FAQ Update
 

I am happy to announce that the FAQ dinner will be held at the Auberge Pierre du Calvet in Old Montréal. Located in one of the oldest historic buildings in North America (1725), it has played host to many illustrious figures, including Benjamin Franklin and General Montgomery who planned strategy there in 1775 during the American Revolution.
For further details go to:
http://thetravelfool.homestead.com/FAQdinner.html

Watch this thread for future updates and exciting news in the next few weeks.

Link to the original FAQ thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum95/HTML/000149.html

Link to 2nd FAQ thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum95/HTML/000184.html

Link to 3rd FAQ thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum95/HTML/000234.html



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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif Great choice http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Yum! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Nice menu planning, flyme2.

Looks great, Flyme2! Do we sign up now?

For all FAQ attendees:

Our dinner at the Pierre du Calvet has been booked and I have taken care of the deposit. I am happy to avoid the hassle of having individual attendees forward me their share...I have been assured that individual tabs will be possible, so you will be able to settle your bill using your preferred plastic (with the exception of the DISCOVER CARD...sorry).

I would appreciate, however, knowing in advance who and how many will be attending the dinner. I have negotiated a very reasonable cut off date of July 15, so there is still some time to decide.

For those wishing to select vegetarian fare or a non-alcoholic substitute for the wine that will accompany dinner consider July 15 the cut off date for advising me.

Keep the FAQ in your thoughts until July 21!

Cheers,

Rick (flyme2)

flyme2.. count me in for dinner and whatever else is planned for the weekend.

nj_flyer: Consider yourself counted. Next!

Count Terry and I in for dinner (I know I know we still have to confirm). Have car and hotel booked. Just waiting to see how the field work goes before the final flight booking.

My mouth is already watering from reading the menu. Fine choices, and a restaurant I remember from days of living in Montreal. I do miss Quebec spring lamb which I used to buy several times a month from my regular butcher on St. Catherine -- though our Alberta flock is has proven to be a reliable and tender replacement out here -- and the roasting rack of lamb we are having tonight has added an extra texture to reading the menu options in anticipation of the July dinner.

Good choice.

Quoting flyme2 from the previous thread (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum95/HTML/000234.html)

From what I can tell you got a one-price negotiated deal... or are there other options not on the webpage?

dg1: You are absolutely correct. I did negotiate a rate of $47 USD for a 5 course meal with wine in a teriffic setting. However, the restaurant does offer an à la carte menu that may be more cost effective. Unfortunately, they can't guarantee that those using that option will be able to get a seating in the more private salon.

It's purrfect Flyme2, and thanks for letting us use our credit cards (gotta earn those miles! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif )

Helen and I are pleased to be counted in...

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Count me in; looking forward to dinner and to seeing everyone.

Count me in.

Linda

Well, you know that Joe and I are coming. Sounds like an event that can't be missed.

I am sooooo disappointed that I will not be able to attend http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif . The menu and the setting look wonderful. The list of attendees looks even better. I am looking forward to the reports of what will certainly be a good time... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

In a bid to make everyone happy:

dg1: I will happily yield my 2 night stay at the Renaissance Montréal du Parc (a 3*** Marriott property) to you for the bargain price of $113 USD (total for the 2 nights, July 21 & 22, including all taxes & service charges) that I paid at Priceline. You'll save well over $100 USD over what you're currently set to pay at the Marriott Chateau Champlain. That should cover the cost of 2 FAQ dinners. Let me know if you're interested. I only live 4 minutes from downtown.

Check out the hotel:
http://www.renaissancehotels.com/YULBR/



[This message has been edited by flyme2 (edited 05-24-2000).]

Check out:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum95/HTML/000390.html

Maybe the next article will mention some of the celebrities from FlyerTalk who have eaten there!

My wife Karen and I will be there at the dinner, for sure.

It looks like a great menu!

Sounds yummy, please count me in as well.

Flyme2, you have done a great job of arranging everything. I am really disappointed http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif not to be able to make it. My visit home (yes, another Montrealer amongst us!) will be for the Jazz Festival time period http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/tongue.gif (end June - beg July). Hope you all have a splendid time!

Such a tease just hearing you all talk about Monreal! My wife and I can't wait to go back there (it was our honeymoon), but probably won't be for a while, have too many other trips planned.

And the Calvet House ... well, Vieux-Montreal rocks!

If you are staying or thinking of staying at the Le Centre Sheraton:

American Express, one of Canada's largest travel agencies, and Le Centre Sheraton Hotel today unveiled the American Express Club Floor, the first company sponsored and branded hotel floor in Montreal. This is one of the most unique marketing ventures in the hotel industry today.

Located on the 8th floor of the 825-room Le Centre Sheraton Hotel in Montreal, the American Express Club Floor is available only to Amex's travel clients and can be booked through any one of the agency's network of over 3,200 travel offices worldwide. It provides superior accommodation and a wide range of enhanced services for the same price as Amex's negotiated standard room rate. Le Centre Sheraton recently renovated and upgraded the guest floor.

"The Floor is intended to make the business travel experience as comfortable and productive as possible, by offering home-style comfort and all office amenities," says Yves Lalumiere, Regional Vice President, Eastern Canada, at American Express. "We entered into this partnership to give our business travel clients access to exclusive conveniences and amenities that no one else can. What we have created with Le Centre Sheraton's support is superior value for the travel dollar."

Michel G. Giguere, General Manager, Le Centre Sheraton Hotel Montreal adds that he is extremely pleased that American Express has chosen his hotel for this exclusive venture, and feels it is a great illustration of the premiere quality services provided by Le Centre Sheraton.

"This is a marketing partnership that greatly benefits the business traveller," says Mr. Giguere. "We are delighted to be the exclusive hotel in Montreal offering this unique and complete 'hotel within a hotel' travel concept. With our outstanding Sheraton hospitality and service and American Express' reputation for delivering quality products and services, we are confident of the floor's appeal."

Both American Express and Le Centre Sheraton note that this new product is designed to meet the needs of the estimated one million business travellers passing through Montreal each year.

Business Traveller Benefits

With the American Express Club Floor, business travellers have everything at their fingertips:

- Superior guest rooms with large work station, combination

printer/copier/fax, built-in data ports, ergonomic chair

- Complimentary deluxe continental breakfast, plus evening hors d'oeuvres

in the private lounge

- Self-serve business centre with high speed Internet access, desk top

computer with printer/copier/fax

- 10-person Executive Boardroom within the lounge for use by guests on

complimentary basis

- Entertainment centre featuring television, chess, cards

- International and local newspapers, variety of periodicals

- Complimentary access to newly renovated fitness centre

- 24-hour room service delivery

- Upgraded room amenities including bathrobes, toiletries

- A direct hot button on the guest room phone linking caller to 24-hour

American Express Travel Services

- A co-branded welcome gift upon each stay

Mr. Lalumiere says, "With the American Express Club Floor, business travellers can relax and enjoy a complimentary breakfast, all day gourmet coffee and tea service, and evening hors d'oeuvres in their private lounge, or they can get work done from their room which is equipped with a flexible work area, which includes two data ports, a large desk, a printer-fax-copier and an ergonomic chair."

The American Express Club Floor at Le Centre Sheraton is the latest addition to American Express' Club Floor Program, which includes 18 properties worldwide. It follows the tremendous success of the company's only other North American Club Floor at Toronto's Sheraton Centre Hotel, which has recently been expanded to meet the high customer demand.

With more than 375 hotels in 67 countries, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is the largest brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., and Sheraton guests can take advantage of the Starwood Preferred Guest program, the only frequent guest program in the industry without blackout dates. Information on individual Sheraton properties, promotions or reservation may be obtained by visiting the company web site (www.sheraton.com) or phoning the toll-free number: 800-325-3535.

Starwood, through its St. Regis, Luxury Collection, Westin, Sheraton, Four Points and W brands, is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 700 hotels in 80 countries and 120,000 employees at its owned and managed properties.
http://dowjones.wsj.com/archive/gx.c...er=display-d2h

flyme2, that is not necessary! Especially since a Priceline rate may not get me points, a fate worse than death! <grin> (I like Marriott's better anyway)

Thanks for your good work in getting this altogether, and good luck, but I'm going to have to cancel. I freely admit I'm just a cheap S.O.B. Have a good one!

Our dinner spot is also the subject of a half-page feature in the Globe & Mail's travel section this morning. It can be read on their web version: www.globeandmail.com. Go to the subject column on the left side of the page and click on Travel. These stories only last a week, so hurry over. Seems the auberge also has its own web site: www.pierreducalvet.com. I have tried this link and it doesn't seem to work either as a ".ca" or a ".com". Copied it direclty from the GLOBE article.

Very good and appropriate choice flyme2.

FYI: I think the Sheraton Centre is full, though the Amex floor(s) might have space if booked through Amex Travel. I have tried to use my Starwood Preferred Guest 50% off certificate at the hotel, but to no avail. But I think a few of us are up the street at the Four Points which still has space.

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Count me in, too!

flyme2,

I am so happy that I am able to finally confirm that I will be able to attend at least some of the FAQ. Please count me IN! for what I am sure will be one of the best meals I have enjoyed!

Exact details of my travels are still to be worked out, but I will be at dinner. Thank you again for all your efforts with the FAQ. I'm sure that we are all in for a treat!

-Chris

Wow, I'm really looking forward to this trip!

Linda

Well FlyerTalkers, I'm back from Shanghai and did Brigitte and I have a blast! I think we made more friends on this trip (FT events excepted, of course) than on any other. I guess it didn't hurt that we helped upgrade all 8 of our travelling companions to C class on that long flight from PVG-DTW (13 hours)...but I digress.
dg1: As Rudi would say, "I'm sooooo disappointed" that you won't be able to join our little party. I realize that fiscal responsibility comes first, but if you change your mind or inherit a windfall, please know that you will be most welcome. Be aware, that as an enticement, I keep a very well stocked liquor cabinet. You were one of the first to commit, so forgive my sentimentality.
A couple of attendees will be coming out of the FA "closet", so to speak and I will announce their attendance when they wish me to do so. I'm happy to have them aboard so that FT'ers can get a more balanced view of the Flyer world as we know it.
I'm still working on Randy as an attendee, and he has expressed interest despite the fact that he will be returning from Europe on the Friday before Saturday's dinner. Fellow attendees: Let him know you want him there...post!...email...write!
I am also currently planning to head a group of adventurous types on a Lachine Rapids jet boat ride. If you're not a wimp, don't mind getting wet and love having fun, let me know and I'll sign you up! I'm thinking of scheduling this on Sunday, but it isn't etched in stone.
Okay, FT'ers...ball's in your court!

This may be old news, but I just came across it today...FYI:

I still have reservations at the Marriott, so who knows.. if there's an e-saver that weekend I'll come up and wave to you guys through the window <grin>

PremEx: Thanks for all the helpful info. "Eat My Shorts"? Isn't that the one with Amber Lynn? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif
dg1: Still keeping my fingers crossed.

Mr. Flyme2: My name is Commander Catcop and I would like to confirm that I too will be attending the F-A-Q that weekend to keep the event proper and clean and EVERYONE IN LINE! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

My cathair raised when I see stuff like "Eat My shorts" and this Amber woman! I don't want my friend Catman arrested at this event (the scandal! The PIctures!)

See you in about a month! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

CDMR CATCOP

The jetboat ride on the Lachine Rapids sounds fun - count me it!

Way Omni: the son of the inventor of the jet boat decided back in 1960 to try going upstream through the Grand Canyon. Lava Falls (rating varies between 8 and 10 on the 10-point scale that's unique to the Canyon) provided the most difficulty - it took something like 45 attempts (over a couple of days, I think). After that, the rest of the Canyon was a piece of cake.

The Park Service immediately added a regulation prohibiting upstream runs!

Commander Catcop: I'm sure I don't know what you mean. From what PremEx has led me to believe "Eat My Shorts" is a short documentary film done by the National Film Board of Canada detailing the horrific events surrounding a UA flight gone awry that is forced to land in a remote area of Northern Ontario (Canada). Short on rations, the all-vegetarian crew and pax must find a creative solution to those terrible pangs of hunger. Not being the roots and berries types, they resort to...well, eating their clothing...hence the title. The story does end happily, however, when they are all rescued and treated for (over) exposure. Red/Green will be doing their take on the story in September.

I thought it was about an electrician who cleverly finds a way to conceal his mistakes by... eating them! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

RichG: No, that's "Eek, My Shorts!"

Count me in for the jet boat ride as well, sounds like a blast! As long as you don't have to be an accomplished rafter/jet boat rider, I'm game! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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Regards,
- Anna

Oh, the Canadian version of "Eat My Shorts!"

Poor CMDR Catcop was misinformed. He thought they and you all were going to show the more "adult" U-S version. I told him of his error.


And I think Amber Lynn now works at teh Krispy kreame at teh World Trade Center.