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SUTTON PLACE VOTED BC'S LEADING HOTEL AT WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS |
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The Sutton Place Hotel was voted "British Columbia's Leading Hotel" for 2007 at the 14th annual World Travel Awards. The awards were held in New York City on September 17 and were attended by more than 250 top executives from the travel industry. The Sutton Place Hotel has maintained the AAA Five Diamond certification for 18 consecutive years. Recently, a multi-million dollar renovation was completed in La Grande Residence portion of the hotel, updating 164 long term stay apartments, pool and lobby area. www.suttonplace.com |
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| BC FERRIES OFFER MEETINGS ON THE WATER | |||
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BC Ferries now offers conference rooms on board their Spirit Class ferries sailing the Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay route, connecting Vancouver and Victoria. The meeting room can accommodate up to 20 people and is ideal for corporate groups who need space for a quick gathering before a company conference in Victoria or Vancouver. The sailing takes one hour and 35 minutes and the meeting room is equipped with AV requirements and a catering option. It rents for $60 for one sailing and $100 roundtrip. www.bcferries.com |
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| HARBOUR AIR GOES CARBON NEUTRAL | |||
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Vancouver based Harbour Air Ltd, the world's largest all-seaplane airline, announced that it has pledged to become completely carbon neutral by the end of 2007. Starting October 1, Harbour Air began purchasing high quality carbon offsets to mitigate the climate impact of all scheduled service, charter and tour operations. This made Harbour Air the first air carrier of any variety in North America and the only seaplane airline in the world to make all of its flight services 100% carbon neutral. This year to date, Harbour Air has contributed over $15,000 to carbon neutral programs and is further pledging to offset its corporate emissions to become the first carrier in the world to achieve complete carbon neutrality in all aspects of its business. www.harbour-air.com |
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| VANCOUVER TOP CANADIAN GAY TRAVEL DESTINATION FOR SECOND YEAR | |||
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Vancouver has been recognized as the number one gay leisure travel destination in Canada for the second year in a row according to Community Marketing's 12th International LGBT Tourism Survey. Vancouver is the top city for American gay leisure travel to Canada, above both Montreal and Toronto. The city was also recognized as the fourth most-visited international destination among US gay and lesbian travellers. The annual survey is the largest of its kind with over 7,500 gay and lesbian respondents. www.tourismvancouver.com |
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| MARK YOUR CALENDAR... | |||
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Late November to December 24 Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain Bring your family to Santa's Workshop and meet reindeer, or take a sleigh ride through our mystical alpine forest. You can also experience the tranquil beauty of skating on our 8,000 square foot mountaintop Ice Skating Pond, surrounded by snow-topped trees Grouse Mountain 604.984.0661 www.grousemountain.com
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Richard Yore, Director of Sales, and Doret Schultz Ottesen, Manager, International, will be exhibiting at the Canadian Pavilion at The Global Meetings and Incentive Exhibition (EIBTM), in Barcelona, Spain from November 27-29, 2007.
Tourism Vancouver's Jacqueline Benear and Dori Jensen will be attending The MIXX - Annual Holiday Event on December 3rd at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. This event is hosted by AMPS, ASAE & the Center, PCMA Capital Chapter, HSMAI, IAEE DC Chapter, Potomac Chapter of MPI.
Jacqueline Benear and Dave Gazley along with Tourism Vancouver member Events on the Move will be exhibiting at IAEE's Expo! Expo! the International Association of Exhibitions and Events Annual Meeting & Exhibition from December 10 - 12th at the Mandalay Bay Convention Centre in Las Vegas. Expo! Expo! IAEE's Annual Meeting & Exhibition will bring exhibition and event managers from around the globe to network with suppliers in the exhibition industry. Rick Antonson, President & CEO, and Rachael Nocera, Manager, Chicago & Midwest US, along with several convention hotels and the VCEC will be exhibiting at Association Forum of Chicagoland's Holiday Showcase on December 11, 2007. This one day show attracts over 1,500 association executives and meeting professionals. The team will also be hosting a client dinner following the tradeshow. Tourism Vancouver's Jacqueline Benear and Dori Jensen along with 60 other bureaus will be hosting 300 key customers from the DC, Virginia and Maryland area for the DC CVB's Annual Holiday Event - Destination Discovery 2007 on December 13th at the Ritz Carlton in Washington DC. |
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