Regina International Airport

youngregina · #1 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 4:20 PM**

Hello, do you think reginas airport should have a hotel or not? Why?

1ajs · #2 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 4:50 PM**

winnipeg has one

CCF · #3 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 5:53 PM**

We may be getting a direct flight to Salt Lake City soon.

1ajs · #4 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 6:08 PM**

your guys airport is so tiny though

youngregina · #5 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 6:43 PM**

For those of you who didn't want a hotel, Why?

Dalreg · #6 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 10:43 PM**

Because it isn't really needed. Many options exist in Regina for hotels all of which are fairly close.

newflyer · #7 Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 11:23 PM**

Regina's airport is probably too small to support a hotel. Most people who stay at an airport hotel are there on an overnight business trip. Does Regina have the corportate base to support that type of hotel?

I think Regina would be much better off having guests stay downtown.

yeeg · #8 Posted **Apr 30, 2007, 12:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by newflyer

Regina's airport is probably too small to support a hotel. Most people who stay at an airport hotel are there on an overnight business trip. Does Regina have the corportate base to support that type of hotel?

I think Regina would be much better off having guests stay downtown.

Agreed, if people start staying at the airport hotel, there would be much less business DT...Plus, I dont think YQR has enough long distance traffic to warrant a hotel...Most flights are to neighbouring provinces but correct me if I am wrong...

A4Regina · #9 Posted **Apr 30, 2007, 2:58 AM**

Even though a hotel at the airport would be nice, i'd rather have a 15-20 storey high rise hotel downtown...

youngregina · #10 Posted **Jan 27, 2008, 6:01 PM**

Does anyone know how many passengers we had travel through our airport in 2007??

mbeaumont · #11 Posted **Jan 28, 2008, 3:51 PM**

No, the only flight west of Manitoba is Toronto, Saskatoon just got a Montreal/Ottawa flight though which is nice, don't know how long it'll last though

ILYR · #12 Posted **Jan 28, 2008, 8:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by mbeaumont

No, the only flight west of Manitoba is Toronto, Saskatoon just got a Montreal/Ottawa flight though which is nice, don't know how long it'll last though

Thats a long flight to Toronto going west.

FFX-ME · #13 Posted **Jan 28, 2008, 8:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILYR

Thats a long flight to Toronto going west.

hahahaha

I didnt even notice, how embarrassing, wow, lol

AuxTown · #14 Posted **Jan 28, 2008, 10:04 PM**

Regina's airport does not need a hotel. The reason people stay in airport hotels is because it is too long a distance or traffic is terrible getting from there to downtown. In Regina, you can drive downtown from the airport in a matter of minutes, thus, no need for a hotel. Regina is a perfect, compact little city that is amazingly easy to get around and traffic is almost non-existent.

yorktonite · #15 Posted **Jan 28, 2008, 10:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey

Regina's airport does not need a hotel. The reason people stay in airport hotels is because it is too long a distance or traffic is terrible getting from there to downtown. In Regina, you can drive downtown from the airport in a matter of minutes, thus, no need for a hotel. Regina is a perfect, compact little city that is amazingly easy to get around and traffic is almost non-existent.

Thanks, you saved me from typing.

newflyer · #16 Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 1:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

winnipeg has one

... and we are getting a second one soon.

The airport hotel utility is also influenced by the type of business being conducted. There are many busineses not located downtown, such as transportation & distribution, manufacturing, light industrial among others... who don't nesessarily want or need to stay downtown. These types of hotels also often offer confernce and meeting places for business travelers... and really don't cater to leisure travelers or tourists.

It really comes down to the city's size and economic makeup.

SmileyBoy · #17 Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 2:44 AM**

If Fargo-Moorhead's international airport won't be getting one anytime soon, I don't see why Regina's airport would have one, considering both cities are quite similar in size and have similar airport size and traffic.

flatlander · #18 Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 3:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by newflyer

Regina's airport is probably too small to support a hotel. Most people who stay at an airport hotel are there on an overnight business trip. Does Regina have the corportate base to support that type of hotel?

I think Regina would be much better off having guests stay downtown.

Let the market decide.

newflyer · #19 Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 4:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by flatlander

Let the market decide.

I believe it has..... although the thread is created for conversation.

ILYR · #20 Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 6:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by youngregina

Does anyone know how many passengers we had travel through our airport in 2007??

I can't seem to find numbers for 2007, but here are the numbers of passengers for 2005 and 2006, of which 2006 was a record year, 826,506 and 871,416.