{"id":6204,"date":"2014-04-16T17:44:41","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T21:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matawinie.qc.ca\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2014-04-16T17:44:41","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T21:44:41","slug":"atr-associees-du-quebec-announces-finalists-for-the-2014-grand-prix-du-tourisme-quebecois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/news\/atr-associees-du-quebec-announces-finalists-for-the-2014-grand-prix-du-tourisme-quebecois\/","title":{"rendered":"ATR ASSOCI\u00c9ES DU QU\u00c9BEC ANNOUNCES THE FINALISTS FOR THE 2014 GRAND PRIX DU TOURISME QU\u00c9B\u00c9COIS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Station touristique Val Saint-C\u00f4me, a finalist in the Campings and outdoor, sports and leisure sites category.<\/strong><\/p>\n

ATR associ\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec, the provincial network of regional tourism associations (ATR), announced this morning the finalists for the 28th edition of the Grands Prix du tourisme qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois (GPTQ) competition. These prestigious tourism awards will be presented at the national gala on May 13 in Laval. The GPTQ awards recognize the innovative achievements of tourism companies and organizations, as well as the work of employees who have distinguished themselves among their peers.<\/p>\n

This year, 144 companies, organizations and individuals are finalists in 19 categories, including Tourism Personality. The members of the national jury, whose identity will be revealed at the gala, nominated up to eight finalists for each competition category. They chose from regional winners in categories such as \"agritourism and regional products\", \"tourist attractions\", \"campgrounds and outdoor, sports and leisure sites\", \"ecotourism and adventure tourism\", \"tourism festivals and events\", \"lodging\", \"tourism services\" and \"human resources\"; however, there are 12 contenders for the title of Tourism personality. The complete list of nominees is appended to this press release and published on www.GPTQ.ca.<\/p>\n

Evaluation of applications
\n<\/strong>To accomplish their task, the jury members evaluated the entries by awarding 60 points for innovation, whether in the development of the offering, marketing or management, 20 points for the company's overall competitiveness, and 20 points for respect for sustainable development. \"To grow, Quebec's tourism industry must rely on the willingness and ability of businesses to enhance the visitor experience, which is why constant innovation is so important. That's why so many points are allocated to innovation results when scoring a candidate's file,\" mentioned Mr. Fran\u00e7ois-G. Chevrier, President and CEO of ATR associ\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec. For the categories dedicated to human resources, the evaluation of applications focuses primarily on the candidate's achievements.<\/p>\n

Generous support
\n<\/strong>Such an evening would not be possible without the support of our valued partners. ATR associ\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec would like to thank its loyal collaborator, Tourisme Qu\u00e9bec, as well as its partners, including Bell Media, Rogers Publishing, La Presse, Qu\u00e9becor Media and the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des casinos du Qu\u00e9bec, whose generous contributions ensure the prestige and notoriety of the GPTQ Gala. ATR associ\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec congratulates all the nominees. The names of the gold, silver and bronze winners and the tourism personality will be revealed throughout the evening of May 13 on Twitter with the keyword #GPTQ2014. Tickets for the national gala, to be held at the Sheraton Laval Hotel, are available now at www.atrassociees.com\/fr\/gala.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Here are our 6 national finalists:
\n<\/strong>Agrotourism and regional products category : Vignoble Saint-Gabriel<\/strong>Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon
\nCategory Campsites and outdoor, sports and leisure facilities : Val Saint-C\u00f4me tourist resort, <\/strong>Saint-C\u00f4me
\nFestivals and tourism events category - budget under $300,000 $ : Terrebonne Wine and History Festival<\/strong>Terrebonne
\nFestivals and tourism events category - budget from 300,000 $ to 1 M $ : F\u00eates Gourmandes de Lanaudi\u00e8re<\/strong>Saint-Jacques
\nLodging category: 40 to 149 units: Imp\u00e9ria H\u00f4tel et suites, Terrebonne
\nLodging category Outfitters : Lac Saint-Pierre Outfitter<\/strong>Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola<\/p>\n

\u00a0Congratulations to all and the best of luck at the national gala!<\/p>\n

About the Grands Prix du tourisme qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois
\n<\/strong>Created in 1985, the Grands Prix du tourisme qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois highlight the efforts and dynamism of companies working in the tourism industry, while officially recognizing their exceptional contribution to positioning Quebec as a quality tourist destination.<\/p>\n

About ATR associ\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec and ATRs
\n<\/strong>ATR associ\u00e9es du Qu\u00e9bec is a non-profit organization that brings together 21 of the 22 regional tourism associations (ATRs). It represents the collective interests of the RTAs and offers them a range of services. ATR associ\u00e9es du Qu\u00e9bec also implements three tourism signage programs as an agent of Tourisme Qu\u00e9bec and the Minist\u00e8re des Transports du Qu\u00e9bec. The ATRs represent more than 9,700 businesses and organizations in all sectors of the tourism industry: accommodation, food and beverage, tourist attractions, convention centers, cultural events, etc. As the preferred regional tourism contacts for the Quebec government and Tourisme Qu\u00e9bec, the ATRs are responsible for regional coordination, promotion, development, hospitality and information within their territories. They contribute to the development and enhancement of the Quebec tourism industry for the benefit of all Quebec regions.<\/p>\n

Source :<\/strong>
\nAssociated ATRs of Quebec
\nFran\u00e7ois-G. Chevrier
\nChairman and Chief Executive Officer
\n450 686-8358, ext. 23 (office)
\n514 993-2746 (cell)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Station touristique Val Saint-C\u00f4me, finalist in the Campings and outdoor, sports and leisure sites category. ATR associ\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec, the provincial network of regional tourism associations (ATR), announced this morning the finalists in the 28th edition of the Grands Prix du tourisme qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois (GPTQ) competition. These [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-actualites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6204\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}