Atlific Corporate News Archive

October, 2005 - Muskoka, Ontario
Joseph Klein Appointed General Manager At Deerhurst Resort

Deerhurst Resort announced today the appointment of Mr.Joseph Klein to the position of General Manager effective November 14, 2005. Mr. Klein comes to Deerhurst Resort from the Fairmont Algonquin Hotel in New Brunswick, where he has held the position of General Manager since February 2003.

"It is truly an honour to be named General Manager of such a renowned Canadian destination landmark as Deerhurst Resort," said Klein.

"Deerhurst has a long history of world-class service to both the leisure and meetings markets and I look forward to continuing and building onto that tradition."

Prior to his tenure at the Fairmont Algonquin Hotel, Mr. Klein served as Director of Operations at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta and Regional Director of Training for Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. He has also held executive positions with Westin Hotels and Wardair Canada.

"Mr. Klein's background and experience is an ideal fit for Deerhurst Resort," said Raymond St-Pierre, VP-Operations for Atlific Hotels & Resorts, Deerhurst Resort's management company.

"Joseph has proven experience developing and maintaining a culture of empathetic and responsive service, working closely with the community and developing effective relationships with tourism partners."

Deerhurst Resort, which was voted Best Resort in Canada by North American Inns magazine, is located on the shores of Peninsula Lake in Muskoka, Ontario. Situated on 800 acres of woodland, waterways and rolling Muskoka landscape, Deerhurst Resort is minutes from the town of Huntsville and approximately a two and a half hour drive north of Toronto. To learn more about Deerhurst Resort, visit www.deerhurstresort.com or call 1-800-461-4393. Deerhurst Resort is proudly managed by Atlific Hotels & Resorts.

April 5, 2005 - Toronto, Ontario

Zeppa joins Atlific Sales Team

Atlific Hotels & Resort is please to announce today the hiring of Mrs. Vicki Zeppa as National Director of Group Sales of Atlific Hotels & Resorts. Mrs. Zeppa will be based out of Atlific's Toronto regional sales office and will focus primarily on corporate and association group business for all Atlific hotels nation wide. Mrs. Zeppa has spent the last several years as corporate sales manager for the Delta Chelsea Hotel in downtown Toronto and has also worked with the airline industry and other tourism sector clients. Mrs. Zeppa will start in her new position as of April 11th.

We are all delighted to have Vicki join the team and look forward to working with her and wish her great success in this new challenge.

November 5, 2004 – Vancouver, British Columbia

InterContinental Hotels Group awarded the Holiday Inn International Vancouver Airport with its sixth Torchbearer Award in seven years making the hotel one of the best ten Holiday Inn hotels in the world.

Not to be outdone by this achievement, the General Manager, Keith Tsukishima, was further recognized as one of the top three general managers in the system. Congratulations to Keith and his team!

Atlific Hotels & Resorts is pleased to have been chosen to manage the new Garibaldi Springs Resort Hotel in Squamish, British Columbia.

This extended stay resort hotel will feature 110 one and two bedroom suites as well as fully appointed studio suites adjacent to the 9 th and 18 th fairway of the Garibaldi Springs Golf Course. Additional amenities will feature an upscale restaurant and lounge, meeting facilities for 100 persons, indoor/outdoor heated swimming pools and a Nordic outdoor year-round spa pool.

Located midway between Vancouver and Whistler in the scenic Sea to Sky corridor, the hotel will be ready to welcome the world in early 2006, in advance of the 2010 Olympic Games. While the Olympics will secure the future of Squamish, its unprecedented natural setting has already made it the outdoor recreation capital of Canada and one of the country's fastest growing communities.

The addition of this wonderful new resort hotel will complete a perfect offering in the British Columbia coastal mountains and will complement our existing hotels in Lake Louise, Vancouver, Victoria, Whistler, and Pemberton.

For further information, visit the resort website at www.garibaldispringshotel.com or call Arlene Wray, National Director of Sales Western Canada at (604) 623-6810 or awray@atlific.com .

InterContinental Hotels Group awarded the Holiday Inn Stephenville, NF with the 2004 Quality Excellence Award. The hotel is one of the outstanding properties chosen in the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) system for maintaining high standards in product quality, hotel operation, and customer satisfaction.

Atlific Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce the construction of a Holiday Inn Express & Suites near Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montréal. The hotel will be located at the corner of Côte de liesse and 55 th Avenue in Dorval, just 2 minutes from the Airport.

Construction of the hotel will start before the new year and will be taken on by Atlific's partner in this project ChemTech Construction Inc., of Montréal. The hotel is slated to be finished and open for business by the fall of 2005. Mr. Michael San Gregorio, President of ChemTech Construction Inc. stated, “The hotel's location will be ideal for airport, downtown and west island access.”

The hotel will feature 166 suites, meeting facilities, indoor pool and exercise room. A 24 hr shuttle to and from Trudeau Airport will also serve to ease our guests' travels.

“This hotel will be the only quality suite product west of downtown Montréal which will be a huge asset in both the weekday business clientele and weekend leisure clientele,” said Mr. John C. Dunn, Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for Atlific Hotels & Resorts.

For more information, please contact Mr. John C. Dunn at jdunn@atlific.com or (514) 403-1000.

Héritage Montréal, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a better appreciation of Montréal's architectural heritage, has awarded the Montréal Marriott Château Champlain the distinction of a Héritage Montreal site. The hotel is to be part of the historical Dorchester Square circuit. This circuit will consist of a self-guided tour of 15 historical sites in the downtown area. Each site will be highlighted on a descriptive plaque outlining the building's history. The final installation of all the plaques will be completed by early fall.

The Magnolia Hotel & Spa located in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia has been awarded for the 6th year in a row, CAA/AAA's 4-Diamond Award of Excellence. The boutique hotel's elegant charm and Aveda Spa has been a favorite of both tourists and business travelers since it opened in 1998.