Accent Inns Blog

Sure, we thought about coming up with a new and exciting name for our blog: Ol’ Bloggy Blog.
The Duck Stops Here. Kevin.

But at the end of the day, our Google experts said that if people are looking for our blog, they aren’t going to search “The Duck Stops Here”. Or sadly, “Kevin”.

So, welcome to the Accent Inns Blog, where we’ll post stories about what’s going on in our hotels, at our locations, and more.

(By the way, if you do come up with a great name for the blog, let us know—and then we’ll let our experts know, who will let Google and Bing and all the other search engines know. You know?)

Latest travel news – Canuck Duck lands in Asia

Today I sit outside the Khumbu Lodge in Namche in the sunshine.  It was been an amazing trip so far.  Our definition of luxury changes every day.  At first it was Business Class and a nice hotel at Hong Kong Airport.  Then it was a day in Kathmandu without a power outage.  Now it is Read the rest of this entry »

March 31st, 2010 by Karen England Regional Sales Manager for Accent Inns in Travel

Canuck duck leaves for Everest in a few days!

In just a few days we will be off on our big adventure.  Although we have packed way more than we will ever need, there is still a feeling that we must have missed some vital piece of equipment.  For that reason we still seem to be magnetically drawn to every Outdoor Store in Victoria.  Read the rest of this entry »

March 22nd, 2010 by Karen England Regional Sales Manager for Accent Inns in Travel

Crystal Meth Society, actively making presentations and fundraising

The Crystal Meth Prevention Society has been busy with Fundraising efforts and delivery of its ‘Be Crystal Clear’ message warning against street drugs in general and Crystal Meth in particular. The aim is to reduce the spread of crystal meth use in all communities through education and outreach support efforts. The Society is committed to Read the rest of this entry »

March 19th, 2010 by Mark McLaughlin in Community

Accent Inns #1 on Trip Advisor

Recently Trip advisor rated the Accent Inn Burnaby as the “Best of Burnaby Canada” as rated by consumer reviews on their site.  “ I’m very proud of our staff here”, said Joanne Wynn General Manager Accent Inn Burnaby. “They take real pride in providing the best service they can and the cleanest rooms anywhere”.

March 11th, 2010 in News

Victoria BC is in full Bloom!

21 Billion Blooms in 2010 Victoria, B.C. –  The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce,  Butchart Gardens and Tourism Victoria have once again teamed up to record the scene at one of the World’s best Bloomin’ cities. The total number of blooms counted in the Annual Greater Victoria Flower Count was 21,691,666,716.  Oak Bay was the Read the rest of this entry »

March 6th, 2010 in Travel