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· Grand Summit Resort Hotel & Conference Center At The Canyons Awarded The AAA Four Diamond Designation PARK CITY, Utah (September 15, 2003) The prestigious AAA Four Diamond designation has been awarded to the Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center at The Canyons Resort. The award means the Grand Summit joins a select group of lodging properties that have received the designation nation-wide. According to AAA, only 2.84 percent of the estimated 30,000 AAA-rated lodging properties are awarded the Four Diamond designation annually.
"We are all very proud to join the elite family of Four Diamond properties," said Jeff Zogg, Vice President of Lodging at The Canyons Resort. "The staff, managers and supervisors have worked extremely hard to make the Grand Summit Resort Hotel one of the premier mountain destinations in North America," Zogg added. "The team here at The Canyons has truly been dedicated to delivering sincere quality service over the three years that we have been open. This is a testimonial to their efforts." More than 60 AAA/CAA tourism editors visit nearly 70,000 lodgings, campgrounds, restaurants and attractions each year throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Tourism editors conduct unannounced evaluations of lodgings and restaurants, scrutinizing such areas as cleanliness, ambiance, amenities and service. AAA has included lodging information in its travel publications since the early 1900's. The association began rating hotels and other accommodations in 1963, adopting the current rating systems in 1977 in celebration of AAA's 75th anniversary. In addition to the AAA designation, the Grand Summit Resort Hotel was recently awarded the coveted Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for its second year. The destination property made its international debut during the 2002 Winter Olympics when it served as the broadcast center for NBC's Today show. More recently, the number one-rated reality dating show, The Bachelor, chose the Grand Summit Resort Hotel as its location for Andrew Firestone's fantasy date, airing in the spring of 2003. The Grand Summit Resort Hotel is located just steps from the Flight of The Canyons gondola, providing ski in /ski out service from its 358 rooms. Guests can choose from hotel rooms, studios, one, two and three bedroom suites as well as expansive penthouses. Amenities at the Grand Summit include a heated outdoor pool, hot tubs, a full-service health club and spa, room service, valets, as well as four in-house dining options and a general store. In the past few years, the Grand Summit has become one of the most popular meeting and convention sites in the Park City and Salt Lake area. Meeting planners are attracted to the Grand Summit for its first-rate accommodations and its easy access to the Salt Lake International Airport. The Canyons Resort is owned and operated by American Skiing Company, headquartered in Park City, Utah. ASC is one of the largest operators of alpine ski, snowboard, and golf resorts in the United States. Its resorts include Killington and Mount Snow in Vermont; Sunday River and Sugarloaf/USA in Maine; Attitash Bear Peak in New Hampshire; Steamboat in Colorado; and The Canyons in Utah. More information is available on ASC's website at www.peaks.com. Media Contact: Media Contact: Katie Eldridge (435) 615-3308 Keldridge@thecanyons.com |
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