TORONTO — Choice Hotels Canada has announced the national winners of its prestigious APEX Awards (Awards for Property Excellence) at the 2018 Choice Hotels Canada Fall Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
TORONTO —Choice Hotels Canada has announced the national
winners of its prestigious APEX Awards (Awards for Property Excellence) at the 2018
Choice Hotels Canada Fall Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Twelve top performing properties across the country were
awarded national APEX Awards, which recognize stellar performance, ongoing
commitment to guest service and community leadership. Sixteen additional regional
awards were also given out, recognizing customer satisfaction and loyalty, as
well as revenue growth.
“Since we started handing out APEX Awards in 2010, our
hotels have continually raised the bar and this year is no exception,” says Brian
Leon, president, Choice Hotels Canada. “We are so impressed by the incredible
work our franchisees achieve at the hotel level and how their efforts
consistently translate into hospitality excellence.”
The 2018 national APEX winners
include:
Highest
Guest Satisfaction (Top LTR): Comfort
Inn, Sturgeon Falls, Ont.
Greatest
RevPAR Growth: Comfort Inn & Suites,
Collingwood, ON
Highest Choice Privileges
Elite Recognition: Comfort Inn & Suites,
Salmon Arm, BC
Highest Choice Privileges
Enroller Rate: Comfort Inn Downtown, Vancouver, BC
Sales
Excellence Award: Quality
Inn & Conference Centre, Red Deer, AB
Renovation
of the Year Award: Comfort
Inn Toronto North, ON
Leader of the Year Award: Alexandre
Audet, General Manager, Quality Inn & Suites,
Val‑d’Or, Que.
Outstanding
Corporate Citizen Award: Geneviève Milot, Owner, Quality Suites
Drummondville, Que.
Best
New Entry – New Build Mid-Market Brands: Comfort Inn & Suites, North
Battleford, Sask.
Best
New Entry – Conversion Mid-Market Brands: Quality Inn & Suites, Bathurst, NB
Best
New Entry – Economy Brands: Econo
Lodge, Regina, SK
Best
New Entry – Ascend Hotel Collection: The Champlain Waterfront Hotel, an Ascend
Hotel Collection member, Orillia, ON
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