“These properties have excelled in their commitment to providing the market with a top quality product,” said Irwin Prince, president and COO, Days Inns - Canada. “They have demonstrated exceptional service providing a benchmark for all of our franchises to strive for.” 

The company introduced a new Award of Recognition this year, the Highest TripRewards Enrolments, which recognizes the hotel who enrolled the highest number of TripRewards members based on number of hotel rooms.

Awards of Recognition Recipients included:

•    2006 Property of the Year: Days Inn - Calgary Airport, Alberta
•    2006 Property of the Year: Days Inn - Calgary South, Alberta
•    2006 Property of the Year: Days Inn - Montreal Downtown, Quebec
•    2006 New Property of the Year: Days Inn - Cranbrook, British Columbia
•    2006 New Property of the Year: Days Inn & Suites - Collingwood, Ontario
•    2006 General Manager of the Year: Shayne Thomson, Days Inn - Brandon, Manitoba
•    2006 General Manager of the Year: Kevin Kalyta, Days Inn & Suites - Thunder Bay, Ontario
•    2006 General Manager of the Year: Joy Prosser, Days Inn & Conference Centre - Oromocto, New Brunswick
•    2006 Best Sales Efforts of the Year: Days Inn - Brandon, Manitoba
•    2006 Best Sales Efforts of the Year: Days Inn - Barrie, Ontario
•    2006 Best Sales Efforts of the Year: Days Inn & Conference Centre - Montreal Airport, Quebec
•    2006 Best Marketing Efforts of the Year: Days Inn - Calgary South, Alberta
•    2006 Best Marketing Efforts of the Year: Days Inn - Barrie, Ontario
•    2006 Best Marketing Efforts of the Year: Days Inn - Montreal Downtown, Quebec
•    2006 Highest TripRewards Enrolments: Days Inn & Conference Centre - Oromocto, New Brunswick
•    2006 Housekeeping Department of the Year: Days Inn - Ottawa Downtown, Ontario
•    2006 Housekeeping Department of the Year: Days Inn - Berthierville, Quebec
•    2006 Housekeeping Department of the Year: Days Inn - Montreal Downtown, Quebec
•    2006 Renovation of the Year: Days Inn - Toronto West Mississauga, Ontario
•    2006 Humanitarian Award: Days Inn - Calgary South, Alberta
•    2006 Humanitarian Award: Days Inn - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
•    2006 Humanitarian Award: Days Inn & Conference Centre - Montreal Airport, Quebec

The Chairman’s Awards for Quality, were also handed out.  This award recognizes Days Inn properties that have received the highest quality assurance evaluation scores in the chain.

These hotels have continually demonstrated excellence in operational tasks and customer service, achieving a quality assurance score of at least 495 out of a possible 500 points, on each of the two annual unannounced inspections. This year, nine hotels were recognized for their outstanding achievement in 2006.

Chairman’s Award for Quality winners for 2006 included:

•      Days Inn & Conference Centre - Penticton, B.C. (General Manager Joe Morelli)
•      Days Inn - Calgary Airport, Alberta (Acting General Manager Loreen Jeffery)
•      Days Inn & Suites - Edmonton, Alberta (Acting General Manager Theresa Kloster)
•      Days Inn - Medicine Hat, Alberta (General Manager Leslie Squires)
•      Days Inn - Red Deer, Alberta (General Manager Natalie Cherry)
•      Days Inn - Regina, Saskatchewan (General Manager Steve Whelan)
•      Days Inn - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (General Manager Grant Smith)
•      Days Inn & Suites - Thunder Bay, Ontario (General Manager Kevin Kalyta)
•      Days Inn - Montreal Downtown, Quebec (General Manager Marc Deriger)

“These important awards reflect our ongoing commitment to providing today’s traveller with top-quality accommodation and comfort at affordable prices,” stated Prince.

This year’s annual conference which included strategic business seminars, a trade exhibition and marketing updates was designed to prepare Days Inn properties from across the globe for the opportunities of 2007 and beyond. Delegates celebrated a “New Day Dawning” for the Days Inn brand with the unveiling of a new logo, while also tapping into brand resources to help drive improved property performance, revenues and profits.

About Days Inns - Canada

Days Inns - Canada is one of the country’s leading hotel chains with 87 independently owned and operated properties and over 7,800 rooms. Its franchises cover a wide range of urban, airport and resort properties in primary and secondary markets across Canada. Days Inns - Canada participates in the TripRewards guest reward program, which is free to join and offers points that can be redeemed at a host of retail and travel partners including Aeroplan and Canadian Tire.