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Best Western Coquitlam greets new year with a renovation

The general manager of the Best Western Hotel Plus Coquitlam Inn and Convention Centre i s banking on an $800,000 renovation to boost occupancy rates for 2012.

The general manager of the Best Western Hotel Plus Coquitlam Inn and Convention Centre is banking on an $800,000 renovation to boost occupancy rates for 2012.


Tereza McDermid said a room and lobby remodel that took place last year is starting to pay off and she predicts a modest growth in business for the coming year.

"We are confident that our hotel renovations are going to improve our hotel's performance," said McDermid of the renovation, which added new carpeting, updated furniture in all 106 rooms, plus innovations such as laptop safes and fridges in every room. Several energy efficiency modifications have also been added to enhance performance.

She said the sports tourism business hasn't yet bounced back since the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games changed travel patterns and the high Canadian dollar may be scaring some American tourists away.

But moderate growth in the U.S. economy, coupled with business optimism inn Canada should improve occupancy rates, McDermid predicted.

"I am crossing my fingers that we are going to see about a 1% growth in 2012," McDermid said.

dstrandberg@tricitynews.com