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 January 2005

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 ____  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 _____ 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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Exhibits Index appears on Page 3

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: January 6, 2005	By/s/ Sari L. Diamond
	Name:Sari L. Diamond
	Title:Assistant 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. To Release Fourth Quarter And Year-End 2004 Earnings

EX-99.1

 

For immediate release     Exhibit No. 99.1

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS INC. TO RELEASE

FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END 2004 EARNINGS

TORONTO, January 6, 2005- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“FHR”) (TSX/NYSE: FHR) will release its fourth quarter and year-end 2004 earnings on January 27, 2005 to be followed by a conference call that day at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Investors are invited to access the call by dialing 416-405-9310 or 1-877-211-7911. You will be required to identify yourself and the organization on whose behalf you are participating. A recording of this call will be made available beginning at 4:30 p.m. on January 27, 2005 through to February 3, 2005. To access the recording please dial 416-695-5800 or 1-800-408-3053 and use the reservation number 3132603.

A live audio webcast of this conference call will be available via FHR's investor website (www.fairmont.com/investor). An archived recording of the webcast will remain available on the website until the next quarterly earnings conference call.

About Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc.

Fairmont is one of North America's leading owner/operators of luxury hotels and resorts. Fairmont's managed portfolio consists of 82 luxury and first-class properties with approximately 33,000 guestrooms in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Barbados, Monaco and the United Arab Emirates. Fairmont owns Fairmont Hotels Inc., North America's largest luxury hotel management company, as measured by rooms under management, with 45 distinctive city center and resort hotels such as The Fairmont San Francisco, The Fairmont Banff Springs and The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. Fairmont also owns Delta Hotels, Canada's largest first-class hotel management company, which manages and franchises 37 city center and resort properties in Canada. In addition to hotel management, Fairmont holds real estate interests in 22 properties and an approximate 24% investment interest in Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust, which owns 24 properties.

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Contact:	Denise Achonu
	Executive Director Investor Relations
	Tel: 1-866-627-0642
	Email: investor@fairmont.com
	Website: www.fairmont.com