YEG - Edmonton Int Airport

[Coldrsx]

^some good news...although it would be nice to have our own charters.

Here's a question would a flight like this work well for air canada?
LHR-YEG-HNL-YEG-LHR?

Seems logical.

[Coldrsx]

Hnl?

[ExcaliburKid]

^Honolulu maybe?

[Coldrsx]

that was my guess

[CanadianCentaur]

Yeah. HNL = Honolulu

[tuffyy]

I dont think a HNL tag on would be good for the YEG-LHR run as it is doing very well by itself.

[rapid_business]

and how much LHR traffic do you really think ends up at HNL? That is a long trip for a bit of sun.

[CanadianCentaur]

Originally Posted by onishenko

and how much LHR traffic do you really think ends up at HNL? That is a long trip for a bit of sun.

Most people in the UK, if they want go where there's sun a-plenty, they'd hightail it for Spain, including the Canary Islands. Or Greece or anywhere else in the Mediterranean, for that matter. I don't think Hawai'i would on their list, if at all.

[Coldrsx]

How about a :

LHR - HK - YEG - LHR

or

LHR - INDIA - YEG - LHR

[tuffyy]

U.K to the Hawaiian islands is rare.About 10 yrs ago a U.K charter airline names orionair flew a 747-200 from LGW and MAN to HNL with a stop in YHZ.The flights proved to be failure do to the long flight time.Although when I was in CUN last week I did see Thomas cook,first choice,Thomsonfly,and My travel from the U.K all on the ground at the same time.Cancun seems to be popular with the U.K.

I was just throughing out an idea that popped in my head. Seems so logical. Then again during the winter month YEG probably will see decent loads consider the awesome year Marmot had ...word of month will work.

[Rocket252]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

How about a :

LHR - HK - YEG - LHR

or

LHR - INDIA - YEG - LHR

Would not British Airways serve those routes directly?

[Rocket252]

Originally Posted by tuffyy

U.K to the Hawaiian islands is rare.About 10 yrs ago a U.K charter airline names orionair flew a 747-200 from LGW and MAN to HNL with a stop in YHZ.The flights proved to be failure do to the long flight time.Although when I was in CUN last week I did see Thomas cook,first choice,Thomsonfly,and My travel from the U.K all on the ground at the same time.Cancun seems to be popular with the U.K.

Lots of Brits in Cancun and on cruises in the area

[IKAN104]

Is anybody else getting a little annoyed about the lack of details about the airport hotel, or is it just me? I thought we would've seen at least a rendering by now.

[murman]

Originally Posted by IKAN104

Is anybody else getting a little annoyed about the lack of details about the airport hotel, or is it just me? I thought we would've seen at least a rendering by now.

Seemingly no different than any other project in Edmonton. Little information ever gets to the public until after the thing's well into the ground...

[vaportrail]

Two hotels planned for Ellerslie (3:50 p.m.)
Ron Chalmers, edmontonjournal.com
Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
EDMONTON — The city’s fast-rising occupancy rate has triggered plans for two new hotels at 101st Street and Ellerslie Road.

“We’re just getting the paperwork through the city, then we will proceed,” Vancouver developer Charan Rai said today.

He plans to build a $14-million Gateway Sheraton hotel “catering to small business people,” with 154 guest rooms.

A second hotel, costing $7 million, will target the “leisure tourist” market with 99 rooms, and may fly the Hampton Inn banner, said Rai, who also has six hotels in British Columbia.

“The traffic numbers in that area are very healthy,” said Kenn Bur at Edmonton Economic Development Corporation.

Across the Edmonton metropolitan region, hotel occupancy rates rose in 2006 to 71.7 per cent from 66.1 per cent in 2005.

“Edmonton is now the No. 1 tourism destination in person-visits to Alberta,” Bur said.

The new entrants do not threaten existing hotels, said Richard Wong, general manager of Sutton Place Hotel.

“Demand is growing faster than hotel-room inventory,” he said, so new construction will not affect average room rates.

Meanwhile, a Marriott Courtyard hotel to be built at the Edmonton International Airport has been delayed by one year.

The hotel was to open in 2007, but the developer, Concord Hospitality Enterprises of Raleigh, North Carolina, has delayed its start until this summer, said Edmonton Airports spokesman Roy Thorpe. It is now expected to open in the summer of 2008 with 192 rooms and a pedway connection to the main terminal.

The delay was caused by protracted planning, negotiations and an early winter, Thorpe said.

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[CMD UW]

/\ Talk about timing....so everyone can simma...

[murman]

Originally Posted by vaportrail

Meanwhile, a Marriott Courtyard hotel to be built at the Edmonton International Airport has been delayed by one year.

The hotel was to open in 2007, but the developer, Concord Hospitality Enterprises of Raleigh, North Carolina, has delayed its start until this summer, said Edmonton Airports spokesman Roy Thorpe. It is now expected to open in the summer of 2008 with 192 rooms and a pedway connection to the main terminal.

The delay was caused by protracted planning, negotiations and an early winter, Thorpe said.

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Delayed b/c of an EARLY WINTER???

[m0nkyman]

It'd be believable if they had started excavating the second that snow cover was gone.....