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At Accent Inns we are in the travel business. We thought it might be fun to provide stories about our travels, our guests travel experiences, tips and tricks. You never know what you might learn or where you might want to go.

 
 
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Machu Picchu trip begins

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011


Accent Inns Canuck duck dines with new friends in Machu Picchu

Canuck Duck and Karen meet new friends

Day #1

Our fearless duo have crossed the ocean and begin their journey……..

Our story continues as Canuck Duck tells of meeting new friends and beginning the trek.

The night before:

The first thing that strikes us at the pre-trek briefing is that we are a few years older than our fellow trekkers.  Quite a few years to be exact!  But we have trained.  Karen and I have braved the Everest Base Camp Trek and David has a number of marathons under his belt.  It’s only 4 days.  How hard can it be? read more as they start to hike........

 

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Weather doesn’t affect business at Kamloops hotel

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Accent Inns Kamloops hotel Manager, Katie Bahnsen, who is also the President of the Kamloops Accommodation Association, was recently interviewed by CFJC TV 7 Kamloops about the uncommon weather this year.

“Weather  is not deterring them”

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Stop by the Accent Inn  and say Hi to Katie the next time you’re in Kamloops BC.

To make sure you have a great spot to stay call 1-800-663-0298 or book online at accentinns.com

Proud to be BC owned and operated!

Thanks to Tourism Kamloops for all their great work in getting the word out about Kamloops being a really fun place for holiday time!

 
 

Machu Picchu – Here we come!

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Canuck Duck and Karen begin another exciting adventure

Continuing stories of Canuck Duck and his trusty Side Kick, Karen England

Canuck Duck and Karen England from Accent Inns prepare for Machu Picchu.

Over the next several weeks we’ll be publishing the travel notes from Accent Inns own Karen England (sales manager) as she and Canuck Duck travel to and experience the wonders of Machu Picchu.

Their story begins as they prepare to start this epic adventure………..

Planning for the trip

“After my trip to Nepal with Karen England, Accent Inn Sales Manager on Vancouver Island, I thought we would hang up our backpack and spend our vacations at the spa from now on.  However, she has once again convinced me that walking up and down mountains is a good way to spend a vacation.

This time we are taking her husband David with us – a good idea since we will need the extra body heat in that tent when the temperature dips below freezing.

My buddy Lupita that joined us in Nepal will also be travelling with us.  She and her husband, Gordon will be taking the train from Cusco to Machu Picchu.  I guess the train must be very expensive since we have to walk there.

It will take us 4 days to hike from Cusco to Machu Picchu a distance of 45 kilometers.  However, we will be at altitudes of between 3300 and 4200 meters.  As we discovered in Nepal, thin air requires a little extra effort just to breathe.  When she told me we would end up at a lower altitude than where we start, I was thinking it would be a nice little downhill stroll.  However, I believe I am in for some surprises.  Apparently there are an awful lot of ups and downs before we end up DOWN at Machu Picchu.

We will soon be flying from Victoria to Lima.  I am so happy that we are having a Stopover at the Accent Inn Vancouver Airport – no early ferries, no panic over flight delays.  After a good night’s sleep and a free ride to the airport, we will be ready for our very long flight.

My backpack is ready and so am I.  I’ll keep you posted on our progress.”

Canuck Duck

Stay tuned..the next installment of their story will be posted Thursday July 28

read on for planning and the departure.......

 

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Travelling with Bikes, Kids and Dogs

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
family friendly hotel great after a day in the car

Accent Inns, a great place for your family vacation

Now that summer is well under way….at least it’s supposed to be. You may be wondering “just where can I stay with my troop.”

I’ve got the wagon or minivan loaded with children and buddy the family dog (or Sylvester the cat). We’ve got our really nice bikes on the back and more gear in our utility trailer behind. Who is gonna accept this bunch? Will it be somewhere I actually want my family to stay? (read more on where to stay...)

 

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Help us support the Pacific Salmon Foundation

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Here’s a great look at Accent Inns  and the pacific Salmon Foundations Fish for the Future Program

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Remember show your Fishing license the next time you stay at any Accent Inn in B.C. and help us preserve this most important species.

Pacific Salmon foundation and Accent inns fish for the future program

 

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Accent Inn staff member wins Vancouver Tourism award

Thursday, April 7th, 2011
vancouver airport hotel staff member zully wins vancouver tourism award

Zully gets award from ChrisBrowne and Suzanne Anton

All of us at Accent Inns are very proud of staff member Zully Rahemtulla, winner of the November 2010 Vancouver Tourism award. Zully is the Night Auditor and a guest service agent at the Accent Inn Vancouver Airport (Richmond).  One of the Vancouver Airport hotels guests had visited the nearby Costco and unfortunately left their keys behind. Once they realized what they had done they spoke with Zully and asked for his assistance as they caught the hotels airport shuttle. Zully took the time to visit the store where they had left their Keys (twice). His efforts were rewarded as the Costco staff found the missing keys. Zully then had the keys waiting at the hotel for the guests return from their holiday trip. You can imagine the guests joy at finding their keys waiting at the Accent Inn on their return trip, in fact they were so impressed they took the time to nominate Zully. read more about vancouver tourism award

 
 

BC’s Accent Inns Offer Park ‘n’ Cruise, Ski Packages

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
AAA rates at Accent Inns BC

Accent Inns welcomes AAA Members

Tony Mayer, AAA Washington- Whether you have folks trekking to Vancouver for an Alaska Cruise or  piling into the 4×4 for a ski weekend in Inland BC, the Accent Inns family of hotels provide clean,  comfortable Two-Diamond accommodations at reasonable cost. They’re pet-friendly and offer standard  rooms as well as upgraded units with kitchenettes and full 1-bedroom suites.

Vancouver Airport Hotel offers stay n' cruise rates

Vancouver Airport Hotel offers stay n' cruise rates

Both of Accent Inns’ Vancouver locations in Burnaby and Richmond (Vancouver Airport hotel) offer the Stay Park ‘n’Cruise package – one pre-cruise night for two people in a standard room, taxes, round-trip shuttle service to the pier, plus up to 25 days’ parking while on the cruise – all for C$154 in May/June and C$166 from July through September!

Kelowna Hotel and Kamloops Hotel offer Ski Packages

Accent Inns Kelowna & Kamloops welcomes skiers

If you’re booking a spring getaway to BC’s big hills, Accent Inns is the perfect spot for ski bums to relax!    Accent’s locations in Kelowna and Kamloops serve  Big White, Silver Star and Sun Peaks Resorts with  a Super Ski Getaway  Package … the package includes one night for two people in a standard room PLUS lift tickets for two adults! The price is C$193 a night in Kelowna and C$198 a night in  Kamloops (tax extra on these).
BONUS DISCOUNT: Should you  want 1 night at Kelowna and 1 night at Kamloops, they’ll save an extra $20 off the 2nd night’s room rate!

In addition to these great rates, Travel agents can score great discounts now through April 30th! Kelowna, Victoria & Richmond, Burnaby and Kamloops offer very special agent appreciation discount room rates ($10 for an extra person – upgrade to a unit with kitchenette for $10 more, or a 1-bedroom suite for $30-50 more)

For information or to reserve any of these special rates, contact Accent Inns’ reservation department at 1-800-663-0298

Tony Mayer

Auto Travel Specialist

AAA Washington

Phone 425-646-2099 | FAX 425-646-2193

tonymayer@aaawin.com

 

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35 Years and Counting for Victoria’s Flowers

Monday, February 14th, 2011
Butchart Gardens Spring Flowers

Butchart gardens leads victoria bc flower count 2010

2011 marks the 35th anniversary of the Annual Flower Count in Victoria, aptly called the City of Gardens!

The Flower Count takes place March 1 – 7, 2011 and is a friendly competition between the communities that make up Greater Victoria to see which one is the “Bloomingest Community”.  The total amount of blossoms are then tallied up and communicated (in a slightly smug way, I might add) to the rest of Canada – who can only dream of counting flowers while they shovel out from yet another blizzard and look forward to a couple more months of winter.

Victoria is blessed to have the mildest climate in all of Canada – spring temperatures average between 10-15 degrees Celsius.   This climate lends itself to having some of the most fabulous gardens in Canada – Butchart Gardens (check out our package) of course are famous, but Beacon Hill Park, Abkhazi Gardens, Finnerty Gardens at UVIC and Hatley Gardens are all worth a visit.

There are a number of ways for the public  to participate in the Flower Count. You can:

  • Count your blossoms and enter the count on the website. www.flowercount.ca
  • Attend the Mayors’ Flower Arranging Competition – the Flower Count launch event on March 1st
  • Encourage children in grades 4 and 5 to participate in the class room competition
  • Enter a flower photo contest on Facebook and Flickr and win great prizes! Access the contest sites through www.flowercount.ca

To find out more – check it out at www.flowercount.ca

 

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Experience BC’s South Coast Ski Mountains

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Skier cutting

Great skiing on BC's South West Coast

Coming to Vancouver and the west coast or live in the area and love to Ski, Snowboard or snowshoe?

There are so many options available.

Mt Seymour is a great local mountain offering lots of variety.  Stay at the Accent Inn Burnaby hotel which is only approx. a 40 minute drive away.  Mt Seymour also runs a shuttle up the mountain from Lonsdale Quay. Click here for details.

Of course there is the famous Grouse Mountain. The lights at the top can be seen not only from all over Vancouver but even from Vancouver Island! Grouse offer spectacular views and if you haven’t done it, the Skyride (tram)  is really cool. From our Burnaby hotel you only have to drive approx. 20 – 30 minutes to get to the tram. more on BC winter adventures..

 

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Top 3 Ski Hills in BC’s interior

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Down hill skier

Ski BC's interior with and Accent Inn ski package

2010/2011 Ski season has come to BC’s interior and here’s a little information about what we consider to be the top 3 ski hills in that area.

Well the white stuff has once again arrived in beautiful B.C.  That means all the skiers and snowboarders can store their water skis and skateboards and head to the hills for some awesome downhill fun! This year the weather reports tell us it’s going to be a cold one so make sure and bundle up.  Let’s take a look at three of our favourite mountains which are now open and ready. ..read about our top 3 ski hills in BC's interior

 

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