Fairmont Wants Travellers to Stay and Play this Summer - Guests To Experience the PSPTM (PlayStation® Portable) at Fairmont Hotels in Canada -
 

TORONTO, June 16, 2005 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts want to make it a summer to remember for kids of all ages and are offering guests an opportunity to test-out the very best in portable entertainment - the PSPTM (PlayStation® Portable).

From now and until the end of summer, guests visiting Fairmont’s Canadian locations, including world renowned resorts like The Fairmont Banff Springs and urban hubs hot-spots such as Montreal’s Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, will have the option of checking-out a PSP and any accompanying PSP games and movies during their stay. Available on a first come, first serve basis, the devices will be available through the hotels’ concierge or front desk.

“Using the latest in portable entertainment, the PSP, is another example of how we strive to offer our guests the latest in cutting edge products and services that will enhance their stay,” says Thatcher Brown, Fairmont’s Executive Director of Brand Marketing. “The PSP promotion is a great compliment to the abundance of personal entertainment that all of our hotels offer. Guests of all ages definitely won’t be bored during their stay at a Fairmont.”

Since launching to extraordinary consumer demand in March of this year, the PSP has set the standard in portable entertainment and provides users with a comprehensive experience including games, music, movies, photos, communication, and wireless networking.

This innovative experiential marketing program is available at 18 of Fairmont’s 20 hotels in Canada including The Fairmont Empress, The Fairmont Chateau Whistler, The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, The Fairmont Waterfront, The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, The Fairmont Banff Springs, The Fairmont Palliser, The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, The Fairmont Winnipeg, The Fairmont Royal York, Fairmont Château Laurier, Fairmont Le Château Montebello, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Fairmont Tremblant, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, The Fairmont Algonquin, The Fairmont Newfoundland

To make the decision a little easier for any vacation planning procrastinators, Fairmont’s properties across Canada are offering an array of summer experiences featuring great activities, value added inclusions, and a hotel stay unsurpassed. Here are a few to whet your appetite…

· With The Fairmont Royal York's Feathered Dinosaurs Package, birds of a feather can vacation together. Partnering with the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), this package includes one night's accommodation at Toronto's landmark hotel, two passes to explore the museum's Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origins of Flight exhibition, and full breakfast for two in either the Four Diamond EPIC restaurant or York’s Kitchen family style eatery. Priced from $239 per night, based on double occupancy, the package is available until September 7, 2005.

· Experience Summer Magic at the world's largest wooden structure - Quebec's Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello. With the Summer Magic package, visitors to the this rustic styled log chateau receive five nights accommodation (for two adults and two children, age 12 and under), daily buffet breakfast, four dinners, children's activity program, unlimited bicycle rental, canoeing, kayaking and mini golf, a one hour of pontoon boat cruise, a family admission to Omega Park, a tour of the Manoir Papineau National Historic Site, and choice of one following activities - one round of golf for the family, half day of fishing within the resort's 270-square-kilometer natural preserve, or a 75-minute massage for two adults. Available up until September 18, 2005, package rates start from $1,975 ($395 per night) based on double occupancy.

· Your family will have a Whale of a Time, literally, at The Fairmont Waterfront with this family-friendly package. Included is two nights accommodation, family pass to the Vancouver Aquarium, a Vancouver Trolley Pass to get you there in style, a list of kid-friendly activities in the city, welcome treats from our Executive Chef, memorable toys from The Vancouver Aquarium and for Mom and Dad, complimentary valet parking. Rates start from $699 per night.

· From hiking to bowling, picnics to movie nights, mountains of adventure await families staying at The Fairmont Banff Springs on their weekend Family Castle Adventure Package. The package, starting from $399 a night (for a family of up to five) starts with a milk and cookies greeting upon arrival and also includes a pizza and movie night, bowling in the hotel’s onsite four lane bowling center, a gondola sightseeing adventure, and a hotel tour and detailing the hotel’s famous stories of famous guests, the mysterious hidden room, and the phantom bellhop.

 

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