Unique Hotel Partnership Provides Runners with Impressive Discounts
Marathon and Half Marathoners booking Vancouver downtown hotels receive registration deal
Vancouver, BC – October 1, 2014 – A renewed partnership with the Vancouver Hotel Destination Association (VHDA), allows BMO Vancouver Marathon participants to receive a $50 discount on their 2015 registration.
The Vancouver International Marathon Society established a partnership with the VHDA in 2013 that enables runners who book a hotel through beVancouver to receive a discount on either the Marathon or Half Marathon.
This season, when registration opens in October, runners can take advantage of Tier 1 pricing to run the Marathon for just $69 instead of $119, or the Half Marathon for $39 instead of the regular price of $89.
“We are very excited to partner with the BMO Vancouver Marathon for the second year in a row,” says Russ Cowan, Executive Director at the Vancouver Hotel Destination Association. “Each of our 36 partner hotels is located in the downtown Vancouver area and provide easy access to the Health, Sports and Lifestyle Expo as well as the downtown Finish Line.”
Recognized by CNN in 2013 and ranked by Forbes as a Top Destination Marathon in 2012 and 2014, the BMO Vancouver Marathon has hit the world stage, increasing demand for all races. In 2014, the percentage of destination runners increased over 60% compared to 2013 resulting in 46% of runners traveling from outside of B.C. to attend the BMO Vancouver Marathon.
“Each year we attract more and more international runners,” says Charlene Krepiakevich, Executive Director of the Society. “We are thrilled to work with the VHDA to grow the number of out of town runners as well as increase the number of hotel guests to our downtown hotel partners.”
To receive the discount, hotel bookings must first be made through marathon.bevancouver.com. A confirmation e-mail from the hotel will be sent following the booking and will include a promotional code which is valid for the 2015 Marathon and Half Marathon events. The code may be redeemed through the BMO Vancouver Marathon website, bmovanmarathon.ca when registration for all events opens in October, 2014.
One $50 registration discount is applied per hotel room booking with only 500 packages available.