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Accent Inns is proud to be a family owned chain with five hotels in BC. We have Accent Inns in Victoria, Burnaby, Kelowna, Kamloops and in Richmond BC at the Vancouver Airport; where we also offer free 24 hour shuttle service to the Vancouver International airport. This column will highlight news and stories about our chain, our people and our partners.

 
 
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2011 Year in Review

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Terry farmer jumps for joy - Victoria hotel chain, Accent Inns Celebrates 25 years in business

Terry Farmer founder of the BC hotel chain excited over Accent Inns awesome success

Wow, what a year 2011 was for the Accent Inn team.

The year began with us launching the first ever hotel rewards  for Pets, the “Pet Fee Free” card back in March. The response had people  talking about it online from all over North America (not just Canada). Next, one of our Vancouver Airport  team members, Zully, won a Tourism Vancouver award for his service. We went from the excitement for Zully  to  our founder, Terry Farmer, being awarded Tourism Victoria`s first ever Lifetime Member award, which really put a spring in our steps. ....read more stories about 2011

 

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BC Business names Accent Inns one of BC’s Best Companies to Work For

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Accent Inns takes 5th spot in top 10

The BC owned and operated hotel chain takes 5th spot in top 10

Dec. 1, 2011, Victoria, BC – The editors of BC Business gave Accent Inns, a proudly BC owned and operated hotel chain, top marks Tuesday  night at a ceremony that recognized the province’s Best Companies to Work For.  Accent Inns was named 5th out of the 10 winning Best Companies to Work For in the category of More Than 100 Employees. To determine the winners, the team at BC Business graded employee-submitted surveys, each measuring satisfaction and engagement in four distinct areas: talent systems, employee engagement, leadership dynamics and organization culture. 

read more about Accent Inns best company to work for

 

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Richmond BC Hotel Manager Finalist for Chamber Award

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Accent Inns, being a BC owned and operated hotel chain,  has long been a supporter and member of the Chambers of Commerce in B.C. On Wednesday we attended the Richmond Chamber of Commerce annual Awards Gala. Very fun and well run event held in the Theatre at the River Rock Hotel in Richmond BC (just a couple of minutes away from the Accent Inn)  What made this years event extra special for Accent Inns was the fact that Chris Browne, General Manager of the Accent Inn Vancouver Airport hotel, was nominated and became a finalist for the Business Leadership award. ...read more about the Richmond Chambers awards and Chris Browne

 

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Best of Guide lists Accent Inn

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Taleee’s Best of Guide listed two of  BC owned Accent Inns over the weekend!

Accent Inn Kamloops hotel gets listed as best of the webAccent Inn Kelowna hotel rated best of the web

 

 

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Been to Kamloops yet?

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

TripAdvisor is offering a special perk to anyone who posts a review for restaurants, attractions and Kamloops hotels. If you were thinking of posting a review regarding a recent stay looks like now might be the time!

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Help our BC Hotels Support The Royal Canadian Legion

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Remember to wear your "poppy"

Wear a poppy and help us support the efforts of The Royal Canadian Legion.

For every guest wearing a poppy on November 9, 10, and 11, 2011 when checking into one of our five BC hotel locations, Accent Inns will make a $5 donation  to the Royal Canadian Legion BC/Yukon Command’s Poppy Campaign.

“Accent Inns continues to recognize the great sacrifices made by our fallen heroes, veterans and active personnel. We are very proud of  the incredible work that the Royal Canadian Legion does in our communities,” says Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accent Inns.  ...read more about the poppy campaign

 

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What a Week for Accent Inns Team Members!

Friday, October 28th, 2011
Mandy Farmer, President & CEO of Accent Inns BC hotel group

Mandy Farmer, not only contributes her time but supports her staff

We don’t usually create a list such as this but this has been an extra exciting week for several of our Accent Inn team members. We just had to talk about it!

Katie Bahnsen, General Manager of our Kamloops hotel, is the current president of the Kamloops Accommodation Association. The Kamloops hoteliers joined together in a membership campaign and  donated $5 per occupied room on August 1  to the ICCH Wish Fund.  Katie had the wonderful honor on behalf of the Association to  present a cheque for $9102 to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. The donated funds will go towards the Intensive Care Unit at RIH.

“It’s such an incredible feeling to work for an organization that supports its staff and encourages community involvement”

Chris Browne, General Manager of the Accent Inn Vancouver Airport hotel, has been nominated for a Richmond Chamber of Commerce Business Leadership Award. Considering his efforts to support the community through Rotary and other groups, we certainly feel the recognition is well deserved. ... more about the awards for the Accent Inns Team

 

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BC’s Own Accent Inns Recognized by Trip Advisor

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Accent Inns Victoria BC hotel chain receives TripAdvisor 2011 Certificate of Excellence for all 5 hotels

Every Accent Inn received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

The Internet’s largest online review site, TripAdvisor®, has recognized BC’s local family of hotels, Accent Inns with a 2011 TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence for all five of their locations. This certificate honors top-rated accommodation businesses, restaurants and attractions, as reviewed by travelers on the world’s largest travel site*.

To qualify, businesses must maintain an average rating of four or higher out of a possible five, as reviewed by travellers on TripAdvisor®. Additional criteria include volume of reviews and how recently they have been submitted by TripAdvisor travellers. The accolade is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. read more about Accent Inns and Trip Advisor

 

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Accent Inns and the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra in Harmony Together

Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Kelowna Hotel Sponsors Okanagan Symphony and first performance the falcons trumpet

The Falcon's trumpet, the first performance of the OSO season

For Immediate release: 

Accent Inns, the BC owned and operated hotel chain, and the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra are thrilled to announce that the OSO musicians now have a new official residence for the 2011/2012 season. The orchestra’s concert season opens with performances of The Falcon’s Trumpet, a unique collaborative presentation by the OSO and Ballet Kelowna, of a soaring work by celebrated Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer featuring renowned trumpet soloist Guy Few on October 21 in Kelowna and October 23 in Vernon.

...read more about the new partnership

 

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A story of Kindness and Strength

Thursday, October 6th, 2011
School sports teams stay at Accent Inn BC hotels

Schools are a central part of our communities

This is a story that really stands out from the  pack. A story of how a kind gesture can mean so much. Recently our Accent Inn Vancouver Airport hotel in Richmond BC welcomed the South Okanagan Secondary School Field Hockey Team. This in itself is not out of the ordinary as we welcome and host many school sports teams. Teams are some of our  favourite regular customers.  This time though,  the coaches and players from the SOSS team had more than just winning the tournament on their minds. ...read more about the students stay in Richmond

 

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