Tourism Winnipeg

15 LEGENDS TALES • Volume 6, 2017 Boho Osborne Village is renowned for its trendy fashion, gift and jewellery boutiques. For posh threads, beauty pampering, and specialty foods, head to Academy Road in upscale River Heights. The artsy crowd flocks to the Exchange District for local artworks, and funky vintage furniture shops and antiques. Winnipeg Design Festival is Manitoba's largest design event, showcasing the province's boundary pushers in the fields of fashion, furniture, graphic arts, landscape, architecture, urban planning and more through various activities. Runs September 2017. Browse the two-storey Forks Market and Johnston Terminal for global goods and made-in-Manitoba food souvenirs. Highlight: The eclectic Village Antique Mall takes over the entire basement of Johnston Terminal. Big box shoppers hit Kenaston Boulevard, which features popular retailers like Nygard Flagship store and IKEA in the newly developed Seasons of Tuxedo. The 100-store Outlet Collection Mall is Winnipeg's first outlet mall. Winnipeg's largest mall, CF Polo Park, recently underwent a $40-million expansion featuring first- to-market stores, such as H&M, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Nine West and Fossil. B outi q ue Sh o p pin g : W illi a m A u Sensational Shopping From big-box stores and popular brand name retailers to one-of-a-kind treasure troves, Winnipeg's shopping scene caters to all tastes. A slick architecturally designed property boasting waterfront views. A grand historic haunted hotel. Familiar brand names offering family-friendly stays and waterslides. Winnipeg has a place to stay for all needs and budgets. Winnipeg Design Festival CF Polo Park: William Au Serene Stays Since 2011, 14 new hotels have opened or expanded, bringing the total rooms up to 7,350 in 2017. NEW - The 127-room Hilton Garden Inn Winnipeg South is expected to open in summer 2017 and is on site at the new Outlet Collection Mall. NEW - Located across from the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, Sutton Place Hotels is opening a 275-room hotel in 2019. The property is part of a transformative new downtown plaza now under construction, which will include enclosed skywalks, boutiques, restaurants, and green space, breathing new life and vibrancy into the city's core. NEW - Significant renovations to Winnipeg hotels include Winnipeg Holiday Inn Winnipeg South (170 guest rooms) and Winnipeg Holiday Inn Airport West (228 guest rooms). Recent additions include ALT Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott, and The Grand Winnipeg Airport Hotel by Lakeview. Millions of dollars in renovations have also been completed at several properties, demonstrating that investors see the growing potential in Winnipeg's rapidly expanding tourism market and consumers now have more diverse lodging options. Unique and recognized properties: The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre is a former Grand Trunk Railway Hotel with more than 100 years of history – it's famous for its haunted residents. The hotel boasts a world-class spa and opulent Palm Lounge. Sparrow Properties is a local chain of hotels. Inn at the Forks is an eco-friendly property with one of the city's hottest new restaurants, a spa with treatments that also incorporate Indigenous traditions, and stylish rooms. The architecturally suave Mere Hotel is located on Waterfront Drive and boasts river views. Brand name hotels include The Fairmont, Radisson, Holiday Inn, Delta, Hilton, Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Courtyard by Marriott and more. WINNIPEG IDEAS A lt H o te l W in n ip eg

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