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But before any of you young guns scoff and discount the idea of a mail marketing campaign, you might want to read through this blog entry. Direct mail, while certainly a dinosaur in the world of marketing, can still be a powerful weapon in your arsenal – if it's done correctly and intelligently, of course. We'll lay out a few broad tips for you to consider if carrying out a direct mail campaign. While we would still urge the majority of business owners toward a more electronic/Internet based marketing strategy, you can still get solid results from direct mail.
Before people hand over their email address, you're going to have to offer them something enticing in exchange. This could be a free eBook, access to a Webinar, or the promise of discounts or deals exclusively for your subscribers. You could even repurpose some of your existing blog content and turn it into a guide or resource list. Whatever you decide to offer, just make sure it's something people will recognize as holding true value!
Using an omni-channel strategy is becoming increasingly important for enterprises who must adapt to the changing expectations of consumers who want ever-more sophisticated offerings throughout the purchasing journey. Retailers are increasingly focusing on their online presence, including online shops that operate alongside existing store-based outlets. The "endless aisle" within the retail space can lead consumers to purchase products online that fit their needs while retailers do not have to carry the inventory within the physical location of the store. Solely Internet-based retailers are also entering the market; some are establishing corresponding store-based outlets to provide personal services, professional help, and tangible experiences with their products.[24]
Emails triggered by milestones, like anniversaries and birthdays, are fun to get -- who doesn't like to celebrate a special occasion? The beauty of anniversary emails, in particular, is that they don't require subscribers to input any extra data, and they can work for a variety of senders. Plus, the timeframe can be modified based on the business model.
This is why it's so important to make the time to establish strong connections with other influencers in your niche, and to view them as collaborators and not competitors. It was because of the relationships that we've built with these other influencers that allowed us to have our lead magnets and content shared directly to their own community. Which in turn led to us growing our mailing list by 56,000 new subscribers in just 30 days.
E-mail promotion is widely used by e-marketers to send new product/service information to their registered customers. For example, airline companies periodically e-mail their registered customers about their e-fares and promotional vacation packages. Spamming refers to sending millions of e-mail promotions to recipients who have never asked for the information. These recipients' e-mail addresses are often purchased or swapped with other businesses. Spamming is at best unethical and at worst illegal.
There are many vendors out there who sell lists or rent them (though renting means that the list seller maintains ownership and control of the email list). These are collections of email addresses that the vendors sell to any business or individual who can pay the fees. Your email list is considered to be a purchased or shared list if it's provided to you by a third party, like an email list vendor or affiliate. There's a few ways that vendors build these non opt-in email lists.
Loved reading this! Which of these would you recommend so that I could set myself reminders on certain clients so that I can follow up with them in the future? I feel like I am doing a lot of extra steps that I might not have to do if I was using an actual marketing software. I am in the very beginning stages of getting my business out there and I would like to follow up with potential clients down the road with an email… is this a possibility or should I just keep using my excel spreadsheet!?
Marketers must first determine whether the goal is to retain customers or attract new ones, who their target audience is, and what they're looking for. They then look to their budgets to determine which direct marketing strategy would work best for them, whether that be catalog, postcard, or email campaigns. Once they know the answers to these questions, they begin to build a strategic implementation plan.
"Paper direct mail can be a nuisance to most customers, but if you include a product sample, the direct mail instantly becomes more valuable as a trial tool. There are several companies that specialize in creating product samples, such as Arcade Marketing for the fragrance and makeup industries, and they often have interactive programs that aim to increase the ROI for your brand." ~ Doreen Bloch, Poshly Inc.
The downside of Every Door Direct Mail Service is that, besides the location of the recipient, you don't know anything else about them. If you would like to be able to further target the recipients based on other factors, then you will need to rent a third party mailing list. There are many places where you can go to purchase third party list that is tailored to your specific need. Experian, DirectMail, and InfoUSA being some of the more popular options.
Though consumers can become ad-blind, there is a significant return on direct mail marketing. The key is to target the correct demographic (See also Targeted Marketing). Lists of names and addresses can be purchased from third-party companies, which are able to narrow down potential consumers by income, gender, credit limit, purchasing history, parental status and age of children, marital status, education, and geography.
Besides the fact that email blasts can be spammy and impersonal, they're also not the most effective way to make money. Although a large-scale email blast is sure to convert, it's not because sending it was a strategic move — it's because you cast a wide net. If you crafted a targeted newsletter instead, you'd see a better conversion rate and you'd be able to replicate the strategy many times over. Marissa Petteruti calls email blasts a wasted opportunity to generate more revenue, citing:
First, you will need a computer with internet connection. Then, you can choose from a variety of email servers such as Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail etc. I recommend Gmail because it's free and has and excellent spam blocker. If you go to gmail.com, and click a link that will say something like "create an account". Fill out the information and use your new login and password to enter your new account.
A key benefit of using online channels for marketing a business or product is the ability to measure the impact of any given channel, as well as how visitors acquired through different channels interact with a website or landing page experience. Of the visitors that convert into paying customers, further analysis can be done to determine which channels are most effective at acquiring valuable customers.
We also love how consistent the design of Uber's emails is with its brand. Like its app, website, social media photos, and other parts of the visual branding, the emails are represented by bright colors and geometric patterns. All of its communications and marketing assets tell the brand's story -- and brand consistency is one tactic Uber's nailed in order to gain brand loyalty.
Using an omni-channel strategy is becoming increasingly important for enterprises who must adapt to the changing expectations of consumers who want ever-more sophisticated offerings throughout the purchasing journey. Retailers are increasingly focusing on their online presence, including online shops that operate alongside existing store-based outlets. The "endless aisle" within the retail space can lead consumers to purchase products online that fit their needs while retailers do not have to carry the inventory within the physical location of the store. Solely Internet-based retailers are also entering the market; some are establishing corresponding store-based outlets to provide personal services, professional help, and tangible experiences with their products.[24] http://www.clickalchemy.com/assets/images/email-marketing-flow-img.png
Email marketing is all about expectations, and it's up to you to set them. If your call to action is strong, and your follow-up is consistent, then you can count on a positive campaign. However, if you promise to send one email per week and instead send them daily, then you're setting yourself up for failure. On the contrary, if someone is expecting daily updates or critical product updates and you don't' deliver, then they are likely to be just as upset in that case too.
Focus on the reader first. You should always write your emails to address the needs of your subscribers, not yours. Offer ways to solve their problems, don't simply talk about your products and how great they are. (This is a part that so many companies get wrong.) Ask yourself, what are the biggest pain points/struggles for my subscribers? How can I solve their current problem in this email?
In order to engage customers, retailers must shift from a linear marketing approach of one-way communication to a value exchange model of mutual dialogue and benefit-sharing between provider and consumer.[21] Exchanges are more non-linear, free flowing, and both one-to-many or one-on-one.[5] The spread of information and awareness can occur across numerous channels, such as the blogosphere, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, and a variety of other platforms. Online communities and social networks allow individuals to easily create content and publicly publish their opinions, experiences, and thoughts and feelings about many topics and products, hyper-accelerating the diffusion of information.[22] https://1335865630.rsc.cdn77.org/images/welcome-email-campaign2.jpg
A key objective is engaging digital marketing customers and allowing them to interact with the brand through servicing and delivery of digital media. Information is easy to access at a fast rate through the use of digital communications. Users with access to the Internet can use many digital mediums, such as Facebook, YouTube, Forums, and Email etc. Through Digital communications it creates a Multi-communication channel where information can be quickly exchanged around the world by anyone without any regard to whom they are.[28] Social segregation plays no part through social mediums due to lack of face to face communication and information being wide spread instead to a selective audience. This interactive nature allows consumers create conversation in which the targeted audience is able to ask questions about the brand and get familiar with it which traditional forms of Marketing may not offer.[29]
I recently had my MailChimp account suspended. One of my sites is in the 'make money online' space. It's a completely legitimate website, but apparently if your emails contain keywords they don't like, they will suspend you. I would not recommend using them. Contacting support I just get form responses that are completely unhelpful. There's no phone support- just account termination. Really bad experience. Luckily, this is a very new site- but imagine if you have thousands of emails and they just shut you down without ANY recourse.
Another collection method happens when list vendors buy emails lists from industry trade shows (or other events) where people give their info during the registration process. This is not the same thing as folks who signed up with you, directly, at your trade show booth! This is where list vendors purchase the entire registration list, from the trade show, itself. https://c1.sfdcstatic.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/marketing-cloud/hub/The%20Do%27s%20and%20Don%27ts%20of%20Crafting%20Effective%20Email%20Marketing%20Campaigns/dos-donts-email-marketing-1.jpg
It's hard to believe that the Internet is now multiple decades old. Affiliate marketing has been around since the earliest days of online marketing. It's a great solution for businesses that are risk-averse or don't have the budget to spend on upfront marketing costs. Use affiliate marketing to build a new revenue stream for your ecommerce or B2B business.
Even though this falls into just one of the myriad of elements in the 20 portion of the 40/40/20 rule, it is arguably the most important. Nothing will get your piece of direct mail marketing throw into the trash bin more quickly than a glaring typo, a noticeable formatting issue, or an overall poor print quality. If you're writing the copy, be sure to not only proof it yourself but also have some of your more linguistically-inclined friends and colleagues give it a once over, not only for grammatical and punctuation mistakes but for overall ease of reading and flow. Don't be afraid to seek as many trusted opinions as possible, and be sure to have thick skin to prepare for any constructive criticisms.
You can send people to a landing page on your website that has a URL that is specific to your direct mail campaign. You will then need your vanity URL to redirect to a tracking URL. Unfortunately, this will only be a useful measure of success if you are trying to drive traffic to your site. To learn how to do this, view this white paper by Brian Clifton explaining ways to track offline marketing. You can purchase your vanity URL here.
"Why aren't millennials moving?" The subject line of this email campaign reads before citing interesting data about relocation trends in the U.S. Trulia doesn't benefit from people who choose not to move, but the company does benefit from having its fingers on the pulse of the industry -- and showing it cares which way the real estate winds are blowing.
Once your list is targeted, you need to spend an equally large portion of time coming up with a great deal – even if it means you might lose a bit of money on it. The underlying goal of any marketing campaign is to gain new customers, and it's worth it to significantly reduce your profit margins to gain said customers. Once you have a surgically-honed list and an amazing offer, then you can spend some time on the design, copy, delivery methods, postage rates, date of delivery, size of the mailer…there are a lot of other options to consider, but following the 40/40/20 rule you can see how important audience and offer truly are.


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Bevo Agro records record sales
March 4, 2016, Langley, B.C. — Bevo Agro Inc. achieved record operating and financial results for the second quarter and for the six months ending December 31, 2015.
Second Quarter Highlights (versus Q2 last year)
• Record Q2 sales of $6,776,711, an increase of 5.5 per cent over sales of $6,422,391 in Q2 last year.
• Net earnings of $364,948 in the second quarter.
• EBITDA totaling $1,136,051, a 77 per cent increase over EBITDA of $642,742 last year.
Year-To-Date Highlights (versus the first six months of last year)
• Record sales $11,288,378, an increase of 8.8 per cent over the same six month period last year.
• Net earnings of $241,479 for the six-month period, versus a loss last year.
• EBITDA totaling $1,604,574, a 66.5 per cent increase over last year.
Sales for both the three-month (Q2) and six-month periods represent all-time record highs for the company during these respective periods.
The gross profit for the three months ending Dec.31, 2015 was $1,709,775 compared to $1,295,981 in the same quarter the previous year. The gross profit of $2,820,345 for the first six months was a 31 per cent increase over $2,151,744 last year.
Expenses for the six months were $2,494,026 (22 per cent of sales) compared $2,474,360 (24 per cent) for the same six months last year.
The net profit for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2015 was $241,479 versus a loss of $188,455 for the same period last year.
Readers are encouraged to view the company's unaudited financial statements as at Dec.31, 2015, and accompanying MD&A at www.sedar.com.
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Business management and business users often have conflicting ideas and concerns about data storage. From a business management perspective, moving less frequently used data off of primary storage and into an archive makes financial sense while simultaneously ensuring compliance with data retention policies. From a business user's perspective, being able to quickly retrieve needed data, whether current or older, is crucial. Is it possible to have both?
What is Data Archiving?
Data archiving involves moving data that is no longer needed on a routine basis off of primary storage and into secondary data archives. This secondary storage is less expensive than high performance primary storage, allowing the business to decrease its storage costs overall while retaining data according to any applicable regulations or policies.
The Importance of Availability with Data Archiving
In theory, you could transfer data to magnetic tapes or some other form of long-term storage and lock them away for safe keeping. While safe and sound, this method makes accessing that archived data difficult. In order for data archiving to be effective and address business users' need to access data quickly, a data archive needs to be highly available. Nearline storage, which is a compromise between online and offline storage, allows for this. Secondary data storage does not need to perform as quickly as primary storage, but it does need to be readily accessible should the need arise.
What Business Users Expect (and Deserve) from Data Storage
Successful data archiving strategies must address the expectations and concerns of all business users such as:
- Cost – If cost were not a factor, businesses would simply invest in more high performance data storage as their need for capacity grows.
- Security – As with any type of data storage, data archives must also be secure.
- Compliance – Data archiving solutions are available that allow for the separation of data based on specific data retention criteria.
- Access – End users appreciate a seamless means of accessing archived data. The process should be identical to accessing primary data.
- Performance – Nearline data storage eliminates excessive wait times for archived data, allowing for fast access.
Data archiving addresses all business users' concerns including those from senior management, IT management, and general office environments.
Works Cited:
1. Dolphin, "Top 5 Ways to Get Business Users Excited about SAP® Data Archiving," – http://www.dolphin-corp.com/2014/06/top-5-ways-get-business-users-excited-sap-data-archiving/
2. SAP, "Data Archiving," – https://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/8f/f3b142304cc511e10000000a1550b0/content.htm
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Regional airlines are airlines that operate regional aircraft to provide passenger air service to communities without sufficient demand to attract mainline service. There are two ways for a regional airline to do business:
Regional airlines began by operating propeller-driven aircraft over short routes, sometimes on flights of less than 100 miles. In the early days of commercial aviation few aircraft had ranges greater than this, and airlines were often formed to serve the area in which they formed. That is, there was no strong distinction between a regional airline and any other airline. This changed with the introduction of long-range aircraft, which led to the development of the flag carrier airlines, such as British Overseas Airways Corporation and Trans-Canada Airlines. As the flag carriers grew in importance with increasing long-range passenger traffic, the smaller airlines found a niche flying passengers over short hops to the flag carrier's airport. This arrangement was eventually formalized, forming the feeder airlines.
Through the 1960s and 1970s, war surplus designs, notably the DC-3, were replaced by much more capable turboprop or jet-powered designs like the Fokker F27 Friendship or BAC One-Eleven. This extended the range of the regionals dramatically, causing a wave of consolidations between the now overlapping airlines.
In the early 1990s, much more advanced turboprop-powered, fuel efficient, and passenger friendly DC-3 type replacement projects such as the 19 passenger Embraer/FMA CBA 123 Vector and the 34 seat Dornier 328 were undertaken, but met little financial success, partly due to economic downturn in the airline industry resulting from the outbreak of hostilities when Iraq invaded Kuwait. Many of the regional airlines operating turboprop equipment such as Delta's regional sister Comair airlines in the United States set the course for bypassing entirely the regional turboprops as they became the first to transition to an all-jet regional jet fleet. To a lesser extent in Europe and the United Kingdom this transition, to notably the Embraer or Canadair designs, was well advanced by the late 1990s. This evolution towards jet equipment, brought the independent regional airlines into direct competition with the major airlines, forcing additional consolidation.
Although regional airlines in the United States are often viewed as small, not particularly lucrative "no name" subsidiaries of the mainline airlines, in terms of revenue, many would be designated major airline carrier status but they do not qualify for this status since the aircraft they operate generally seat less than 100 people.
Beginning around 1985, a number of trends has been apparent. Regional aircraft are getting larger, regional aircraft are getting faster, and regional aircraft are flying longer ranges. Most recently regional aircraft in the US have been getting slightly more comfortable with the addition of better ergonomically designed aircraft cabins, and the addition of varying travel classes aboard these aircraft.[citation needed] From small, less than 50-seat "single-class cabin" turboprop, to turbofan regional jet equipment, present day regional airlines provide aircraft such as the higher capacity CRJ700, CRJ900, CRJ1000 series of aircraft and the somewhat larger fuselage Embraer E-Jets. Some of these newer aircraft are capable of flying longer distances with comfort levels that rival and surpass the regional airline equipment of the past.[citation needed]
In the United States, regional airlines were an important building block of today's passenger air system. The U.S. Government encouraged the forming of regional airlines to provide services from smaller communities to larger towns, where air passengers could connect to a larger network. The first United States regional airline (then called a commuter airline) was Wright Airlines, founded by aviation legend Gerald Weller in Cleveland, Ohio. The airline was based at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport, becoming the airport's first commercial carrier. Though airlines had come and gone from Burke over the years, Wright Airlines endured, and by the time the airline declared bankruptcy in the late 1980s, it was appropriately the last commercial airline to leave Burke Lakefront Airport. (Cleveland's commercial traffic has since been consolidated at the city's larger Cleveland Hopkins International Airport).
Some examples of the original regional airlines sanctioned by the Civil Aeronautics Board in the 1940s and 1950s include:
Of the airlines listed above, none survives today. Some airlines use these names today; however, they are not the direct successors to the original airlines.[citation needed]
Since the passing of the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978, the US federal government has maintained a desire to continue support of the regional airline sector and to ensure many of the smaller and more isolated rural communities remain connected to air services and this is encouraged with the Essential Air Service program and its goal of making air travel within the reach of every American.[citation needed] This extremely limited program subsidizes the smallest of regional airline service to smaller U.S. communities and suburban centers with the aim of maintaining outlying areas to the economically vital air transportation grid and guarantees that selected smaller communities are afforded year-round regional airline services.
An alternative to some regional airline service may be the new Small Aircraft Transportation System[1] initiative in conjunction with general aviation and VLJs (very light jets). With the introduction of air taxi VLJs, city pair links to smaller communities lacking regional connections could become more common.
Many large airlines, especially in North America, have established operational relationships with one or more regional airline companies. Their aircraft often use the aircraft livery for the company they are operating flights for. These airlines can be subsidiaries of the major airline or fly under a code sharing agreement. Examples would be the fully owned AMR Corporation's American Eagles Holdings Corporation regional subsidiaries "American Eagle Airlines" and Executive Airlines which fly under the similar American Eagle brand, along with ACE Aviation Holdings subsidiary Air Canada Jazz.
Larger airline holding companies, to improve their market penetration, rely on operators of smaller aircraft to provide service or added frequency service to some airports.
Such airlines, often operating in code-share arrangements with mainline airlines, often completely repaint [11] their aircraft fleet in the mainline airline's sub-brand livery. For example, Continental Connection regional airline partner CommutAir paints its entire fleet in Continental Connection colors. On the other hand, regional airline Gulfstream International Airlines paints none of its aircraft in Continental Connection colors. Colgan Air paints a handful of aircraft in their own Colgan Air colors, but most in the colors of Continental Connection, US Airways Express, and United Express, with whom it has contractual agreements.
Hyannis Air Service, owners of regional airline Cape Air, is also a Continental Connection code-share partner for Continental Micronesia, but at the same time runs a sub-branded fleet of aircraft for itself and Hyannis Air Service but under its own brand name of Nantucket Airlines. Many airline passengers find all this sub-branding very confusing, while many other airline passengers are content to think they are on a mainline or flagship airline's aircraft, while in actuality they are far from it. As described this sub-branding is pretty consistent throughout the airline industry of the United States, with all the regional airlines, mainline airlines, and the regional airline holding companies, as well as the mainline airlines holding companies participating.
Historically, one of the first independently owned and managed airlines in the entire world that was to rebrand its flying in another larger airlines image and colour scheme was Air Alpes of France. During 1974, Air Alpes painted its newly delivered short range feeder airliner regional jets into the colors of Air France. The success of the "rebranding" or "pseudo branding" of a much smaller airline into the name recognition of a much larger one soon became clear as passenger numbers soared at Air Alpes, and it was soon decided to paint other aircraft such as the Fokker F-27 into full Air France colours as well.
Among some of the more well-known advertising sub-brands used by the larger mainline airlines in North America are:
Among some of the lesser known smaller advertising brand used by the regional airlines and their regional airlines parent company are listed below. Many of these airlines have had contentious histories as has often been discussed in detail within the context of the d/b/a sub-brand or brands individual sections dealing with their holding companies or certificated airlines.
Many small regional airlines have grown substantially, usually through the use of virtual mergers by use of the regional airline holding company as pioneered earlier by AMR Corporation in 1982. AMR created the AMR Eagle Holding Corporation[2] which unified its wholly owned American Eagle Airlines and Executive Airlines under one division, but still maintained the regionals operating certificates and personnel separate from each other and American Airlines. Among the more significant of these airline holding companies are.
European regional airlines serve the intra-continental sector in Europe. They connect cities to major airports and to other cities, avoiding the need for passengers to make transfers.
In the British Isles for example, BA CityFlyer a regional subsidiary of British Airways uses the basic Chatham Dockyard Union Flag livery of its parent company. In a slightly different category ExpressJet Airlines another regional carrier, but one which is independently owned and managed, although its 205 aircraft fleet operates in the marketing brand of Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Express. In these roles, all of the preceding airlines are operated primarily to bring passengers to the major hubs, where they will connect for longer distance flights on the national airlines also known as flagship carriers's, larger aircraft. The smallest regional carriers have become known as feeder airlines. The separate corporate structure allows the company to operate under different pay schedules, typically paying much less than their mainline owners.[citation needed]
Some of Europe's regional airlines are subsidiaries of national air carriers, though there remains a strong entrepreneurial sector of independents. They are based on business models ranging from the traditional full service airline to low cost carriers. Innovations include one where the passenger is required to join a membership club before being allowed to fly.
Some examples of European regional airlines include:
SilkAir is the regional wing of Singapore Airlines and operates scheduled passenger services from Singapore to 31 cities in the region of Southeast Asia, South Asia and China. This airline differs from airlines in North America and Middle America in that it uses "mainline sized equipment" that is aircraft with a seating capacity greater than 99 passenger, but uniquely receives the designation of a "regional airline" subsidiary by its aforementioned airline parent company.


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The New Zealand Government's nominee for the top post at the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) is an Auckland lawyer.
John Barker got the official nod this week in an announcement from Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Agriculture Winston Peters. If successful, he will lead the intergovernmental association, which issues recommendations on viticulture and winemaking practices, in January 2019. OIV has 46 member states and 13 observers.
Barker is currently principal at John Barker Law. From 2004 to 2014, he was the geneal counsel of New Zealand Winegrowers. He has also been the president of the OIV's law and economy commission.
He was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in February 1993 and started his legal career at Simpson Grierson, before moving on to Freehill Hollingdale & Page and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority. He specialises in legal and policy matters in the food and beverage sector.
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Wednesday 24th November 2010
General Management scores for each club have now been allocated. The resulting overall scores for 2010 have now been calculated, see here.
All clubs have been re-assessed in 2010 and revised spreadsheet reports for each club have now been published on this website. Some clubs have received only partial assessments for the new areas which were transferred from the umpires' report cards to the assessments (the yellow highlighted areas on the spreadsheets). The pink highlighted areas are those where scores fall below 60% of the maximum possible.
Clubs are requested to examine these reports carefully and advise the Club & Ground Chairman if any areas have been wrongly assessed due to recent improvements. Some clubs were last assessed fully in 2008 and the Management Committee is aware that most clubs are constantly improving their facilities. It is hoped that most clubs will have a reassessment visit in 2011 so it will be helpful to know where clubs feel scores are too low.
A summary report covering all clubs has also been published, 'C&G Assesssment Report 2010'. There are five sheets included on the spreadsheet: the first gives the assessment criteria for each item; the second gives an overall summary for all clubs in alphabetical order; the third to fifth sheets give the summaries for each division, Premier to Second respectively. They provide a 'league table' of clubs' facilities and again Colwyn Bay CC is top of the tree.
Twenty three clubs are at or above the Premier Division standard and only three clubs fall below the First Division standard. This represents an excellent result and, apart from the few clubs which now have lower scores than last year, clubs are to be congratulated for their excellent work.


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Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
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- February 28, 2019, 19:19
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- February 15, 2019, 19:55
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There are a number of reasons why this season's trade deadline isn't expected to be a busy one, especially in comparison to last season's.
With the salary cap set to rise by nearly $20 million for 2016-17, there are fewer toxic salaries around the league and expiring contracts aren't the hot commodities they once were. Additionally, many teams are hesitant to lock up long-term contracts when the likes of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Blake Griffin could all be free agents at some point over the next two years.
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While there's less motivation to make big deals, that doesn't mean there aren't deals to be made. Several teams should stand pat between now and Feb. 18 - the Warriors and Spurs being the obvious ones - but 11 teams in particular either have the resources to make a splash or are in need of a significant boost before the playoffs.
From the Celtics to the Cavaliers, let's take a look at what moves can be made to catapult these teams to the next level.
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Biggest need: Commitment
The Celtics are the most interesting team heading into the trade deadline. Marcus Smart, Avery Bradley and Jae Crowder would all be difference-makers on a contending team, and they have a number of draft picks at their disposal to make some blockbuster moves.
First, though, the Celtics need to decide whether or not they're willing to wait it out. There's still a chance their first-round pick from the Nets turns into the No. 1 pick, putting them in the running for Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram. With Bradley, Crowder and Smart all being under 26-years-old, that would put them on track to be a powerhouse three or four years down the road.
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Parting ways with some of those assets would obviously speed up that process, and it's easy to see why Danny Ainge is intrigued with the idea of having Al Horford on this roster. While talks between the two sides have slowed down, throwing a stretch five who can also anchor a defense into the mix would solve a lot of Boston's problems and help them take the next step to contending in the Eastern Conference.
That move in particular carries some risk - Horford will be a free agent this offseason and will turn 30-years-old in June - but teams don't become elite by dipping their feet in the deep end.
Biggest need: Power forward
The Raptors are in a similar position to the Celtics. Despite being the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and trailing the Cavaliers by only three games, they could still have a top-10 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. The difference is the Raptors can't afford to be as patient as the Celtics, making it less of a need for them to keep their pick.
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The Raptors don't necessarily need to pursue a trade to make a deep playoff run. It just might not be enough to challenge the Cavaliers for a trip to the NBA Finals. If they do want to shake things up, though, acquiring a more dynamic power forward to replace Luis Scola in the starting lineup would certainly move the needle. Scola has done well to extend his range to the 3-point line this season, but the Raptors are significantly better on both ends of the court when he's off the floor.
Thaddeus Young, Ryan Anderson and Kenneth Faried are all realistic trade options to fill Scola's role, and each of their teams would benefit from an additional draft pick.
Biggest need: 3-and-D wing
As long as Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are on the Thunder, they will forever be in the market for 3-and-D wings. Unfortunately for the Thunder, that market isn't very big right now.
At the very least, the Thunder have some intriguing young players to dangle in front of teams. Mitch McGary had some moments as a rookie, Cameron Payne is an up and coming point guard and Dion Waiters has shown some signs of growth in his fourth season. They also have a number of expiring contracts to work with in D.J. Augustin and Steve Novak that would sweeten any deal.
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Could that score them some help in the form of Kyle Korver, P.J. Tucker, Jared Dudley or Courtney Lee? Teams might be asking for more than the Thunder are willing to give up, but it's worth making the calls seeing as Andre Roberson is recovering from a knee injury and Josh Huestis is falling deeper and deeper into oblivion.
Biggest need: Better draft pick
Looking for some depressing numbers? The lineup of Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon, Tyreke Evans, Ryan Anderson and Anthony Davis, which was expected to put the Pelicans in the thick of the Western Conference by now, has played a total of 37 games together over three seasons.
That's probably as good a sign as any that it's time to move on.
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Ideally, the Pelicans would've maximized Davis' potential by now, but that hasn't happened. The good news is that they have Davis under contract until 2020-21, giving them plenty of time to build something meaningful around him. They should focus on being good by then, not necessarily before, especially since their first go-around has been a disaster.
While the odds of them getting a positive return on Omer Asik or Gordon aren't particularly high, the Pelicans still have their first round pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. With them being 6.5 games outside of the playoffs following All-Star Weekend, increasing their chances of getting a higher pick would only help them in the long-run because a Davis-Dragan Bender front court would be dynamite.
Biggest need: Youth
The biggest difference between the Hawks and the Raptors is that the Raptors are waiting for an opportunity to prove they can hang with the Cavaliers. The Hawks already know they can't.
Health was a big issue for the Hawks when the Cavaliers swept them last season, but there isn't much room for growth with their current core. Because of it, the franchise seems prepared to decide between Jeff Teague and Dennis Schroder, and moving Al Horford and Kyle Korver could net them some combination of draft picks and budding prospects in return.
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Moving forward with a core of Schroder, Avery Bradley, Kent Bazemore, Paul Millsap and one of Boston's first round picks, for example, is an interesting group to work with. That doesn't mean the Hawks will make a trade before the deadline - being in the running for the No. 3 seed may convince them otherwise - but they have good reason to quickly move on from last season's success.
Biggest need: Health
The Heat aren't in position to make big moves before the deadline. Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Justise Winslow aren't going anywhere, and they don't have any draft picks to offer teams following their acquisition of Goran Dragic from the Suns last season.
The one name being mentioned in trade rumors is Hassan Whiteside. That, however, is far more complicated than it appears on the surface. Even though Whiteside has been one of the best centers on paper this season, he's expected to field max contracts in the summer and the Heat don't have his full Bird Rights. Additionally, the jury is still out on whether or not his production is worth the headache he causes on and off the court.
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The Heat could package a deal involving Whiteside and Luol Deng for someone who could better space the floor, but any return won't likely bring them closer to a championship this season. This roster was built to contend now, and they'd be better off focusing on getting healthy and playing party poopers in the playoffs.
Biggest need: Point guard
Everything is going to plan for the Jazz and there's little need to mess with their core. The likes of Gordon Hayward, Rodney Hood, Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors are all developing into stars, and they're banging on the door of the playoffs with one of the youngest rosters in the league.
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While they don't have to make a move before the deadline, they could test the waters for an upgrade at point guard by putting Trey Burke and Alec Burks on the trading block. That would likely put them in the running for Jeff Teague or Jrue Holiday, assuming their respective teams are willing to make them available. It wouldn't turn the Jazz into gangbusters this season, but it would raise the roof of their potential down the road and make Dante Exum's transition back to the lineup easier.
Biggest need: Maximize assets
The issues stemming from the Rockets have been well documented - namely, how they lack chemistry and struggle to give consistent effort on both ends of the court.
There isn't a short-term fix for those problems, either. The Rockets fired Kevin McHale after 11 games when they failed to meet expectations, and there hasn't been a significant shift since J.B. Bickerstaff took over. The value of their best trade assets have plummeted, too. Terrence Jones has struggled mightily with consistency, injuries have limited Donatas Motiejunas to 14 games and Ty Lawson is averaging career lows across the board.
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That leaves Dwight Howard and James Harden as their best bets to net a big return. The odds of them parting ways with Harden are slim at this stage and teams should be scared off by Howard's option to opt-out of his contract in the summer, as well as his desire for a max contract. But if someone is willing to bite on Howard, the Rockets should maximize his value because there isn't much benefit to them creeping into the playoffs with the No. 8 seed.
Biggest need: Direction
The Grizzlies are between a rock and a hard place. Mike Conley and Jeff Green will be free agents at the end of this season, and Zach Randolph and Tony Allen will follow suit in the summer of 2017. The door is closing swiftly on the Grit-and-Grind era, too, which is only exacerbated by Marc Gasol being out indefinitely with a broken foot.
With that in mind, the Grizzlies have to ask themselves if it's worth grinding out the season or if the time has come to auction off their core to the highest bidder - as they somewhat did in moving Courtney Lee to the Hornets for a few second-rounders.
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Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said he doesn't feel "compelled" to make a move at the deadline, but that was a month ago when they weren't relying on Ryan Hollins and Brandan Wright, who is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery, to fill Gasol's void. Seeing as they're only five games removed from being on the outside looking in on the playoff race, they are a safe bet to free fall in the Western Conference standings over the coming weeks.
To add insult to injury, they'll lose their first round pick in the 2016 NBA Draft if that happens. Now might be the time to sell high.
Biggest need: Long-term focus
The Nets should do all they can to get younger, and they have some pieces that could move the needle. Thaddeus Young could help a contender in need of depth in the front court, teams are always on the hunt for lengthy shooters like Bojan Bogdanovic, Joe Johnson still has some gas in the tank and Brook Lopez is among the best scoring big men in the NBA.
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That, of course, comes with a number of issues. Lopez's injury history carries a huge red flag, Johnson has one of the priciest tags in the NBA and they still don't have a general manager. However, any forward-thinking move would be better than the mess they're currently in. It's just too bad Mikhael Prokhorov still believes the Nets are a couple of pieces away from being competitive.
Biggest need: 3-point shooter
Unlike the rest of the teams on this list, the Cavaliers don't need to make a move to return to the NBA Finals. They have depth at every position and becoming more familiar with Tyronn Lue's system will be key in their quest to beat the Spurs, Warriors or Thunder.
Nonetheless, the Cavaliers are reportedly on the hunt for another shooter before the trade deadline. There may not be much substance to the Carmelo Anthony rumors, but Kyle Korver, Ben McLemore, Trevor Ariza and Jared Dudley may all be within arm's reach for the Cavaliers. Seeing as J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert are their go-to wings, adding an additional 3-point shooter would only help them in the long-run.
After all, there's no such thing as surrounding LeBron James with too many shooters.


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Alma Eikoh Japan Large Cap Equity Fund
- Alma Eikoh Japan Large Cap Equity Fund invests in a concentrated number of Japanese equities selected through a "bottom up" process.
- The fund's management is delegated to Eikoh Research Investment Management.
Share Class
Cumulative Performance (%)
Fund Inception 12 June 2014
The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Strategy & Manager
Funds Strategy
Investment objective: seek long-term capital growth by investing generally in Japanese large cap stocks (with market capitalisation in excess of US$ 1bn)
• Investment process: analyse long term company fundamentals through extensive in-house bottom up research with a strong risk management ethos
• Portfolio of around 25-30 companies which are well managed, profitable and with good prospects. Portfolio managers believe that Cash Flow Return on Investment and value creation are key
• Benchmark: Topix
Investment Manager
ERIM LLP: firm founded by the Japanese equity fund management team at Deutsche Asset Management in London, as part of a supported spin-out from Deutsche Bank. Regulated by the FCA and the SEC.
• Eikoh focuses on research and investment in Japanese listed companies.
• The portfolio managers have worked together for over 15 years.
• Eikoh has Institutional and professional clients. The firm manages circa US$ 900m in long-short and long-only strategies (subscribed assets).
Key Persons
James Pulsford – Chief Executive and Chief Investment Officer
James started his career at Morgan Grenfell in 1987, moving to Japan shortly thereafter. During his 12 years in Tokyo, he went on to become the Head of the Small Cap Equity team. James returned to London in 1999 where he managed a number of Japanese large cap products for what became Deutsche Asset Management. As well as various Japanese long only mandates, James has developed the Equilibria Japan long/short strategy at this time. James now has over 30 years' experience investing in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese. He holds a BA from Oxford University.
Sara Gardiner-Hill – Senior Portfolio Manager
Sara is one of the founding members of Eikoh and has been with the firm since inception. Prior to the establishment of Eikoh, Sara had been with Deutsche Asset Management since 2001 where she was a portfolio manager for the Japan long/short strategy since its inception in 2002, as well as a portfolio manager for the Investment Manager's long only mandates. After leaving university, Sara spent 3 years in Japan working and learning Japanese before moving back to the UK to start her career in investment management. Sara is a CFA Charter holder as well as a Fellow of the Securities Institute and holds a BA from Oxford University.
Karl Hammond – Portfolio Manager
Karl formally joined James and Sara in 2009 although he had been working closely with them since he joined Deutsche Bank in 2003. Karl initially managed a number of Japanese and Global funds within the Deutsche Bank $2bn Global Diversified business and DB Global Investment Management's $3bn institutional and private client equity business. Karl is a CFA Charter holder and holds a first class BA from the University of Nottingham.
Statistics & Commentary
The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Sector Breakdown as a % of AUMas of 30/04/2019
Portfolio Characteristicsas of 30/04/2019
|Main indicators
|No. of securities
|Weighted Average Market Cap (¥ bn)
|Median Market Cap (¥ bn)
|Dividend Yield (%)
|Historical Price / Earnings
|Historical Price / Cashflow
|Historical Price / Book
|Volatility since inception (%)
|Sharpe ratio since inception (%)
|Active share (%)
|Beta since inception
|Tracking error since inception (%)
|Information ratio since inception
Top 10 Position Detailsas of 30/04/2019
|Security name
|Consumer Discretionary
|Health Care
|Health Care
Investment Manager's Commentaryas of 30/04/2019
Market Review and Outlook
In tandem with the positive performance of global equity markets, the Topix registered a gain of 1.65% in April. Investors were encouraged by evidence of economic recovery in China coupled with the apparent progress of trade talks between the US and China resulting in rising hopes of a settlement. The oil price strengthened a did the Baltic Freight Index, jumping from 689 to 1011, but currency markets were relatively stable and the Yen showed only marginal weakness. Cyclical stocks led the recovery with shipping, machinery, electronics and autos all rising strongly while utilities, pharmaceuticals and land transport all declined. A feature of the month was a surge in investment from overseas investors with a net inflow of Y1.8trn and looking at the cash market alone an inflow of Y1.6trn and the first cash net buying since July last year.
Domestic economic news announced over the period remained poor, though not unexpectedly so. Following on from the weak Tankan the March Economy Watchers Survey showed a fall of 2.7 to 44.8 for current conditions and the future conditions index slipped 0.3 to 48.6 for the second successive monthly decline. The Consumer Confidence Index also fell in March, falling from 41.5 to 40.5 marking six consecutive falls and reaching the lowest level since Feb'16. Industrial Production fell -0.9% MoM in March somewhat below market expectations of a flat result; on the bright side however a survey of manufacturers production forecasts indicates a strong rebound of +2.7% and +3.6% respectively in April and May. April PMI data was also supportive of potential recovery from recent weakness with a reading of 49.5 up 0.3 compared to the month before.
While global economic conditions remain weak, illustrated by the fact that the IMF cut its 2019 global growth forecast from 3.7% to 3.3% in April, there were further signs that demand appears to be bottoming out in Asia. The March China Manufacturing PMI strengthened further to 50.8 and the composite PMI came in at 54.0 ahead of expectations. Chinese GDP growth in Q1 grew a robust 6.4% YoY and Industrial Production surprised on the upside in March accelerating to +8.5% growth YoY. There remain clear risks to the downside, the most significant of which remains the development of trade relations between the US and China, but we retain our view that a recovery in global demand would have significant implications for the Japanese stock market. The Topix has sharply underperformed over the past six months or so in tandem with the slowdown in global growth and despite ongoing positive domestic developments in terms of improving shareholder returns and a supportive pro-growth political administration. We consider it highly likely that Japan would perform strongly were global economic momentum to recover, reflecting its attractive fundamentals and valuation.
The strong return achieved by the Fund in April is very encouraging. The switch from foreign selling to net inflows is supportive of our expectation that an easing of the heavy selling that marked last year will engender a better environment for bottom-up stock selection based strategies in 2019 while value has underperformed the market so far this year we believe that currently depressed value stocks are likely to outperform the market over the year. A clear trigger for this move would be an improvement in prospects for global growth and recent developments in Asia remain encouraging in this regard. We consider the large number of recent buyback and cross shareholding unwinding announcements a positive development that reflects an ongoing shift in the attitude of Japanese management towards shareholder returns that is very supportive of the market. The Topix is trading at 1.19x book, on an estimated PER of 12.6x and a dividend yield of 2.39%.
The Fund rose 5.65% (I JPY C share class) in April, outperforming Topix which rose by 1.65% (dividends reinvested). The Fund outperformed Topix during the month with stock selection the main driver. Stock selection in transportation, pharmaceuticals, media & entertainment and
materials all made significant positive contributions while the Fund also benefitted from stock selection and being overweight semiconductors & semiconductor equipment. Negative contributions included being overweight real estate as the sector posted losses over the month, while underweights and stock selection in capital goods and telecoms also detracted from performance.
At the stock level positive contributors were dominated by global cyclicals which showed signs of recovery amid a more constructive market outlook and evidence of a value reversal. These included Mitsui OSK, Shin-etsu Chemical, Rohm and Komatsu while the temporary staffing company Persol Holdings also outperformed after recent underperformance left it look very cheap relative to peers. Rakuten continued to outperform on positive news flow around its entry to the domestic mobile market and internet investments while Nintendo jumped in response to an announcement regarding their planned entry to the Chinese console market. The largest negative contributors included Mitsubishi Estate and Mitsui Fudosan as real estate stocks declined as well as Seven & I Holdings and Zozo. Not holding any Softbank also detracted as the stock outperformed ahead of the planned IPO of its investee company Uber.
During the month we initiated a new position in Hitachi High-Tech, switching from the existing long in Screen Holdings as we see the former as a higher quality operation that benefits from a significant medical business in addition to the SPE operations. The ongoing restructuring of the Hitachi Group is also seen as a potential catalyst here. We initiated a position in IHI following a period of sustained share price weakness. Here we like the long term outlook for their aircraft engine operations and we are encouraged by the progress they have made in reducing risk in their engineering contracting business. We sold the remaining position in Fujitsu following it having performed well leaving it showing limited upside. The long position in Nintendo was sold after news of their entry into the Chinese market drove the stock to recent highs and left us with limited upside given what we see as limited potential for consoles in this market and the likely impending peak of the Switch console cycle.
We continued to add to the position in Keisei Electric Railway and Mitsui OSK Lines initiated over the past few months and took advantage of share price weakness to add to positions in Mitsubishi Corp and Seven & I Holdings. After a period of strong performance we took profit on Mitsubishi Estate and Shin-Etsu Chemical reducing the size of these positions.
Facts & Documents
Fund Domicile: Luxembourg
Management Fee: 0.90% p.a. for I shares
Fund Type: UCITS SICAV
Fund Launch: 12 June 2014
Base Currency: JPY
Depositary, Administrator, Transfert Agent: BNP Paribas Securities Services (LU)
Dealing: Each day with 1-day notice
Cut-off time: 12 pm CET
Management Company: Alma Capital Investment Management (LU)
Investment Manager: ERIM LLP (London, UK)
Fund Managers: James Pulsford, Sara Gardiner-Hill, Karl Hammond
Countries where the fund is registered:
Austria, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Singapore
Institutional USD Hedged Capitalisation share class
ISIN: LU1013117160 Ticker: AEJIUHA LX Launch: 12 Jun 2014
Institutional GBP Hedged Capitalisation share class
ISIN: LU1013116949 Ticker: AEJIGHA LX Launch: 12 Jun 2014
Institutional EUR Hedged Capitalisation share class
ISIN: LU1013116782 Ticker: AEJIEHA LX Launch: 10 Dec 2014
Institutional JPY Capitalisation share class
ISIN: LU1013116519 Ticker: AEJPIJA LX Launch: 10 Dec 2014
Institutional GBP Unhedged Capitalisation share class
ISIN: LU1152097108 Ticker: AEKJEGC LX Launch: 17 Feb 2015
Institutional EUR Unhedged Distribution share class
ISIN: LU1870374920 Ticker: AEJLIED LX Launch: 8 Mar 2019
- Articles of Association
- Prospectus - Other languages available upon request
- List of subcustodians
- Audited annual report
- Semi-annual report
- Monthly reports
available upon request


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- Authors:
- 10.1016/j.imavis.2016.07.005
- Abstract:
- We propose a new framework for image segmentation using random walks where a distance shape prior is combined with a region term. The shape prior is weighted by a confidence map to reduce the influence of the prior in high gradient areas and the region term is computed with k-means to estimate the parametric probability density function. Then, random walks is performed iteratively aligning the prior with the current segmentation in every iteration. We tested the proposed approach with natural and medical images and compared it with the latest techniques with random walks and shape priors. The experiments suggest that this method gives promising results for medical and natural images.
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Ramada by Wyndham Penticton Hotel & Suites
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Hotel Description
Close to the beach
Within a 10-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find Columbia Mountains and South Okanagan Events Centre. Penticton and Wine Country Visitor Center and Penticton Trade and Convention Centre are also within half a mile (1 km).
Poolside dining
This hotel features an outdoor pool, a spa tub, and a restaurant. Bring the family and enjoy the playground and kid-friendly dining. Enjoy the fitness center and perks like free self parking and free WiFi.
Free WiFi, refrigerators
Featuring conveniences like refrigerators and coffee/tea makers, the 125 guestrooms also offer free WiFi and TVs with cable channels. Private yards, room service, and free newspapers are also available.
Reviews from Trip Advisor
81.0% of guests recommend out of 1859 reviews
About the Ramada by Wyndham Penticton Hotel & SuitesLocation 1050 Eckhardt Ave. West, Penticton, BC V2A2C3
Property Features
Ramada by Wyndham Penticton Hotel & Suites offers its guests an outdoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness center. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. A 24-hour business center and a meeting room are available. Event space at this hotel measures 400 square feet (37 square meters) and includes conference space. Barbecue grills, a vending machine, and a garden are also featured at the family-friendly Ramada by Wyndham Penticton Hotel & Suites. You'll have access to the outdoor pool at a partner property. Self parking is free. Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Penticton hotel.
- 125 guestrooms or units
- 4 levels
- 7 buildings
- 400 sq ft of conference space
- 37 sq m of conference space
- Dining venue
- Bar by the pool
- Bar or lounge
- Ski lift tickets
- Business center (24 hours)
- Conference space
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee in lobby
- Dry cleaning
- Self-service laundry
- Front desk (24 hours)
- Garden
- BBQ grill(s)
- Outdoor picnic space
- Newspapers in lobby (free)
- Fireplace in lobby
- Elevator
- Smoking in designated areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Playground on site
- Refrigerator
- Free cribs/infant beds
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Free self parking , Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Airport: Penticton, BC (YYF-Penticton Regional) (7.2 km / 4.4 mi)
- Parking: Free self parking and RV/bus/truck parking
Room Amenities
Ramada by Wyndham Penticton Hotel & Suites offers 125 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers. Televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- In-room dining (limited hours)
- Private outdoor space
- Television
- Cable channels
- Refrigerator
- Coffee maker
- Cribs (free)
- Rollaway beds (surcharge)
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Newspapers (free)
- Hair dryer
- Designer toiletries
- Iron and ironing board
- Desk
- Exterior corridor access
- Air conditioning
- Ensuite bathroom
- Connecting rooms available
Food & Drink
For a fee, guests can enjoy cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
The Station Public House - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Blue Tail Grill - This poolside restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Open select days.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Activities
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Playground on site
- Snowboarding on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golf driving range on site
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
- Minimum check-in age is 18
- Check-out by 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for CAD 10.0 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets: CAD 15 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of CAD 150 per stay
- Maximum 2 per room
- Certain rooms only, restrictions apply
- You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed. Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification are required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- 24-hour check-in
Optional extras
The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Breakfast fee: between CAD 10.00 and CAD 20.00 per person (approximately)
- Pet deposit: CAD 150 per stay
- Pet fee: CAD 15 per pet, per night
- Rollaway bed fee: CAD 10.0 per night
This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.
Hotel Names
- Penticton Ramada
- Ramada Hotel Penticton
- Ramada Penticton
- Ramada Penticton Hotel
- Ramada Inn & Suites Penticton Hotel Penticton
- Ramada Inn And Suites Penticton
- Ramada Inn Hotel Penticton
- Ramada Inn Penticton
- Ramada Wyndham Penticton Hotel
- Ramada Wyndham Penticton
- Ramada Penticton Hotel Suites
You should know
- The seasonal pool will open in May and close in September.
- Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
- Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
- Pets are welcome in certain rooms only; other restrictions apply (please see the Fees section for related charges). To make arrangements for your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
Green / Sustainable Property
This property participates in Green Key Eco-Rating Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
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