Regina, SK – The Wingate by Wyndham Regina has received one of the highest honours in the midscale hotel chain’s portfolio by being named Hotel of the Year for 2012.
Laura Armitage, the hotel’s General Manager, accepted the award on behalf of the hotel from Wingate by Wyndham brand leaders, Minaz Hudani, vice president of operations, and Bill Hall, brand senior vice president, at Wyndham Hotel Group’s recent Global Conference in Las Vegas.
“We are truly proud of this achievement and commend the Wingate by Wyndham Regina for its dedication and commitment to providing its guests with the highest levels of service and excellence in hospitality,” said Philippe Gadbois, Senior Vice-President, Operations, Atlific Hotels.
Having opened in 2008, the Wingate By Wyndham Regina’s 118 suite hotel is located at 1700 Broad St. and caters to business and leisure travellers alike. Its convenient downtown location is across the street from Casino Regina and close to shopping and restaurants. The hotel offers spacious rooms and suites, free hot breakfast, free wi-fi, a 24 hour business centre, meeting rooms, fitness room, onsite restaurant and Wyndham Rewards points or Aeroplan Miles on applicable rates. For more information please visit www.wingatebywyndhamregina.com.
Armitage brings over 25 years of experience to her position as General Manager. Her extensive career encompasses 12+ years with Westin Hotels in Edmonton and Calgary, followed by 10 years with Coast Hotels and Resorts in Edmonton, Vancouver and Nanaimo. Laura returned to Regina in 2007 as the pre-opening Wingate by Wyndham Regina Manager along with sales manager,Heather MacBean-Leitner and the pair continue to represent and lead the hotel.
ABOUT WINGATE BY WYNDHAM
Wingate by Wyndham® hotels offer the services and amenities travelers need for one simple rate, including hot breakfast daily, copying and printing services in 24-hour business centers, free Wi-Fi, meeting space and exercise facilities. The hotels offer comfortable oversized guest rooms that are designed to function both as a bedroom and an office with a large, well-lit workspace, in-room microwave and refrigerator, a pillowtop bed and more. Travelers have the opportunity to earn and redeem points through Wyndham Rewards®, the brand’s guest loyalty program, which can be joined for free at www.wyndhamrewards.com.
All Wingate by Wyndham hotels are individually owned and operated under franchise agreements with Wingate Inns International, Inc., a subsidiary of Wyndham Hotel Group and parent company Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN). Reservations and information are available by visiting www.wingatehotels.com.
ABOUT WYNDHAM HOTEL GROUP
Wyndham Hotel Group is the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 7,410 hotels and over 635,100 rooms in 67 countries under 15 hotel brands. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com. For more information about hotel franchising opportunities visit www.whgdevelopment.com.
