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Rocky Mountaineer Gives Travellers More Time in Beautiful BC with a Free Hotel Night in Vancouver

June 08, 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (June 8, 2010) – Rocky Mountaineer welcomes guests to enjoy a free hotel night in the stunning, coastal city Vancouver as a part of their award-winning, Western Canadian rail vacation. Guests who book a Rocky Mountaineer tour in GoldLeaf Service of three nights or more or a RedLeaf service tour of five nights or more, from now until August 31, 2010, will be treated to an additional free night at a luxurious Fairmont hotel in Vancouver either at the beginning, or end of their trip.
 
“As a Vancouver-based company, we know that there is so much for our guests to experience and take in while in Vancouver,” says Hubert Wat, Vice President, Marketing of Rocky Mountaineer. “It’s a city unlike any other, and we’re delighted to give travellers an opportunity to extend their vacation in beautiful British Columbia with an additional night’s stay on us at one of Vancouver’s magnificent Fairmont properties.”
 
Western Canada offers some of the most spectacular scenery in the world and Rocky Mountaineer is the ultimate way to see the majestic Canadian Rockies. A great package option is the Canadian Rockies Adventure. This seven night/eight day trip includes a two-day, all daylight rail journey aboard the world-renowned Rocky Mountaineer. Travelling in GoldLeaf Service in a custom designed two-storey glass dome coach with panoramic views or settling back in roomy, reclining seats with large picture windows in RedLeaf Service, guests enjoy the passing views of British Columbia and the beautiful Canadian Rocky Mountains between Vancouver, BC and Banff, Alberta. The package also includes several sightseeing tours in Banff National Park such as a Glacier Helicopter tour, Summit Helicopter Flightseeing as well as a Columbia Icefield Excursion.
 
To qualify for the additional free night’s stay at a Fairmont hotel in Vancouver, visitors must book a Rocky Mountaineer vacation package in GoldLeaf Service of three nights or more or a RedLeaf service tour of five nights or more, for at least two adults. Offer is based on double occupancy by August 31 for travel between June and October 2010 and only valid on new bookings. Further restrictions may apply.
 
For more information on this limited time offer, please contact your local travel professional or Rocky Mountaineer directly at (800) 665-7245, or visit www.rockymountaineer.com.


About Rocky Mountaineer
Rocky Mountaineer offers 45 unique Canadian vacation packages and four spectacular rail routes through British Columbia and Alberta.  This luxurious train travels by daylight through the wild beauty of Canada’s West and is the best way to experience the majestic Canadian Rockies.  The Rocky Mountaineer also runs a three-hour journey with breathtaking scenery between Vancouver and Whistler, BC.  Now in its 20th year of operation, the Rocky Mountaineer has grown to become the largest privately owned passenger rail service in North America and welcomed its one millionth guest in 2008. Rocky Mountaineer has been honoured with four World Travel Awards as “World’s Leading Travel Experience by Train” and was recently named by National Geographic as one of the “World’s Greatest Trips”. 
 
 
Media Contacts:
Richelle Swinburne
Manager, Communications
Rocky Mountaineer
Vancouver, British Columbia
Phone: (604) 606-8419
 
Rose Chase
Travel Media Relations Specialist
Rocky Mountaineer
Vancouver, British Columbia
Phone:  (604) 606-8473