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Canada is one of the favorite vacation places amongst North American tourists, and as a result millions of people are looking for travel deals to hotels and ski resorts in this country. Many vacationers take trips in order to admire the amazingly beautiful nature and valuable cultural attractions in cities like Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, or Vancouver. Due to the large number of both Canadian and foreign voyagers taking delight in vacations in various regions of the country, during the peak season hotels in Canada are sometimes very crowded and finding accommodation is a difficult task. In ski resorts in Canada the high season lasts from October to March, period when a huge number of winter sports enthusiasts invade most hotels and vacation properties.

As the second largest country in the world by total area, Canada has plenty of travel destinations and a huge number of attractions of all kind, from natural wonders such as the Niagara Falls to museums that display high value art pieces. One of the major travel destinations in this country is Edmonton.

Edmonton is the capital city of the province of Alberta and is located in its central region on the North Saskatchewan River. It is renowned as a cultural city and nicknamed therefore as "The Festival City" because of the large number of events held there. While visiting it, all tourists need accommodation and meal and consequently hotels in Edmonton provide travel deals including stays in comfortable rooms with deluxe lodging amenities and service of a very high level. Some of the best-rated resorts in Edmonton are Hotel Delta Edmonton Center Suite, Hotel Delta Edmonton South, Hotel Days Inn Downtown Edmonton, and Hotel Greenwood Inn & Suites Edmonton.

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The large number of attractions in Edmonton keep occupied tourists of all ages during their entire vacation! Shopping fans can visit the largest mall in North America, West Edmonton Mal, while travelers interested in history can take trips to Fort Edmonton Park (located in the river valley), the biggest living history museum. As a true cultural city, an entire district of Edmonton is dedicated to art, The Art District, where are located some major museums and theaters like The Citadel Theater, The Francis Winspear Center for Music (housing the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra), The Transalta Arts Barns, The Walterdale Playhouse, The Catalyst Theater, and The Varscona Theater. Due to the large number of quality cultural events, Edmonton won in 2007 the title of "Cultural Capital of Canada". Along with attractions available in the Art District, in almost all parts of the city are present many museums worth to be included in sightseeing tours in Edmonton like Telus World of Science, Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Aviation Museum, Art Gallery of Alberta, Alberta Railway Museum, and Fort Edmonton Park.

Edmonton is also known as "The Festival City" because there take place year-round numerous events, some of the most famous being The Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival (in July), The Works Art & Design Festival (at end of June), The Capital City Exhibition (called also "Capital EX" and considered the most important festival of summer), The Edmonton International Fringe Festival (in August), The Edmonton Folk Music Festival (also in August), The Edmonton Heritage Festival, The Free Will Shakespeare Festival, The Dragon Boat Festival, and The Edmonton International Film Festival. With so many festivals and cultural attractions, Edmonton draws every year numerous tourists, and as a result people interested in traveling to the capital city of Alberta are advised to book accommodation well in advance because most rooms in hotels in Edmonton are occupied all the time.

Attractions in Edmonton enumerated above are just a small part of what this city has to offer. In and around the metropolitan area are many other things to see and to do. Finally, doesn't matter which is the main purpose of vacations spent there, in Edmonton all guests are welcomed and return to home with unforgettable memories.

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