Valhalla Inn-Door Golf Open In its Second Year of Supporting the Community

In addition to being a great place to stay or host a conference event, The Valhalla Inn has always had a great reputation for its commitment to the community. So its no surprise that they're once again hosting the Valhalla Inn-Door Golf Open on Friday April 27th in support of the United Way of Thunder Bay.

This is the second year of the event and its a great way to have some fun, raise some money for a great local organization. The best part is that the weather is always perfect. It might be hard to image but think of a colossal mini putt course stretched through most of the main floor of the hotel. From the ball rooms, meeting rooms, halls, lobby and even the pool area (think massive water trap). The cool thing is that the course sponsors design their own holes and its pretty amazing to see the creative lengths they go to.

In 2011, Tourism Thunder Bay partnered with Golf Thunder Bay to host a hole and even field a team. Its a great way to boost our network within the community. The event raised over $12 800 and 100% of the proceeds went to the United Way.

I encourage other community tourism partners to consider sponsoring a hole, prizes or fielding a team for this event. For our corporate visitors in the city that week, why not stay over an extra night and hang out with the locals on the course. Space is limited to 36 teams.

To register, click here. For more information contact Bill Dell, Sales and Marketing Director @ bill.dell@valhallainn.com

Valhalla Hosts Indoor Golf Tourney In Support of United Way

Hats off to the contributions Thunder Bay's tourism partners make to creating a better city!

Help one of our great local tourism partners, the Valhalla Inn (http://www.valhallainn.com/), make indoor golf history and help the United Way of Thunder Bay raise money that helps organizations in the community.

The Valhalla is hosting an indoor golf tournament Friday April 9, 2010. Put together a fun team to golf 18 custom holes (including an exotic pool side hole) throughout the hotel to win fantastic prizes. Its putters only so don't worry about dragging the bags and carts out of storage or having to replace broken lights after each swing.

In addition to having a great time, there's also entertainment and a special wrap up dinner created by their own Chef Herbert Kraus.

Registration begins at 3 PM, shotgun start at 4 PM, reception at 6 PM and dinner and prizes finish off a great afternoon at 7 PM

Space is limited and the entry fee is $300.00 per team. for more information, you can email Bill Dell at Bill.Dell@valhallainn.com

Valhalla Inn Invests in Quality Experiences with Newly Renovated Rooms

Quality is the cornerstone to building a successful tourism economy and elevating our community's reputation as a first class destination for visitor experiences. As such, its always noteworthy to acknowledge Thunder Bay tourism partners who are investing in their facilities. Investments such as these improve Thunder Bay's reputation as a quality destination for leisure, work, sport, culinary and accommodation experiences

The Valhalla Inn, Thunder Bay’s Premier hotel is pleased to announce the completion of guest room renovations. The 4th and 5th floor rooms have been completely renovated at a cost of more than 2 million dollars. Renovations include 30 Amethyst rooms on the 5th floor and 30 Executive Suites on the 4th Floor. There are also 2 luxury suites available with whirlpool tubs and extravagant fixtures.

The Valhalla Inn will be holding a grand opening showcasing the new rooms on Thursday October 15th , 4:30 – 7:30. All media is invited. Tours for the media will precede the event please call Bill Dell @ 577-1121 for viewing times.

I'd like to extend congratulations to the Valhalla for making this investment in quality.

For more information, visit http://www.valhallainn.com/

Thunder Bay's own March Madness Media Spotlight

Thunder Bay has received a hefty dose of national media this past month with fantastic web, print and television coverage, some of which has focused on Thunder Bay's summer and winter activities, culture and culinary experiences. In all the media coverage, one theme has emerged, Thunder Bay is a culturally rich city with a "vibe" on the doorstep of some of the world's best outdoor experiences.

The March 3 episode of CBC's Rick Mercer Report provided a great 8 minute clip of Rick experiencing some of Thunder Bay's great winter traditions, ice climbing, the art of sauna and breakfast at the Hoito. The segment painted a picture of Thunder Bay as one of Canada's great outdoor winter cities and a community that embraces its ethnic culture, the outdoors and the seaon that many take for granted. Go to www.cbc.ca/mercerreport to watch the clip.

En Route, Air Canada's inflight magazine featured Thunder Bay's off the beaten path winter getaways, including pond skating, dog sledding and ice climbing, than weaving them into some of our great cultural winter activities, including, once again, the Hoito, as well as a tour of the Anihnawbae Art Gallery. The article appears in both the print and on-line editions and can be read at http://enroute.aircanada.com/en/articles/thunder-struck

Coastal Living magazine, in its online edition, published a story about Thunder Bay's connection to Lake Superior, and in particular, winter activities in and around the lake. Once again, Thunder Bay's finnish culture is presented front and centre. Coastal Living attracts a wide affluent market around North America and to be presented is a coup for the city. go to http://www.coastalliving.com/travel/other-coasts/canadas-hot-spot-00400000040542/

And thats not the end of it. Thunder Bay's iconic Sleeping Giant made the cover of This month's Canadian Geographic Travel. The cover article, featuring Canada's top 25 provincial parks, included both Sleeping Giant and Quetico. This attention and the fact that Thunder Bay is a gateway to both parks, helps solidify our "Superior By Nature" brand and positions us, once again, as one of Canada' s great outdoor cities. Visit http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/travel/travel_magazine/mar09/