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 September 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 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 oNo 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:September 30, 2005	By:	/s/ Stuart M. Miller
		Name:Stuart M. Miller
		Title: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 Third Quarter Release Date

EX-99.1

Exhibit No. 99.1

For immediate release

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS INC. ANNOUNCES

THIRD QUARTER RELEASE DATE

TORONTO, September 30, 2005 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“FHR”) (TSX/NYSE: FHR) will release its third quarter 2005 earnings before the market opens on Wednesday, October 26, 2005, to be followed by a conference call at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Investors are invited to access the call by dialing 416-340-2216 or 1-866-898.9626. 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 October 26, 2005 through to November 2, 2005. To access the recording please dial 416-695-5800 or 1-800-408-3053 and use the reservation number 3163467.

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.

FHR is a leading owner/operator of luxury hotels and resorts. FHR's managed portfolio consists of 88 luxury and first-class properties with more than 33,000 guestrooms in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Barbados, United Kingdom, Monaco, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates. FHR owns Fairmont Hotels Inc., North America's largest luxury hotel management company, as measured by rooms under management, with 50distinctive city center and resort hotels such as The Fairmont San Francisco, The Fairmont Banff Springs and The Savoy, A Fairmont Hotel. FHR also owns Delta Hotels, Canada's largest first-class hotel management company, which manages and franchises 38 city center and resort properties in Canada. In addition to hotel management, FHR holds real estate interests in 27 properties and an approximate 24% investment interest in Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust, which owns 24 properties. FHR owns FHP Management Company LLC, a private residence club management company that operates Fairmont Heritage Place.

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Contact:              Denise Achonu

                             Executive Director Investor Relations

                             Tel: 1-866-627-0642

                             Email: investor@fairmont.com

                             Website: www.fairmont.com