Saskatoon Railway hotel history on display in tour (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)
From The Saskatoon StarPhoenix
By Jeanette Stewart, The Saskatoon StarPhoenix
When Stefan Deprez moved to Saskatoon to become Director of Sales and Marketing of the iconic Delta Bessborough Hotel, he found people knew little about the hotel's history.
"The Bess" was the last of the great railroad hotels built in Canada. Though construction began at the end of 1931, it was halted by the Great Depression and citizens eventually had to lobby to have the interior finished. It opened its doors Dec. 10, 1935, and to this day maintains elements of the "grand hotel," incorporating the philosophies of world-famous hotelier Cesar Ritz.
In an effort to make the hotel more accessible to the public and part of year-long 75th birthday celebrations Deprez created and leads tours of the historic hotel, allowing him to be "part hotelier and part historian."
http://www.montrealgazette.com/travel/story.html?id=3181410
By Jeanette Stewart, The Saskatoon StarPhoenix
When Stefan Deprez moved to Saskatoon to become Director of Sales and Marketing of the iconic Delta Bessborough Hotel, he found people knew little about the hotel's history.
"The Bess" was the last of the great railroad hotels built in Canada. Though construction began at the end of 1931, it was halted by the Great Depression and citizens eventually had to lobby to have the interior finished. It opened its doors Dec. 10, 1935, and to this day maintains elements of the "grand hotel," incorporating the philosophies of world-famous hotelier Cesar Ritz.
In an effort to make the hotel more accessible to the public and part of year-long 75th birthday celebrations Deprez created and leads tours of the historic hotel, allowing him to be "part hotelier and part historian."
http://www.montrealgazette.com/travel/story.html?id=3181410
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