On the heels of the
Four Seasons Whistler Resort’s Five Diamond Award from the American Automobile
Association, the Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa has been awarded Four
Diamonds.
After undergoing a $52 million refurbishment in 2006, the Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa will join the ranks of North America’s exceptional accommodations offering upscale facilities, attentive service, and a high standard of hospitality.
“It is both an honour and a privilege to be recognized as a
four diamond property,” says Pradeep Puri, general manager of the Hilton
Whistler Resort & Spa. “This exemplifies our commitment to provide the
highest customer service combined with exceptional quality which results in the
ultimate guest experience.”
AAA recognizes a Four Diamond property as being upscale and refined in all areas. Accommodations are progressively more refined and stylish. The physical attributes reflect an obvious enhanced level of quality throughout. The fundamental hallmarks at this level include an extensive array of amenities combined with a high degree of hospitality, service, and attention to detail.
Pemberton
votes online to Nov. 30
Voting for the
Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce Citizen and Business of the Year
is taking place until Nov. 30.
The nominees
for Citizen of the Year are France Lamontagne, Mark Blundell, the Pemberton
Childcare Society, France Lamontagne and Peter Vandenberg, Kirsten McLeod, and
Marnie Simon.
The Business
of the Year nominees are: the Pemberton Valley Supermarket, Solstice Organics,
and Dr. A. Ho Chen.
Voting takes
place online through the chamber’s website, www.pembertonchamber.com, until
midnight Nov. 30. Profiles of the nominees are also available online.
The winners
will be announced at the chamber’s 75
th
Anniversary Celebration on
Dec. 7.
Tourism Squamish goes interactive
Tourism Squamish launched a new, interactive website last week, http://www.TourismSquamish.com, aimed at both visitors and residents.
The Squamish Sustainability Corporation (SSC) teamed up with VentureWeb Design Ltd., a local web marketing agency, with the goal of creating a dynamic, aesthetic, and all encompassing website that would effectively showcase all that Squamish has to offer.
Coupled with its sister site http://www.BusinessSquamish.com (launched earlier this summer), the Tourism Squamish site launch completes the phase one objective of creating separate but cohesive sites for each of the SSC's business units, to better reach their target audiences.
The Tourism Squamish site boasts excellent interactive features to engage new and returning site visitors. Users can post comments on their experiences and rate activities and operators alike. Site visitors can choose experiences and add them to an itinerary and then e-mail it to friends and family with a postcard too. People can browse for experiences intuitively by selecting from “people who liked this activity also liked…” feature. Those features combined make for an informative user experience, with the aim of enticing site visitors to make the leap to actual visitors in the near future.
"We wanted a grass roots site that doesn't make promises it can't deliver…” said Jeremy Burrows, the designer from We The Collective, a Vancouver design agency involved in the project. “Squamish isn't a five star resort but has five star opportunities and we wanted to appeal to someone looking for a different kind of experience."
The Squamish
Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Business Person
and Citizen of the Year
.
Every year, the chamber honours hardworking individuals in two
categories for their outstanding contribution to the community.
Nomination
letters will be received at the chamber office at the Adventure Centre until
Monday, Jan. 7, 2008.
Nominations
may be submitted by e-mail to admin@squamishchamber.com, dropped off at the
Adventure Centre or faxed to 604-815-4998.
All nomination
letters must include an overview highlighting achievements of the nominee and
why they should be considered for the award. Ballots listing all nominees will
be mailed to chamber members in January for voting.
A
businessperson or citizen can be nominated and receive an award more than once.
The 2007
Business Person is a person, or partners, who operate a business located within
the area, represented by the Squamish Chamber of Commerce; provides excellent
customer service, or promotes the growth and development of the Squamish
business community.
The Citizen of the Year is a citizen, or group of citizens, who volunteers his/her/their time for the benefit of the community.
