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?)

Accent Inns & Hotel Zed wins Innovator Award

October 14, 2016  Ucluelet, BC Building Sustainable Legacies at Tourism Vancouver Island’s 53rd Annual Conference For immediate release: Each year Tourism Vancouver Island has the pleasure of recognizing stakeholders who have demonstrated innovation and excellence in the tourism industry over the past year. The annual Tourism Vancouver Island Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony showcased the Read the rest of this entry »

October 17th, 2016 in Community

Dressing so you mean business

When I started my first job as a trainee sales representative for a publishing firm a hundred years ago in England, the dress code was a suit with a vest, dress shirt and tie, and shiny shoes (black or brown). These days in white collar jobs almost anything goes from smart casual, business casual, to Read the rest of this entry »

October 11th, 2016 in Uncategorized

Giving Thanks – It’s That Time of Year Again

Thanksgiving is a time when we get together with our families and spend a few moments, perhaps just before diving into the turkey, to give thanks for that which we are grateful. It is usually a very personal, private, almost introspective moment that we choose to share with those close to us.

October 4th, 2016 in Travel

CFB Esquimalt Welcomes New Honorary Captain

News Release September 27, 2016 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Today members of Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt were officially introduced to their new Honorary Captain (Navy), local hotelier, Mandy Farmer. HCapt(N) Farmer met the members of the Base following their “Base Divisions”, a quarterly parade held at the base where honours Read the rest of this entry »

September 28th, 2016 in News

The Pros and Cons of Tour Group Travel

Back in the late 1970’s I went on a gourmet bus tour of Romania – no I’m not making this up. It was several days into the tour before a few of us started to question what meat we were eating; it always seemed the same and was a little tough; some said pork, others Read the rest of this entry »

September 27th, 2016 in Travel

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