﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Press releases</title><description>Quick access to press releases on what’s making Montréal headlines.</description><link>/Press/RSS-Feed/Press-releases</link><language>en-US</language><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:31:43 GMT</pubDate><copyright>Montreal Tourism</copyright><item><title>And the first place winner is Montréal </title><description>International edition of Monopoly: Advance three squares... 
and discover first place winner Montréal!

Montréal, 20 August 2008 - The most coveted, highest rent property square on the board of the latest international edition of the ever popular ...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/and-the-first-place-winner-is-montreal-anglais</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Update: Hotel Labour Negotiations</title><description>As of today, August 6, 2008, the employees of three Montréal hotels are on strike. This amounts to 2000 rooms of the 24,000 rooms available in the city. Labour negotiations are currently underway in 22 of the more than 100 hotels in Montréal.</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/update-hotel-labour-negotiations-2</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:23:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tourisme Montréal and the Palais des congrès set up a $1M fund to develop business meetings market</title><description>Montréal, July 28, 2008 - Tourisme Montréal and the Palais des congrès de Montréal today announced that they will renew a partnership agreement between the two organizations and create a $1M assistance fund to promote Montréal as a premier host city ...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/tourisme-montreal-and-the-palais-des-congres</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Update: Hotel Labour Negotiations</title><description>As of today, July 22, 2008, the employees of only one Montréal hotel are on strike. This amounts to 605 rooms of the 24,000 rooms available in the city. Labour negotiations are currently underway in 22 of the more than 100 hotels in Montréal.</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/update-hotel-labour-negotiations</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tourisme Montréal contributes $500,000 to revamping the Grand Prix du Canada facilities</title><description>Montréal, May 31, 2008 - Tourisme Montréal is pleased to announce that it will contribute $500,000 to revamping the Grand Prix du Canada F1 facilities at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. The investment is part of a vast $4.5M modernization project whic...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/tourisme-montreal-contributes-500-000-to-revamping-the-grand-prix-du-canada-facilities</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Montréal welcomes Hebdos Québec’s 76th Annual Convention</title><description>POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE



Montréal accueille le 76e congrès annuel d'Hebdos Québec,
du 30 mai au 1er juin 2008


Montréal, le 27 mai 2008 - Montréal est heureuse d'accueillir, du 30 mai au 1er juin, le 76e congrès annuel d'Hebdos Québec, qu...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/montreal-welcomes-hebdos-quebec-s-76th-annual-convention</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tourisme Montréal invests $20 million in innovative new marketing strategies in 2008</title><description>Tourisme Montréal invests $20 million in innovative new marketing strategies and cutting-edge technologies in 2008

Montréal, May 14, 2008 - Tourisme Montréal today announced major investments of $20 million in tourism markets outside Quebec as par...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/Tourisme-Montreal-invests-20-million-in-innovative-new-marketing-strategies-in-2008</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tourisme Montréal receives the prestigious National Meeting Industry Award</title><description>Tourisme Montréal receives the prestigious National Meeting Industry Award during the National Meeting Industry Day

Montréal, April 28, 2008 - Tourisme Montréal proudly accepted The National Meeting Industry Award during the National Meeting Indus...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/tourisme-montreal-receives-the-prestigious-national-meeting-industry-award-during-the-national-meeting-industry-day</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Montréal to pedal to the beat of La Féria du vélo de Montréal from May 25th to June 1st </title><description>Montréal, 15 April 2008 - Montréal is once again set to honour its reputation as the cycling capital of North America with the staging of La Féria du vélo de Montréal, scheduled to run from May 25th through to June 1st. This ever popular, eight-day c...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/montreal-to-pedal-to-the-beat-of-la-feria-du-velo-de-montreal-from-may-25th-to-june-1st </link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tourisme Montréal goes green</title><description>Montréal, March 31, 2008 - Environmental management challenges are vital issues for all organizations in today's world. The very nature of travel makes the tourism industry one of the sectors most closely touched by these problems. Moreover, several ...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/tourisme-montreal-goes-green</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 23rd edition of the Grands Prix du tourisme québécois pays tribute to its regional winners</title><description>Montréal, March 26, 2008 - Last night at the Montréal Science Centre, the regional winners of the Grands Prix du tourisme québécois were honoured in the presence of Raymond Bachand, Minister of Tourism and MNA for Outremont. Hosted by Mireille Deyglu...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/grands-prix-du-tourisme-quebecois</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>President and CEO of Tourisme Montréal, first recipient of the Prix Grand Ambassadeur</title><description>President and CEO of Tourisme Montréal, Charles Lapointe, first recipient of the Prix Grand Ambassadeur, awarded by the Palais des congrès de Montréal

Montréal, March 20, 2008 - The Ambassadors' Club of the Palais des congrès de Montréal yesterday...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/president-of-tourisme-montreal-charles-lapointe-first-recipient-of-prix-grand-ambassadeur</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The MONTRÉAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival rolls out its festive winter menu in the city starting February 21</title><description>Montréal, February 21, 2008 - Today, the much-anticipated MONTRÉAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival kicks off in the heart of the city for the ninth year running. Over the next 11 days, a variety of activities, workshops, conferences, tastings and live shows are...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/the-montreal-high-lights-festival-rolls-out-its-festive-winter-menu-in-the-city-starting-february-21</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tourisme Montréal takes double honours with TIA’s Odyssey Award and CIMTIG’s Travel Award </title><description>Tourisme Montréal takes double honours with TIA's Odyssey Award and CIMTIG's Travel Award for its Brits Wanted campaign 

Montréal, December 3, 2007 - The Travel Industry Association (TIA), in partnership with National Geographic Traveler magazine,...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/tourisme-montreal-takes-double-honours-with-tia-s-odyssey-award-and-cimtig-s-travel-award</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Montréal becomes the first city to be recognized for Geotourism by the National Geographic Society</title><description>Montréal, October 18, 2007 - Tourisme Montréal is proud to be the first city in the world to sign the Geotourism Charter of the National Geographic Society. The Society's choice of Montréal as the first signatory underscores the work Montréal has acc...</description><link>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Press/Press/Press-Releases/montreal-first-city-recognized-for-geotourim-by-national-geopgraphic-society</link><category /><author>Montreal Tourism</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>