FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ATLIFIC HOTELS PROUDLY ANNOUNCES WINGATE BY WYNDHAM
REGINA’S RECOGNITION AS HOTEL OF THE YEAR
REGINA, Saskatchewan (October, 9, 2013) – The Wingate by Wyndham Regina has
received one of the highest honours in the midscale hotel chain’s portfolio by being
named Hotel of the Year for 2012.
Laura Armitage, the hotel’s General
Manager, accepted the award on behalf of
the hotel from Wingate by Wyndham
brand leaders, Minaz Hudani, vice president
of operations, and Bill Hall, brand senior
vice president, at Wyndham Hotel Group’s
recent Global Conference in Las Vegas.
“We are truly proud of this achievement and
commend the Wingate by Wyndham Regina
Laura Armitage, GM (second from right) of the Wingate
for its dedication and commitment to
by Wyndham Regina accepted the award presented at
providing its guests with the highest levels
Wyndham Hotel Group’s 2013 Global Conference.
of service and excellence in hospitality,”
said Philippe Gadbois, Senior Vice-President, Operations, Atlific Hotels.
Having opened in 2008, the Wingate By Wyndham Regina’s 118 suite hotel is located at
1700 Broad St. and caters to business and leisure travellers alike. Its convenient
downtown location is across the street from Casino Regina and close to shopping and
restaurants. The hotel offers spacious rooms and suites, free hot breakfast, free wi-fi, a 24
hour business centre, meeting rooms, fitness room, onsite restaurant and Wyndham
Rewards points or Aeroplan Miles on applicable rates. For more information please visit
http://wingatebywyndhamregina.com.
Armitage brings over 25 years of experience to her position as General Manager. Her
extensive career encompasses 12+ years with Westin Hotels in Edmonton and Calgary,
followed by 10 years with Coast Hotels and Resorts in Edmonton, Vancouver and
Nanaimo. Laura returned to Regina in 2007 as the pre-opening Wingate by Wyndham
Regina Manager along with sales manager, Heather MacBean-Leitner and the pair
continue to represent and lead the hotel.
ABOUT ATLIFIC HOTELS
Atlific Hotels is one of the leading hotel management companies in Canada operating
over 55 hotels with offices in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Ranked by Hotelier
Magazine as one of the country’s top 5 performing hotel management companies in
2012, Atlific Hotels has over 50 years of experience managing well known Canadian
hotels, resorts, and extended stay properties and has built a reputation for best in business
accounting reporting, exceptional sales and marketing programs and sound operational
systems. Atlific Hotels’ parent company, Ocean Properties, Ltd. operates over 60 hotels
throughout the United States. Together they manage over 115 properties in North
America with a total of 16,500 rooms, which include independent hotels and resorts as
well as internationally recognized hotel brands such as Marriott, Hilton, Westin and
Holiday Inn. For more information please visit www.atlific.com.
ABOUT WINGATE BY WYNDHAM
Wingate by Wyndham® hotels offer the services and amenities travelers need for one
simple rate, including hot breakfast daily, copying and printing services in 24-hour
business centers, free Wi-Fi, meeting space and exercise facilities. The hotels offer
comfortable oversized guest rooms that are designed to function both as a bedroom and
an office with a large, well-lit workspace, in-room microwave and refrigerator, a pillowtop bed and more. Travelers have the opportunity to earn and redeem points through
Wyndham Rewards®, the brand’s guest loyalty program, which can be joined for free at
www.wyndhamrewards.com.
All Wingate by Wyndham hotels are individually owned and operated under franchise
agreements with Wingate Inns International, Inc., a subsidiary of Wyndham Hotel Group
and parent company Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN). Reservations
and information are available by visiting www.wingatehotels.com.
ABOUT WYNDHAM HOTEL GROUP
Wyndham Hotel Group is the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 7,410
hotels and over 635,100 rooms in 67 countries under 15 hotel brands. Additional
information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com. For more information about
hotel franchising opportunities visit www.whgdevelopment.com.
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