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The hotel was to serve business people and visitors to Victoria, but later as Canadian Pacific ceased its passenger services to the city, the hotel was successfully remarketed as a resort to tourists. Victoria emerged as a tourist destination beginning in the mid-to-late 1920s. The Empress in August 1930, years after the hotel's expansion in 1928
Hotel Grand Pacific is a 4.5-star hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [1] [2] It was built by Murray Gammon, acquired by Standard Life in the mid 1990s, and sold to Pacific Sun in 1996. [3] It underwent a $5 million renovation in the mid 2010s. [4] The hotel hosts tea, [5] and has hosted the Victoria Whisky Festival. [6]
In 2007, BC Investment Management Corp. bought Delta Hotels, which was purchased by Marriott International in 2015. Empress Hotel, Victoria BC, 2013 Château Frontenac, Quebec City QC, 2009
For the first time, many of Canada's railway hotels were operated by the same company. In 2001, Canadian Pacific Hotels was renamed Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, using the name of an American company it had purchased in 1999. [4] Fairmont continues to operate most of Canada's landmark hotels (see Canadian Pacific Hotels).
The downtown area is an extremely popular place for tourists and local Victorians as that is where many of the movie theatres, stage theatres, hotels, restaurants, pubs, night clubs, and shops are. Many tourist attractions are located in and around the area including Bastion Square, heart of the 19th-century city's professional district.
There are also many restaurants, hotels, and shops along it. 207 Government Street is the location of the Emily Carr House a National Historic Site of Canada. Closer view of The Empress at night with Government Street in the foreground, 12 November 2009.
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