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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Whistler celebrates awards and accolades heading into the winter season

Whistler, B.C. – As the winter season kicks off in Whistler, a number of accommodation and activity providers in the resort are celebrating awards and accolades for excellence in service and experience.

Beginning with the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler magazine, Whistler and its accommodation providers excelled in the publication’s 31st annual Reader’s Choice Awards. To start, Whistler was named runner up in the Best Ski Resort category, while six of the twelve properties named in the Top Resorts in Canada award category were located in Whistler. The resorts include: the Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside (#2), The Westin Resort & Spa (#3), the Nita Lake Lodge (#5), the Fairmont Chateau Whistler (#6), the Pan Pacific Village Centre (#8) and the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler (#12).

Whistler was also recognized as the Best International Ski Destination at the Global Traveler Leisure Lifestyle Awards this year, which comes as no surprise as guests have the opportunity to explore over 8,000 acres of skiable terrain at the legendary Whistler Blackcomb resort, which officially opened for the 2018/19 ski season on November 22.

“On behalf of Tourism Whistler, I’m thrilled to congratulate all our members who have once again been recognized and aptly awarded this year for their continued success in guest service,” says Barrett Fisher, Tourism Whistler’s President & CEO. “These types of awards are a reflection of our member’s commitment to reach for excellence and their success in creating memorable experiences for our guests.”

The above highlighted awards follow other recent accolades for Whistler including:

TripAdvisor 2018 Travellers' Choice Awards:

• Top 10 Destinations in Canada – Whistler (8)
• Top 25 Hotels in Canada – Nita Lake Lodge (22)
• Top 25 Hotels for Families in Canada – Legends (19), Sundial Boutique Hotel (24)
• Top 10 Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Canada – RimRock Café (3)

• Canada’s Best Ski Hotel – Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside
• Canada's Best Ski Boutique Hotel – Summit Lodge Boutique Hotel

• The Grill Room (Gold)
• Araxi (Silver)
• Alta Bistro (Bronze)

• Best Wine Festival/Event – Cornucopia (1)
• Best Beer Festival/Event – Whistler Village Beer Festival (3)
• Best Whistler Restaurant – Araxi Restaurant + Oyster Bar (1), RimRock Cafe (2), Bearfoot Bistro + Elements Urban Tapas Parlour (3)

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Whistler is Canada's premier year-round leisure and meeting destination located in the Coast Mountains 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Consistently rated the top ski resort in North America, Whistler was the Host Mountain Resort of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The resort offers an extensive range of accommodations totaling 10,000 bedrooms among 24 hotels as well as townhomes, condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler also boasts more than 100 restaurants and bars, 200 retail shops, 25 spas and countless activity options from world-renowned skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking and golf, to hiking, rock climbing, and watersports. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is home to a diverse community of more than 10,000 permanent residents.

Tourism Whistler is the member-based marketing and sales organization representing Whistler, operating the Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler Golf Club, Whistler Visitor Centre, as well as 1.800.944.7853 and whistler.com - Whistler's official source for visitor bookings and information. As the convention and visitors bureau for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler represents more than 7,000 members who own, manage and operate properties or businesses on resort lands including hotels, restaurants, activity operators and retail shops.

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