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WINNIPEG 2016-2017 | YOUR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY 27 where to stay [ ] Airport Area › Assiniboine Park and Zoo – Winnipeg's multi-award winning zoo, home to 80 acres of exhibits and close to 200 different species › CF Polo Park - the city's largest shopping centre featuring brands like Michael Kors, Anthropologie, Fossil, Disney and Steve Madden › Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada – a large showcase on Canada's aviation heritage featuring former working aircrafts along with some unique prototypes AIRPORT ABODES Whether delegates jet or motor into Winnipeg, the city's humming airport campus – located only a 10 minute drive from downtown and the convention centre – is home to many exceptional properties. There are 3,050 rooms for the taking in this convention-ready area, while CF Polo Park – the city's largest shopping mall – is just a few blocks away. A sampling of conference hotels include: › Best Western Plus Winnipeg Airport Hotel – a highly rated, eco friendly designated property featuring countless amenities and meeting spaces and serving regional, seasonal dishes at Dalton's Restaurant. › Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park – features numerous meeting rooms, entertainment outlets, waterslide and pool, and is steps from CF Polo Park, Winnipeg's largest shopping centre, other big box stores and Cineplex Theatres. › Courtyard by Marriott Winnipeg Airport – one of Winnipeg's newest hotels, Courtyard by Marriot Winnipeg Airport is a sleek, fashionable property with excellent amenities that is conveniently located adjacent to the airport. › Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites – features spacious two-room suites and multiple meeting rooms ideal for business meetings, conferences and social functions. Enjoy urban prairie dining at Bistro 1800 where you can reserve a chef's table for special occasions. › Holiday Inn Winnipeg Airport West – newly renovated property featuring suites and rooms with an excellent location that puts you right between the airport, CF Polo Park shopping centre and Assiniboine Park and Zoo › Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre – whose newly expanded Grand Ballroom offers 25,000 sq. ft of dividable space, making it second to only the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg in events space size. It also features a relaxing corporate floor and executive suites. Winnipeg's airport neighbourhood has seen a frenzy of development since the 2011 opening of the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. The full-service airport has all the perks and must-haves of any modern transportation hub – along with a slew of accolades from worldly publications for its design and architecture. Its neighbouring properties have followed suit, offering accommodations that are reflective of this world-class transportation hub. LAND AT THESE NEIGHBOURING AIRPORT ATTRACTIONS Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre Holiday Inn Winnipeg Airport West Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites Courtyard by Marriott Winnipeg Airport YWG Airport: Gerry Kopelow For a complete list of convention hotels, please refer to www.meetingswinnipeg.com/plan-your-meeting/convention-hotels-and-accommodations