupe hôtelier grand château’s president M.…

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  • WestJet launches first intra-Quebec flight

    2017/06/15

    WestJet has launched a new route between Quebec City and Montreal, the airline’s first non-stop flight within the province of Quebec. WestJet will operate four flights daily connecting the two cities. “WestJet’s introduction of our first-ever point-to-point service within Quebec brings lower fares and an elevated inflight experience to ‘la belle province’ and is the next step in our mandate to become a truly national carrier,” said Charles Duncan, President, WestJet Encore. “The communities of Montreal and Quebec City will enjoy having a choice of air carriers on this popular…

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