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Issue (Archive) Venue Saint John is an event marketing partnership consisting of the City of Saint John, and private sector partners with a vested interest in the development of meeting, convention and special event business in the City. With Venue Saint John now in its 6th year as Saint John's convention, sport and special event partnership, City Convention Officer Sally Cummings says, "The stats show that Saint John has consistently been the number 1 top convention destination in the Province, year after year." Saint John, the largest city in the province of New Brunswick with a population of 125,000, has the ONLY convention centre in NB. The Saint John Trade and Convention Centre features 17,000 square feet of space. Delegates will find "Uptown" Saint John compact and convenient, with the "Inside Connection", an above ground, climate controlled, pedway system. The following hotels are leaders in the convention and group business in Saint John and are all partners in Venue Saint John. Most offer a business centre with free high-speed wireless internet and photocopying, fax and computer services along with health club facilities. They also have trained and experienced staff who can help plan your meeting or convention. The Delta Brunswick Hotel, the largest 4-star Canada Select hotel in Saint John, features 254 guest rooms including ten suites and five wheelchair accessible rooms. They have 14 conference rooms, accommodating groups up to 1000. Delta Brunswick also has a "Meeting Maestros" program in place. They guarantee that a call to book a meeting, will be returned in one hour and their proposal will be sent within 24 hours. All of their conference service managers have Professional Convention Management Association training. (506) 648-1981. 1-800-335-8233. www.deltahotels.com Situated on the restored waterfront with a commanding view of the harbour, Hilton Saint John has 197 well-appointed guest rooms, an indoor swimming pool, sauna, whirlpool and health club. Their restaurant, Turn of the Tide offers a wide variety of fine cuisine. The hotel and trade centre offer extensive meeting facilities and food and beverage services for any variety of functions, whether for two or 2000 people. (693)-8484. Coastal Inn Fort Howe Hotel is conveniently located on Main Street just 8 blocks from the uptown area. This hotel has eight meeting rooms which can accommodate from 5 to 150 people. They offer full service catering and their banquet area will facilitate up to 350 people. Their 135 guest rooms have key card locks and there is free parking. For relaxation guests can use their indoor pool and hot tub and there is also free hi-speed internet. (506) 657-7320. 1-800-943-0033. www.coastalinns.com The new Holiday
Inn Express Hotel & Suites Saint John accommodations
provide a unique blend of quality and value. They offer a free breakfast,
free in-room high speed internet access, free local and long distance
access dial. They have an indoor pool, whirlpool and fitness rooms.
Their meeting rooms have been refurbished and they have an internet
kiosk/business centre with complimentary high speed access. (506)
642-2622. Hotel
Courtenay Bay has 125 guest rooms and suites, seven multi
use conference rooms, meeting rooms for up to 250 persons and P.J.
Billington's restaurant and lounge. They have a total area
of over 7,000 square feet of space. A business centre and wireless
internet service have been installed throughout the building. They
also have a fitness centre, an outdoor heated pool and complimentary
airport shuttle service. (506) 657-3610. Venue Saint John will make your event planning easy with friendly and professional staff, who promise a warm Maritime experience during your stay! To contact
Sally Cummings Tel: (506) 674-4205 E-mail: sally.cummings@saintjohn.ca.
For further information, visit www.VenueSaintJohn.com |
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