FINE LIFESTYLES: d3h PAYS IT FORWARD - 2011/12

SASKATOON, SK – d3h Hotels has brought over several foreign workers from the Philippines due to labor shortages that were occurring throughout Saskatchewan and Alberta a few years ago. In that time, we have built relationships with these workers in our properties. On April 10th, Candy McBride, Chief Human Resources Officer for d3h, and her husband travelled to the Philippines to meet several of the families and friends of the foreign workers who work for d3h Hotels.

It was a life changing trip for the pair as they had the opportunity to visit not only the tourist areas but also the impoverished areas of the Philippines.Since then, d3h Hotels has “Paid It Forward” this year in bettering other people’s lives.

We have been involved in raising money for Childhood Cancer this year in which our group of hotels sold teddy bears d3h PAYS IT FORWARD and 50% of the proceeds were donated directly to Childhood Cancer. Through the sale of the bears and other fundraising efforts, such as Customer Appreciation BBQ’s and donating $1 per room rented for a week in September, d3h Hotels were able to raise close to $10,000 for Childhood Cancer.

In October of this year, a group of Owners and Managers of d3h Hotels recently had the opportunity to come together for our own d3h Conference in Vancouver. We rolled out many new and exciting initiatives for the upcoming year that will positively impact on our staff and guests and we also had a chance to engage in meaningful team-building activities.One of these activities was donating our time to one of Canada’s busiest soup kitchens, the Salvation Army located on East Hastings Street. The Salvation Army’s promise “Giving Hope Today” is more than just a saying. Rather, it’s a promise that draws 1.5 million Canadians to The Salvation Army for help every year…and it’s what keeps them coming back every day.

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FINE LIFESTYLES: SASKATCHEWAN'S BEST KEPT SECRET - D3H HOTELS INC.

REGINA, SK - Based in Saskatoon, d3h Hotels Inc. is a hotel management company that owns and operates nine hotels across Western Canada with two new hotel builds in Yorkton and Swift Current which will start in the Spring of 2011.

Saskatchewan’s “best kept secret” was formed in 1998 by 3 Saskatchewan businessmen. Since then, two of the original founders recognized that a change in ownership would allow for new and fresh ideas, which would help keep the company relative to its market, as well as, ensuring they maintained their competitive edge. This new ownership group consists of Don Urzada, Don Rosten, Carolyn Genest and Candy McBride.

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REALSTAR HOSPITALITY RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING HOTELS

TORONTO, ON - At its recent Canadian National Meeting, Realstar Hospitality presented their 2010 Awards of Recognition to seven Motel 6 properties from across Canada for their excellence in performance throughout last year.

Awards of Recognition recipients:

• 2010 Property of the Year: Motel 6 Grande Prairie, AB
• 2010 Best Customer Service, Western Canada: Motel 6 Red Deer, AB
• 2010 Best Customer Service, Eastern Canada: Motel 6 Peterborough, ON
• 2010 Best Quality Practices, Western Canada: Motel 6 Medicine Hat, AB
• 2010 Best Quality Practices, Eastern Canada: Motel 6 Huntsville, ON
• 2010 Best Competitive RevPar Index, Western Canada: Motel 6 Saskatoon, SK
• 2010 Best Competitive RevPar Index, Eastern Canada: Motel 6 Brampton, ON

In addition, Realstar Hospitality recognized those hotels who received zero guest complaints throughout the year and they were: Motel 6 Claresholm, AB; Motel 6 Grande Prairie, AB; Motel 6 Medicine Hat, AB; Motel 6 Estevan, SK and Motel 6 Saskatoon, SK.

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CANADIAN LODGING NEWS: SASKATOON COMPANY ADDS THIRD DIMENSION TO HOTEL OWNERSHIP

ONTARIO, CANADA- In pursuing its vision of growth, d3h has acquired land to build a HomeSuites hotel next door to the new Days Inn—Regina Airport West within the next two years and the existing Days Inn – Medicine Hat will see a 24-room expansion and renovations of two floors in 2011.
Recently, d3h has signed franchise agreements to construct two new Home Inn & Suites in Yorkton and Swift Current. This new brand will be a mixture of limited service type rooms and larger suites which include the full kitchen and living room. The Yorkton hotel will have a pool and waterslide. The projects will begin construction in the spring of 2011 with expected completion in early to mid-2012.

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