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?)

Gretzky CNIB Golf Classic

The 5th Annual Walter Gretzky CNIB Golf Classic is August 5th at Olympic View Golf Club. This year they have many new experiences for the golfers, including a live auction Hawaii Package, featuring return airfare with WestJet, green fees at Wailea Golf Club, and a 5-night stay in deluxe ocean view accommodations at Fairmont Kea Read the rest of this entry »

July 29th, 2010 by Sher Snow in Community

Motorcycle enthusiasts have their driving directions all planned

Reconnecting with Canada Motorbike Film Series starts cross Canada road trip with a stay at Accent Inns The Accent Inn Vancouver Airport hotel played host to Joe and Flora Lloyd recently to help them prepare for their three month cross Canada bike trip. Their ‘Reconnecting with Canada’ film series is coming to Canadian towns from Read the rest of this entry »

July 21st, 2010 by Melinda Jolley Tartan Public Relations in Travel

The Top 5 Things To Do on Vacation in BC

  1) Go on a road trip with no plans at all. Don’t make one hotel reservation, green fee, or concrete plan… just wing it! Who knows where you will end up, the people you will meet, the places you will see? 2) Rent a jet ski. No expertise or experience needed, just hop on Read the rest of this entry »

July 21st, 2010 by Mandy Farmer President CEO of Accent Inns in Travel

• Gender Discrimination – both sexes guilty

Confession: I admit it.  I’m not your typical CEO.  I’m a woman, I’m in my mid thirties and I live in a town that’s known for its “Old Boys Club”. This was brought home to me early in my career when I went to our local business club for lunch, one of those traditional gentlemen’s Read the rest of this entry »

July 9th, 2010 by Mandy Farmer President CEO of Accent Inns in Confessions of a CEO

How do you handle time management?

Time Management: Mystery or Magic? Ok here we go into the wonderful and sometimes mystical world of “time management”. When you ask  many young and even seasoned professionals about their time management skills they suddenly lower the head and speak into their chest just like a child who knows he’s done something wrong.  Time management Read the rest of this entry »

June 28th, 2010 in Community

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