Honourable Mentions – Oct 21

Congratulations to Victoria, Vancouver Island and Tourism Victoria Members.

The Conde Nast Travelers: 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards have been annouced:

Top Cities – The Americas:

    #4 – Victoria

Top Islands – North America:

    #2 – Vancouver Island

Top 100

   #77 – Wickaninnish Inn

Top Hotels – Canada

   #11 – Fairmont Empress

   #12 – Aerie Resort & Spa

   #18 – Hotel Grand Pacific

   #20 – Victoria Regent Hotel

   #22 – Magnolia Hotel & Spa

   #29 – Sooke Harbour House

Top Resorts – Canada

   #3 – Wickaninnish Inn

   #4 – Long Beach Lodge Resort

   #20 – Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa

Arbutus Ridge Golf Club recently took home the Tourism Sustainability Awrad at the Tourism Vancouver Island Gala Awards Dinner and Showcase. Congrats!

To share your awards and accolodes please contact Communications Coordinator, Kelsi Woodward.

Honourable Mentions – Apr 8, 2009

Congrats to our Tourism Victoria Members! 

glow magazine, Canada’s definitive guide to health and beauty has named four Tourism Victoria members in their glow’s best: Spa Guide. Congrats to:

BEST ACCOMMODATION – The Canopy Suite and Ancient Cedars Spa, Wickaninnish Inn

  BEST INNOVATION – The Fanny Facial – Susurrus Spa, Poet’s Cove Resort & Spa

  BEST DESTINATION SPA – Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort

  BEST ORGANIC SPA – Silk Road Spa

 To view the complete listings click here

 The Canadian Event industry Awards (CEIA) were recently handed out in Toronto, and two Tourism Victoria members were among those honored. The CEIA is a national award program which recognizes outstanding achievements in Canadian special events, meeting management, conference planning and exhibition management. Congrats to: 

   BEST TABLE CENTER – Insite Display for the event ”It’s All About Bob”

   OUTSTANDING LOGISTICAL ACHIEVEMENT – MacGillivray & Associates Event Management Inc for the event “2008 Shaw Summer BBQ Tour”

To view the complete listings click here

Honourable Mentions – Mar 25, 2009

Congrats to our Tourism Victoria Members! 

Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse and Smoken Bones Cookshack have both been named among Douglas Magazine’s 10 to watch.

Travel to Wellness Canada recognized four Tourism Victoria members in there 2009 list of the Best Spas in Canada. Congrats to:

        BEST INDOOR WATER CIRCUIT – Kingfisher Oceanside Spa,

                                                        Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa

        BEST OCEAN FRONT – Wickaninnish Inn & Ancient Cedars Spa

        MOST INNOVATIVE NEW TREATMENT – Susurrus Spa, Poets Cove Resort & Spa

        BEST SPA CAFE – Treetops Tapas & Grill at Grotto Spa, Tigh-Na-Mara Resort

        BEST FOR ON-SITE GOURMET-STYLE CUISINE – Treetops Tapas & Grill at Grotto Spa,

                                                                             Tigh-Na-Mara Resort
For a complete listing of the Travel to Wellness’ Best Spas in Canada click here.

Honourable Mentions – Feb 11, 2009

Congrats to our Tourism Victoria Members!

The Wickaninnish Inn and the Fairmont Empress have both been named among the top 500 World’s Best Hotels 2009 by Travel + Leisure

For Travel + Leisure’s complete list click here.