BC Courses Win up! Magazine Awards for Best Value

Up! Magazine – the in-flight magazine of Westjet Magazine announced its Value Award Winners for 2009. Four BC courses were among the winners.
 
The up! magazine Value Awards winners are chosen by thousands of WestJet guests who turn to up! magazine for vital destination information about the places, businesses and events that deliver a great bang for the travel buck and provide a high-quality and unique travel experience that over-delivers when compared to other similarly priced offerings. The Value Awards winners are announced and profiled every year in up! magazine's July issue. What makes a Value Award winner? Simply put, the benefits and rewards of the travel experience offered are greater than the cost.

"The Value Awards program taps our enlightened readers for their secret and not-so-secret spots that offer great value," says up! editor Tom Gierasimczuk. "That may be a $5 breakfast, but it's also a high-end boutique hotel that earns its premium price with amenities and great service."

The four BC winners were Crown Isle Resort, Tobiano, Predator Ridge Resort and Aberdeen Glen Golf Course.

Crown Isle Resort is located in Comox on Vancouver Island, just minutes from Comox Airport (which has direct flights from Calgary). The 7,024-yard layout, boasts dynamite mountain views and plenty of variety and is regarded as one of the best on the Island. The resort features striking course-side accommodations, fine dining, a pumped up fitness centre, an impressive 48,000-square-foot resort centre, and a great golf course.

Tobiano, located just 20 minutes east of Kamloops was recently named Best New Canadian Course by Golf Digest Magazine, was sculpted from the benchlands above Kamloops Lake by Tom BcBroom. It’s views over the lake and distant mountains almost, but not quite, overshadow the layout which makes use of the rugged arroyos and bluffs.

Predator Ridge Resort, located in Vernon in the heart of the Okanagan Valley, is known as one of Canada’s premiere golf resorts, and has hosted numerous professional events.  Its 27 holes are expanding to 36 this summer, and will be open for play in the summer of 2010. Its received awards for the quality of its service, and the range of available accommodation makes for a great golf trip, regardless of the size of the group.