6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2004

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

Canadian Pacific Tower, Ste 1600, 100 Wellington Street W., Toronto, Ontario M5K 1B7, Canada

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

     (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

   Form 20-F   o      Form 40-F   x

     (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

   Yes   o      No   x

     (If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                 .

     This report furnished on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference into each of the Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933 of the registrant: Form S-8 No.333-13960.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

			FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS INC.                     (Registrant)
Date:	April 8, 2004	By Name: Title:	/s/ Terence P. Badour Terence P. Badour Executive Vice President, Law and Administration and Corporate Secretary

Exhibits Index

The following is a list of Exhibits included as part of this Report on Form 6-K.

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits
99.1	Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. Announces Effectiveness Of U.S. Registration Statement In Connection With Previously Issued Convertible Senior Notes And Underlying Common Shares

EX-99.1

For immediate release

Exhibit 99.1.

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS INC. ANNOUNCES EFFECTIVENESS OF U.S.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH PREVIOUSLY ISSUED
CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES AND UNDERLYING COMMON SHARES

TORONTO, April 8, 2004 — Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“FHR”) (TSX/NYSE: FHR) announced today that a Registration Statement on Form F-10 relating to the resale in the United States of US$270.0 million principal amount of 3.75% convertible senior notes due 2023, and the common shares issuable upon conversion of these notes, has been declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The convertible notes were originally issued in an unregistered offering in December 2003, and the Form F-10 was filed with the SEC on April 6, 2004. The convertible notes and common shares issuable upon conversion thereof are subject to resale restrictions in Canada and, prior to May 20, 2004, may not be offered or sold to Canadian persons.

FHR will not receive any proceeds from any resale by the selling security holders of the convertible notes or the common shares issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. Copies of the prospectus relating to the offering of the convertible notes and the common shares issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes may be obtained by submitting a written request to: Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc., Corporate Secretary, Canadian Pacific Tower, 100 Wellington Street W., Suite 1600, Toronto, Ontario M5K 1B7, Canada.

About Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc.

FHR is one of North America’s leading owner/operators of luxury hotels and resorts. FHR’s managed portfolio consists of 83 luxury and first-class properties with more than 33,000 guestrooms in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, Barbados and the United Arab Emirates. It holds an 83.5% controlling interest in Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (“Fairmont”), North America’s largest luxury hotel management company, as measured by rooms under management. Fairmont manages 44 distinctive city center and resort hotels such as The Fairmont San Francisco, The Fairmont Banff Springs, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac and The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. FHR also holds a 100% interest in Delta Hotels, Canada’s largest first-class hotel management company, which manages and franchises a portfolio of 39 city center and resort properties in Canada. In addition to hotel management, FHR holds real estate interests in 23 properties, two large undeveloped land blocks and an approximate 35% investment interest in Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust, which owns 24 properties.

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Contact: Emma Thompson
Executive Director Investor Relations
Tel: 416.874.2485
Email: investor@fairmont.com
Website: www.fairmont.com