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 October 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: October 26, 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 Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid

EX-99.1

For immediate release  Exhibit No. 99.1

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS INC. ANNOUNCES

RENEWAL OF NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID

TORONTO, October 26, 2005 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“FHR”) (TSX/NYSE: FHR) announced today that it has received regulatory approval for a normal course issuer bid effective October 31, 2005. FHR has been authorized to purchase up to 7,200,000 of its common shares, or 10% of its public float of approximately 72.1 million currently outstanding common shares, in the twelve-month period following the bid’s effective date. FHR expects to purchase its common shares at certain times over the course of the year when it believes that the share price is attractive and that the purchase of common shares would be an appropriate use of corporate funds.

Purchases under the bid may commence on October 31, 2005 and will terminate on October 30, 2006, or on such earlier date as FHR may complete its purchases pursuant to the notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”). Purchases will be made on the open market by FHR either through the facilities of the TSX or the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) in accordance with the rules and policies of these exchanges. The price that FHR will pay for any such shares will be the market price of such shares on the TSX or the NYSE at the time of acquisition. Common shares purchased under the bid will be cancelled.

FHR purchased 5,003,900 of its common shares at an average price of US$31.99 within the past 12 months under its previous normal course issuer bid, which expires on October 28, 2005.

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 50 distinctive 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: 416.874.2485
	Email: investor@fairmont.com
	Website: www.fairmont.com