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FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP CANADA 2007 - SETS HIGHEST ATTENDANCE RECORD |
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With record attendance spread over five cities: Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Victoria and Burnaby, BC, the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 easily surpassed the projected $166 million in economic impact to Canada.
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) announced that the tournament officially set the record for the highest cumulative attendance in FIFA U-20 World Cup history, at more than 1.2 million spectators at 52 matches. This surpassed the previous record set in Mexico in 1983. The Whitecaps, Vancouver's own professional USL first division soccer team, will host David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy in a friendly exhibition match on Wednesday, October 3. Over 38,000 tickets have been sold for this popular event. For ticket info visit: www.whitecapsfc.com |
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| MEET YOU AT THE TRACK | |||
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Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver's legendary destination for thoroughbred horse racing, is now open for meetings, conventions and corporate events.
With spectacular mountain, waterfront and racing views, the facility features expansive reception areas overlooking the track and over 32,000 square feet of versatile function space, as well as AV systems. This is a unique venue for a Board meeting of ten to a fun-filled afternoon activity for up to 3,000 guests. The outdoor marquee tent located right beside the starting gate offers a picnic-like atmosphere and the festival elegance of a garden party. |
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| TICKETS TONIGHT CELEBRATES 5TH ANNIVERSARY & RECORD SALES | |||
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Hot on the heels of Tickets Tonight's 5th Anniversary, Tourism Vancouver's day-of, half-price ticket outlet and community box office, is celebrating again. This time, for achieving $1 million in gross sales since the start of the year - a first since the launch of the service in 2002. This means that since January 2007, $1 million in gross revenue has been returned to arts producers.
Across from the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, close to all the downtown hotels and inside Tourism Vancouver flagship Touristinfo Centre, Tickets Tonight offers Vancouver's only day-of, half-price tickets as well as regular advance tickets, and is a full Ticketmaster outlet. Open daily from 10am to 6pm, it's conveniently located for delegates to purchase entertainment tickets. |
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| NEW ABORIGINAL ART SHOWCASE GALLERY IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER | |||
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The Bill Reid Foundation will open the brand new Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art in downtown Vancouver housing not only a permanent collection of work by Reid, but also a collection being created by a new generation of Northwest Coast aboriginal artists. Opening spring 2008, the gallery will be located at 639 Hornby Street sharing its home with the Chief Dan George Centre for Advanced Studies and the SFU Bill Reid Centre of Northwest Coast Art Studies. It aims to function as a portal to other Aboriginal cultural destinations in the province.
Bill Reid (1920-1998) was pivotal in introducing the great art traditions of the indigenous people of the Northwest Coast of North America to the world, and left a legacy of work spanning wood carving, jewellery, print and sculpture. Images of his works of art including The Spirit of Haida Gwaii sculpture (one of the two versions of which are housed at Vancouver International Airport) are featured on the Canadian $20 bill. |
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| VANCOUVER ART GALLERY ANNOUNCES KRAZY PLANS FOR 2008 AND BEYOND | |||
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While the current Monet to Dali exhibition continues to attract huge crowds to the Vancouver Art Gallery this summer, the gallery is already looking ahead. Summer 2008 will bring a very different type of major exhibition to the gallery - KRAZY: The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art, which will examine a rapidly expanding and increasingly popular field of visual culture.
Also on the books for 2008 is a new Emily Carr exhibition titled Emily Carr and Early Modernism. Visitors travel from all over the world to see Carr's work, best known for her representation of BC's First Nations culture and the rainforests of Vancouver Island. Finally, the Vancouver Art Gallery has also announced that they will present a solo show of internationally acclaimed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in 2009, known for her depictions of the indigenous culture of her country in a style that combined realism, symbolism and surrealism.
This unique venue can host dinners of up to 250 and receptions for 500 people. |
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| NEW RESTAURANTS ADD TO VANCOUVER'S CULINARY REPUTATION | |||
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It's no surprise that a city as food-crazy as Vancouver is home to a vibrant restaurant scene. Here are a few of the hippest new places currently wowing locals and visitors alike with their top nosh, cool vibe and fantastic rooms:
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| SEE YOU THERE... | |||
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Tourism Vancouver's Rachael Nocera, Jacqueline Benear, Dori Jensen & Dave Gazley will be exhibiting at ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership's Annual Meeting & Exposition in Chicago from August 11 to 14. www.asaeannualmeeting.org
August 13-15 Bronwyn Slade will be conducting sales calls in the San Francisco Bay Area followed by attending the Financial and Insurance Conference Planners (FICP) West Coast Chapter Meeting at La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, CA August 16-18.
Tourism Vancouver's Michelle Taylor, along with Vancouver partners, will be heading to Toronto to attend IncentiveWorks on August 21 and 22. The show is expected to attract over 3,000 meeting professionals from the Canadian incentive and meetings market. More than 475 exhibit booths representing over 700 companies from a variety of domestic and international destinations, hotels, resorts, meeting/incentive travel services, business gifts, premium and reward merchandise will exhibit at the 2007 show. Stop by the Vancouver booth (821, 823, 825) and find out what's fresh and new in Vancouver.
Kyle Matheson and Rick Antonson will be attending Experient's E4 Customer Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, August 26 - 29. Rick will be presenting a welcome speech to attendees as Vancouver will host the 2008 E4 Conference.
Jacqueline Benear will be conducting sales calls and attending Experient's Meet With Success® educational and networking event in Philadelphia, September 11-13.
Mike Fox, Manager Sports Tourism will be headed to Ottawa in September 11-14 to attend the Canadian Sports Tourism Alliance (CSTA) annual board meeting. In addition to the two days of meetings, Mike will join other board members at the Betty Tweedy Golf Classic.
The Betty Tweedy Golf Classic is the annual golf tournament organized by the national sport and active living community in Ottawa for their colleagues and their business partners. The primary objective of the event is to increase awareness of and raise funds for cancer research locally for the benefit of our community. The tournament is named in honour of Betty Tweedy, a former sports administrator and an avid golf player who died of lung cancer in 1987. |
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