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September 9, 2009

Online Marketing Firm A Couple of Chicks e-Marketing ranks in the 10th Annual PROFIT HOT 50 Emerging Companies in Canada

Toronto based online marketing firm, A Couple of Chicks e-Marketing ranked number 38 in the 10th annual PROFIT HOT 50 report of Canada's hottest start ups. The much anticipated Hot 50 list is affiliated with PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success magazine, a leading Canadian business publication.

Report Markets & Performance

September 1, 2009

Rate Cutting: A look at canada

By Jason Wight, HVS Canada. As we have now passed the halfway mark of 2009, we can begin to see the impact that the global recession has had on the Canadian lodging industry. On a weekly and monthly basis, we continue to see declines in occupancy and RevPAR, and now, increasingly, average room rate. Cutting rates to get "heads in beds" does not stem the decline in demand but instead magnifies the decline in RevPAR. The performance of various markets in Canada bears witness of this truth.

HVS

August 13, 2009

Days Inns Across Canada Welcome Students Moving to University or College

TORONTO, ON (August 14, 2009) -- With September just around the corner, the new school year is fast approaching and preparations are under way by students and parents alike. Between packing, shopping, and the long road trip to university or college, you've got your hands full getting ready for the year. Why not let Days Inns -- Canada help.

Days Inns | Canada

Press Release Sales & Marketing

August 12, 2009

Canada’s Leading Online Marketing Conference Online Revealed Goes Live with the Launch of ORC TV

Bringing Canada's leading online marketing conference to new heights, A Couple of Chicks e-Marketing announces the launch of ORC TV, an extension of the annual conference which was held in Niagara Falls in April 2009 attended by over 300 travel and tourism industry professionals.

Report Finance

August 7, 2009

STR reports Canada performance for week ending 1 August 2009

The Canadian hotel industry posted decreases in all three key performance measurements during the week 26 July-1 August 2009, according to data from STR. In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy fell 4.5 percent to end the week at 69.9 percent. Average daily rate dropped 8.8 percent to finish the week at CAD$120.06. Revenue per available room for the week decreased 12.9 percent to finish at CAD$88.18.

CoStar

August 6, 2009

City of Edmonton Attractions Offer Summertime Kid-Friendly Entertainment

City of Edmonton attractions are blooming with colourful activities this summer. After more than a year of renovations Muttart Conservatory is reopening with renewed plant collections, interactive educational facilities, and a stunning new public courtyard complete with etched stone pyramid, waterfalls and flowers.

The next-gen metrics that move hotel P&L

Alberta, Canada

Ad Tambourine One

All you need is one.

Some call it a website with a booking engine built in. Some call it a booking engine with a website built in. We call it One.

Tambourine

Ad Guide

Hotel tech has changed what's possible – and measurable. RevPAR and ADR aren't enough; discover the metrics that really matter.

Mews

August 4, 2009

Colourful Sights and Sounds Spark Festival City this August

Late summer is all about extraordinarily colourful sights and sounds in Festival City -- whether it's cruising dragon boats down the North Saskatchewan River, partying it up in Caribbean celebrations, or hearing symphonies under the sky.

The next-gen metrics that move hotel P&L

Alberta, Canada

Ad Guide

Hotel tech has changed what's possible – and measurable. RevPAR and ADR aren't enough; discover the metrics that really matter.

Mews

Press Release Sales & Marketing

July 29, 2009

Grow Business in a Slow Economy with Effective Web Marketing Strategy – the Web is the new Shopping Mall

In this economy, businesses small and large are taking advantage of growing online spending trends. Businesses must first understand their target consumer in this new online age and then deploy a marketing strategy to reach them in the most engaging and cost effective manner. Online media will quickly become a strong component of any successful marketing communications effort no matter what the product or service or what demographic they are targeting.

Report Markets & Performance

Appointment

July 22, 2009

Christopher Vachon has been appointed as General Manager at Hôtel Le Germain Calgary

Mr. Vachon has more than 20 years experience in the hospitality and service industry, having successfully launched seven hotels across Canada and the U.S. to date in his career. In addition to his responsibilities at Hôtel Le Germain Calgary, Christopher is involved with SKAL (the International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals), on the advisory board of SAIT Polytechnic's hospitality and tourism program and is currently completing his executive MBA at the Haskayne School of Business. Le Germain Calgary is a 20-storey development at 9th Avenue and Centre Street SW that features a 143-room boutique hotel, 40 luxury condominium units and an office tower. Hôtel Le Germain Calgary will welcome its first guests in December 2009, with condominium owners and office tenants following in March 2010.

Hôtel Le Germain Calgary

Calgary, Canada

Appointment

July 15, 2009

Tim Tindle has been appointed as General Manager at Pan Pacific Vancouver

A highly regarded leader with a distinguished career in the hotel industry in British Columbia and Ontario, Tim will oversee operations at the renowned 503-room downtown waterfront hotel in his new appointment. Tim is also no stranger to Pan Pacific Vancouver, having served as its Director of Sales in the ‘90s. In his most recent appointments, Tim was General Manager at Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle and the Vancouver Airport Marriott. Tim’s primary areas of career development have been in Operations and Sales and Marketing and he boasts diverse experience in national and international markets with Marriott International, Pan Pacific, Westin and New World hotels.

Pan Pacific Vancouver

Vancouver, Canada

July 10, 2009

Canadian hotel investment market expected to recover in 2010 according to Colliers International Hotels and HLT Advisory

According to a survey conducted by Colliers International Hotels and HLT Advisory, the economic recovery is unlikely to benefit the Canadian hotel industry until 2010. The survey of 325 hotel owners, managers and advisors found that 59 per cent of respondents anticipate seeing clear signs of economic recovery in 2010, with only one-fifth (19%) of respondents expecting a recovery this year.

Colliers International

July 9, 2009

Summer Full of Festivals in Edmonton, Alberta

9 July 2009 -- Edmonton, Alberta --Edmonton, Alberta is known as festival city for good reason. Each summer, a multitude of Edmonton festivals suit practically any taste.

Supplier News Sales & Marketing

Alberta, Canada

July 6, 2009

Canadian Online Marketing Experts A Couple of Chicks e-Marketing Retained as Digital Marketing Agency for New Castle Hotels & Resorts

Realizing the value of and need for a Digital Marketing Agency, New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a leading third-party manager, owner and developer of hotels and resorts throughout the U.S. and Canada, has chosen A Couple of Chicks e-Marketing, Canada's leading online marketing firm, as its Digital Agency of record. The agency will provide strategy for all services associated with a Digital marketing, including programs for SEO, PPC, Social Media strategy, Linking programs, landing pages, website development, web analytics as well as the development and execution of an annual e-marketing plan for all New Castle properties.

July 2, 2009

Leading Online Marketing Company A Couple of Chicks e-Marketing Publishes Innovative Guide to Success on the Web

Award winning internet marketing firm A Couple of Chicks e-Marketing continues its mandate of educating business professionals on how to successfully market online with the publication of the first in a series of books titled "Online Marketing Revealed: A Couple of Chicks Guide to Optimizing Your Presence on the Web".

July 1, 2009

The Devil’s Disciple , Play, Orchestra, Play and Albertine in Five Times Open at Shaw Festival

2 July 2009 -- Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario -- Bernard Shaw's The Devil's Disciple; Noël Coward's Play, Orchestra, Play; and a new translation by Linda Gaboriau of Michel Tremblay's Albertine in Five Times are slated to open next week at The Shaw Festival as part of the 2009 Season that includes a rare performance of Coward's Tonight at 8:30.

Shaw Festival

External Article Sales & Marketing

June 29, 2009

Pillow Fights at the Four Seasons | nytimes.com

ISADORE SHARP had a different coda in mind for the twilight of his career. The 77-year-old founder and C.E.O. of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, he was looking forward to some time with his wife, sons and grandchildren. A meticulous planner, he was carefully plotting his exit, and in 2007 he engineered the sale of the company, which manages more than 80 luxury hotels around the world, to two of the world’s richest men, Bill Gates and Prince Walid bin Talal, a nephew of the king of Saudi Arabia.

nytimes.com

Press Release Development

June 25, 2009

Baymont Brand Opens First Hotel Outside the U.S. in Canada

At a time when news reports are focused on the challenging economic climate, the Baymont brand, one of North America’s fastest growing hotel chains known for its hometown hospitality, continues to grow to meet consumer demand with the opening of its first hotel outside of the U.S.: the 59-room Baymont Inn & Suites® by the Falls hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Press Release Operations & Strategy

June 25, 2009

Shaw Festival Introduces New Niagara-on-the-Lake Vacation Packages

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario -- The Shaw Festival's new Niagara on the Lake vacation packages underscore the areas most attractive qualities—the unique charms of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada; world-renowned wine; and the remarkably beautiful, and fascinating, Niagara region. Hence, twelve new packages are offered with the themes: "In the Village," "In the Vineyard" and "In the Vicinity."

Shaw Festival