http://www.ramadavancouver.com/ Ramada Downtown Vancouver Blog Title Copyright (c) 2012 Ramada Downtown Vancouver Hotel Blog Thu, 17 May 2012 16:57:28 GMT 5 Why not enjoy Downtown #Vancouver this weekend? Its going to be sunny and beautiful. Take a walk in Stanley Park or along the seawall. Stroll Robson Street for shopping and restaurants and of course wind down your day in the Granville Entertainment District. We have just loaded up special rates for you this weekend. Give us a call at 1-888-835-0078 or visit www.ramadavancouver.com to book your weekend in the sun http://www.ramadavancouver.com/05/10/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-05102012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Have we got a Weekend Special for you. If your in town to play in the Granville Entertainment District Thursday to Saturday and think you can keep yourself up till 3am, give us a call. We have some special rooms set aside just for people like you! By taking one of these rooms well give you VIP no line, no cover access to Ginger 62 after 11pm and a $50 credit towards some beverages while your there. WHAT A DEAL! Dont delay there are only a few rooms each weekend available with this special offer. Call - 1-888-835-0078 to book! ONLY available hotel direct! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/25/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04252012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM #NHL2012 Playoffs start tonight. What are your predictions? #getaroom for Vancouver Canucks #playoff home games. Spend the night in the Downtown Vancouver Entertainment District while enjoying game night specials. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/11/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04112012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM In just over a week #Vancouver welcomes the #AERA2012 Conference in Vancouver. #Ramada Vancouver is happy to be hosting over 90 delegates. http://www.aera.net/AnnualMeetingsOtherEvents/AnnualMeeting2012Details/tabid/10209/Default.aspx Will you be attending the conference? From the Entertainment District in Vancouver we would like to wish you all a productive conference and an amazing visit to the city of Vancouver http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/04/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04042012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Are you ready for the #weekend? Ramada Vancouver is on the Granville Entertainment District and the perfect location when you want to call it a night. More often than not, were cheaper than your cab out to the valley after a night out and certainly easier to find! Granville Street is the place to see and be seen in Downtown Vancouver at night. Join us after your Vancouver Canucks game, BC Lions game, Vancouver Whitecaps game, your night clubbing, your dinner or your trade show events. Spend an extra night instead of rushing to the Bowan Island Ferry, Sunshine Coast Ferry, Nanaimo Ferry or Victoria Ferry. You will be glad you did! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/03/30/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-03302012-b 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Vancouver Canucks just a few rooms left for tomorrow and Saturday.....Call now to take in a two game weekend and sleep with the party on Granville http://www.ramadavancouver.com/03/30/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-03302012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Need a room last minute? Call direct and save - 1-888-835-0078 http://www.ramadavancouver.com/03/21/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-03212012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM http://www.celticfestvancouver.com/ this week - Come by and say hi at the Celtic Fest Village this weekend on Granville between Symthe and Georgia. We will be running a spin and win fundraiser for the Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay http://www.24hourrelay.com/ http://www.ramadavancouver.com/03/15/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-03152012-b 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM We are redrawing for our 300 LIKE complimentary room night drawing and our winner is LEA HOWARD - Please send me an email to claim your prize before March 31, 2012 http://www.ramadavancouver.com/03/15/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-03152012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Calling Anne Masterson - You won a complimentary night stay in our 300 LIKE drawing. You have until February 29 to contact me to claim your prize. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/02/28/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-02282012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM We hit 300 LIKES - Thanks to Random.org we have our next complimentary night giveaway winner. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/02/12/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-02122012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Bringing back an old slogan for VDay...print ad goes out shortly...BOOK NOW! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/02/09/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-02092012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Year of the Dragon room night giveaway winner #3 - Joseph Poon. Congratulations. www.facebook.com/ramadavancouver make sure your friends come like the page. More giveaways to come. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/01/30/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-01302012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Did you know? http://on.fb.me/xIDLb8 Hallmark Hotels Group is giving away free nights and a #Blackberry #Playbook on January 31? Visit the page and like them to qualify Now! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/01/26/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-01262012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Happy Chinese New Year (????)! Gong Xi Fa Cai and Gong Hey Fat Choy ????. Tell us about your Chinese Year of the Dragon. What year of the Chinese Zodiac were you born in? Where you born in the year of the Dragon? If you were, LIKE our page and send us a message with your birthday. I will be giving away 3 complimentary nights to the first Year of the Dragon responses. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/01/24/2012/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-01242012 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM #Vancouver concert weekend - Wow we have #Prince tonight at Rogers Arena followed by Guns N Roses at Pacific Coliseum tomorrow with @Loaded and Kanye West with Jayz @rogersarena Do you have your hotel room yet? Its going to be a busy one combining with all the folks visiting to Christmas Shop, Work Parties and just plain done school for the year partys. Welcome to Vancouver! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/12/16/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-12162011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Well Deck the Halls, I come back from the road to find a fully decorated lobby and a beautiful Christmas Tree twinkling away. I am in such a festive mood this week. So much so that if we can bring our "likes" to 300 before Friday, I will give away two Gift Certificates. Help us get 500 and we will give away a new Kindle Fire! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/12/14/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-12142011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM #CFL #Greycup2011 rooms available Friday through Sunday just opened up. Call 888-835-7708 for prices. Only 1 Queen bed rooms available but there are a few. If you need a room this weekend, call quickly half disappeared in the first 2 hours. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/11/24/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-11242011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Almost at 300 friends "Like"ing us which means we are just a few friends away from giving away another complimentary night. Please have your friends come visit our page today and hopefully I can give away my second comp night in two days. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/11/22/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-11222011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM In celebration of our @BCLIONS win this past weekend we are giving away a complimentary night for one of our www.facebook.com/hallmarkhotelsgroup properties. If you dont already our parent page we encourage you to do so. It will increase your chances of winning great prizes and you will get all of our hotel promotions as they happen. We have a winner for today - Alexandra Dick . We will be notifying Alexandra today. You could be the next comp stay winner at any time with our random giveaways and in just 11 LIKES, we will be doing another. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/11/21/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-11212011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Alright friends we are into the fall Hockey season now and coming up quickly to Grey Cup! Make sure all your friends have access to our great fall/winter specials by LIKING us just as you have. As an incentive to help, we will be giving away our next night for 2 with breakfast when we hit 300 on this page. Thats just 22 friends to go. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/10/14/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-10142011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Get a $20 Visa Gift Card every 2 stays with Wyndham Rewards promotion running now through November 18, 2011. And, earn double points when booking directly with us. Click below for full details. Thank you for choosing Ramada! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/09/27/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-09272011-b 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Hey friends - take a minute to LIKE our parent page Hallmark Hospitality Group of Hotels. Rumor has it Danny is giving away 6 comp nights when we hit 100 LIKES on the page. Thats right 1 for each of our six hotels. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/09/27/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-09272011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Hey #Ramada #Canada guests. If you are flying with @AirCanada please review your schedule and plan for labour disruption. Check back frequently with http://www.aircanada.com/en/news/trav_adv/labour_updates.html and plan for travel delays. If you need to delay your trip, please call ahead to your hotel and advise them too. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/09/17/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-09172011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM How is the first day of #school going for everyone? Where are you going for your first weekend off? How about #Ramada #Vancouver? Wed love to have you stay after you party your first weekend of the school year away! Give us a call or better yet just click BOOK IT! to the left and get our best available rates. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/09/06/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-09062011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Hey friends - Ramada Inn & Suites Downtown Vancouver loves #free #giveaways. Right now we are 33 likes away from our next Complimentary night stay with breakfast for two! Tell your friends to get us there quicker! BTW - When we hit 500 well draw for an Amazon Kindle http://www.ramadavancouver.com/09/01/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-09012011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Hey Moms and Dads when do your kids go back to #school. Seems to be all over the place depending on country, province/state, city. Look for great #September specials coming soon to Ramada Inn & Suites Downtown Vancouver friends and friends of friends everywhere! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/08/31/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-08312011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM What was your favorite #Vancouver concert this summer? We have http://www.facebook.com/JoshGroban at http://www.facebook.com/RogersArena tonight and #Blink182 along with My Chemical Romance August 31. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/08/30/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-08302011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Have you been watching the #fireworks? Who is your favorite country so far? http://www.ramadavancouver.com/08/04/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-08042011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Are you active #military? Do you work for the #Canadian #Government? Call about our preferred rates which include Full American Breakfast. Thank you for your Public Service! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/06/30/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-06302011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM #Vancouver International #Jazz #Festival - 1800 Musicians - 400 Concerts - 40 Venues - AND HAPPENING NOW! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/06/29/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-06292011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Hey Ramada fans - Tell your friends all about us and win. When we hit 300 friends and again at 400 friends we will be giving away complimentary nights for 2 with breakfast. When we hit 500 an Amazon Kindle eReader. When we hit 1000 LIKEs we will give away an IPAD 2. If you like us on Facebook, take the time to also like us on Twitter. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/06/21/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-06212011-b 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Looking to potentially hire an OPS Director for our 3 Van.Island hotels to work with our management at the property level. BC hotel people, if you know of anyone, have them contact Danny Najdovski for further information. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/06/21/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-06212011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Good luck this weekend to Scott and Charlie participating in the #24hourrelay #vancouver If you would like to help them in sending a disabled child to an Easter Seals Camp this summer please take the time to click and securely donate https://secure.csfm.com/24hourrelay/donate/index.php?relay_type=land&d_type=team&year=2011&team_id=1132&runner_id=14531&visible_team=166 http://www.ramadavancouver.com/06/17/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-06172011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM I would like to apologize to all the visitors to #Vancouver who had to witness, get caught up in or be stuck away from your hotels during the disgrace that Vancouver showed tonight. I would like to praise & thank my hotel staff for staying calm amidst chaos in the city and for taking care of not only our guests but passers by & guests from other hotels who sought refuge from the tear gas and rioting. Good job team! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/06/16/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-06162011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Time is running out - #Wyndham #Rwewards there is less than a week left to tell us WHY you deserve a summer vacation for a chance to win a 7 night vacation, $7,000 gift card & 7 night car rental! Already entered? Rate your favorites! Enter today/Rate your favorites at: http://www.facebook.com/wyndhamrewards?sk=app_168947653163142 http://www.ramadavancouver.com/06/13/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-06132011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Great #Vancouver #Hotel special starting June 12 - from $129 for 2 ppl with Vancouver City Attraction Passport. Combine with $15 Daily Food & Beverage Credit to start your day off with a full american breakafst or relax after the day site seeing. Call direct or use promo codes LPK1 or LPK2 in our booking widget. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/06/09/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-06092011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM http://cfox.supernova.com/callingallwave Vote CALLING ALL WAVE for Vancouver's Fox Seeds BotB!!!!!!! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/05/27/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-05272011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Long Weekend #Staycation package. Rooms starting at $139 this weekend! Stay two nights and we'll include a #Vancouver City Passport! Valuable money saving attraction and dining discounts right close to home. Book on facebook and use promotional code LPK2. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/05/20/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-05202011-b 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM #Vancouver City #Passport program is Back! What a great promotion! This little book packed with Vancouver city information and valuable attraction & Dining #coupons is now available as a part of our room Packages. Click Book it and use promotional code LPK2. We are offering these complimentary with a minimum 2 night booking (Restrictions Apply). Also available for retail sale at our front desk. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/05/20/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-05202011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM We would love to say hello to our new friends and thank you for taking the time to LIKE us! To catch you up on a couple of promotions we have at the moment 1. Need a hotel in Vancouver, mention facebook in the online reservation comments or to our reservations team and we'll provide a $15 food and beverage credit daily. 2. Encourage your friends to like us. We have great give-aways planned. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/30/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04302011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM "LIKE US" on facebook winners - We just hit 200 fans on facebook and to celebrate we have drawn 2 winners of a complimentary night for two with breakfast. ANDREA NASH and JAY MINTER Remember each time we hit 100 there will be another random give-away so the earlier you LIKE US the more chance you have to win. 500 = Amazon Kindle and 1000 = I-PAD. Tell all your friends and we'll hit those give-aways sooner. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/28/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04282011-b 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Imagine, Tell Us & Win~ Game 7 Final #Vancouver #gocanucks play? Take the time to LIKE US first then we want to know. If the Stanley Cup 2011 Playoffs were to go to Game 7 Final Overtime - Who do you want to be playing? Who is going to score the winner and who is going to assist? Play along and win a complimentary night with us for two. Accepting your dreams until the final Canucks game in Round 2. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/28/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04282011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM #Canucks game night hotel reservations NOW OPEN! Game 1 Round 2 - Thursday, April 28 @ 6pm - 18 000 of you don't have a #Vancouver hotel booked yet! Like us on facebook and we'll provide a $15 Food & Beverage credit for #Morrissey in order to watch the game with!!!!!! Ask for the F &B credit package when you book or add a comment to your online reservation mentioning facebook! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/27/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04272011-b 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Now accepting reservations in #Vancouver for #Canucks game 1 against the #Predators. Like us on facebook and we'll provide a $15 Food & Beverage credit for #Morrissey in order to watch the game with!!!!!! Ask for the F &B credit package when you book or add a comment to your online reservation mentioning facebook! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/27/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04272011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Last Minute Weekend Special - looks a little slow this Friday and Saturday so why not venture into the city. Book on our facebook or web page and note Facebook in the remarks for a $15 Food and Beverage credit each night. Almost at 200 fans now...have a friend like us today and push us closer to our next give away http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/09/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04092011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM #Vancouver local mountains @Cypressmtn @grousemountain Mt Seymour are boasting absolutely epic snowfalls this year. Cypress Mountain, Proud Home of Canada's First Olympic Gold Medals on Home Snow was reporting over 25 CM of snow in the last 24 hours crashing records like crazy with a mid mountain snowpack of 640 CM or for our American friends, thats 256 Inches or 21.3 Feet of snow. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/06/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04062011-b 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM We would like to welcome the #Wyndham Worldwide and #Ramada #Canada Owners, GM's and Sales people into #Vancouver over the next few days. We hope the meetings are productive for you and that you have a little fun too! Ramada Worldwide http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/06/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04062011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Help us Grow ~ The number of friends we have liking us! On Monday we'll start giving away prizes. For each 100 people we have LIKE us, we'll give away a complimentary night for 2 with breakfast. When we get to 500 LIKES I will be happy to draw from our friends for an Amazon KINDLE. I have big plans for the 1000 mark and you can help us reach that goal while winning things along the way. http://www.ramadavancouver.com/04/01/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-04012011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Promotion of the Week - Show us your Facebook "LIKE" - We invite our friends to use the Book It button on www.facebook.com/ramadavancouver between now and Sun, Apr 3 to receive 10% off your stay and a $15 Food and Beverage credit daily. When you book please note FACEBOOK LIKE in the reservation comment field to receive your F & B credit. Do you have friends traveling to Vancouver soon? Have them come LIKE us too! http://www.ramadavancouver.com/03/31/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-03312011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Are you a #Wyndham #Rewards Member yet? Did you know that Wyndham Rewards are offered by over 6500 hotels and 11 different hotel chains? Enrollment is free and easy! Rewards are amazing! The summer promotion is set to be oh so very rewarding https://www.wyndhamrewards.com/trec/consumer/spromoReg.action?promoCode=SPRING2011OFR1 &variant http://www.ramadavancouver.com/03/30/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-03302011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Congratulations to our Two Nation Vacation IPAD Contest Winners March 9 - Portland, Oregon Mary Guess Owner/Associate Publisher Travelhost of Greater Portland http://www.travelhost.com/portland March 10 - Seattle, Washington Andrea de la Paz Sr. Contract Specialist Tour Inventory Holland America Line http://www.facebook.com/HALCruises Thank you for visiting our booth at Two Nation Vacation Show http://www.ramadavancouver.com/03/29/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-03292011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM Did you know that you can book your reservations right from our Page? On the left hand side click Book It! Thank you for Liking Ramada Inn & Suites Vancouver http://www.ramadavancouver.com/03/28/2011/Facebook-Wall-Post-–-Ramada-Downtown-Vancouver-03282011 5/17/2012 4:57:28 PM