It's a small settlement, with a few posh accommodations, including the famous Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and the Post Hotel and Spa.

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But Fairmont is trying to lure visitors with a new "Cruisin' the Canadian Rockies" package, which kicks off in Banff, an hour-and-a-half drive from the Calgary airport, and includes two nights each at their three luxury Alberta resorts: the JPL, the historic Chateau Lake Louise and the Fairmont Banff Springs .

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