Meet Vancouver

Last week, Destination Vancouver's #MeetVancouver team, Idy Wong and Jacqueline Kavcak, attended the SITE Texas Tech Summit, where Vancouver was proud to be the host city. They delved into inspiring discussions on how AI is revolutionizing creativity and sparking new thinking within the industry. In the spirit of giving back, Destination Vancouver donated $4,400 to the BC Hospitality Foundation, spreading positivity and support throughout the community. #SITETexas #STxTiS24

In meeting with key clients across our global audiences, #MeetVancouver helps showcase the very best of Vancouver’s world-class offerings. Earlier this year, our team hosted local corporate and incentive third party agencies in Mexico City. Like our spring Vancouver-themed dining experience in the UK, initiatives like this help foster key relationships among our markets and bring awareness to our destination across the winter and spring seasons. Explore Vancouver at any time with our seasonal Know Before You Go pages: https://lnkd.in/gbfTgBj3 [Image from #TeamVancouver's Mexico Sales Mission]

Thanks to all who joined #TeamVancouver in London for our MICHELIN dining experience! The excitement for Vancouver as a top choice for travel, events, and conferences was palpable — we look forward to showcasing more of our city’s world-class offerings and how we lead the way in global travel, sustainability, and destination development. _ #MeetVancouver

This year, #MeetVancouver returned as the Destination Sponsor to the 2024 IEEE Vancouver Section AGM. Having previously sponsored the 2023 IEEE Vancouver Section AGM, Morgan Da Rocha and Michelle Taylor had the opportunity to reconnect and to forge new connections with local experts and leaders.     There, Morgan and Michelle shared the service offerings available to members in the Section’s community and discussed conference and convention priorities in the year ahead. Learn more about how our team can help local experts, like the IEEE Vancouver Section community, share their expertise on the global stage: https://lnkd.in/gBPVTvai  

Leaders in Vancouver’s health and life sciences community had the opportunity to connect, share knowledge, and celebrate their successes at Team Vancouver’s recent Life Sciences dinner. Last month, #MeetVancouver and the Vancouver Convention Centre collaborated to host key connections for an exclusive dining experience at Vancouver MICHELIN-starred restaurant, Burdock & Co. Invited guests brought unique perspectives to the event, having previously considered or been involved in hosting, bidding, or winning health and life sciences conferences in Vancouver. Learn more about how #TeamVancouver helps connect BC’s life sciences expertise with the world: https://lnkd.in/gwFttb4w

#TeamVancouver and Meet Whistler brought fresh ideas to #MICColorado2024 in Denver last month: did you see us there? Learn more about meetings in Vancouver, here: https://lnkd.in/g3b6-xgP

Vancouver is set to host Woodrise 2025, a mass timber conference focused on mid and high-rise timber construction. From September 22-26, 2025, up to 3,000 attendees from around the world will come to Vancouver to collaborate and to learn from made-in-BC solutions that are advancing low-carbon construction.    #MeetVancouver and our #MIND Partnership have played a key role in facilitating pre-conference support and logistics for Woodrise 2025. Alongside provincial stakeholders, Michelle Taylor represented Vancouver at the Woodrise 2023 conference held in Bordeaux, France.    The conference is expected generate millions of dollars in economic impact for the city and is another win for our MIND Partnership. Learn more about Woodrise 2025, here: https://lnkd.in/ggT_Y24x  

Destination Canada has announced the launch of a multi-million dollar International Convention Attraction Fund (ICAF, or "the Fund") to help bolster Canada’s competitiveness in attracting major international conventions, conferences, and events. In providing financial support for eligible bids, the ICAF will help support the work done by Destination Vancouver and our MIND Partnership. The Fund is expected to generate around $3.5 for every dollar invested – generating at least $174 million for the Canadian economy. Learn more about Destination Canada’s continued investment into meetings and conventions: https://bit.ly/3xqlwaM

How can in-person conferences generate transformational impacts? At the 2024 BC Tourism Industry Conference, #MeetVancouver's Michael Drake hosted a panel on how business events can create positive legacies for local communities. Discover insights discussed during the panel in the Capilano University Conference Legacy Impact Study: https://lnkd.in/gahi7Wc2  

This month, #MeetVancouver’s Matt Eng and Roy Dexter Eulin, MBA of the Paradox Hotel Vancouver represented #TeamVancouver at #MPINCCACE2024.       The MPI Northern California Chapter Annual Conference & Experience (ACE 2024) invited attendees to collaborate, to network, and to gain fresh insights:   ▪ Michael Dominguez, President & CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) presented an opening keynote about making sense of conflicting data points, the latest consumer trends, and impacts on the hotel industry. The main takeaway? Follow the data.        ▪ The CVB Representatives of the West (CReW) Destinations Panel discussed how DMOs can help planners best leverage their meetings.        ▪In the closing session, Dima Ghawi shared her story of personal transformation and encouraged attendees to shatter limitations. Thanks to #MPIACE2024 for the opportunity to connect and to learn in San Francisco.