The latest news and information for members.
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MANDATE - To support Vancouver's tourism industry in developing their experiences, and promoting Vancouver in target Canadian, US, and international markets. MISSION - To responsibly rebuild a sustainable visitor economy to $13B by 2026. PURPOSE - To transform our communities and our visitors through the power of travel.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT (QPR) - Q4 2021
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To keep you updated on the work that we're doing as Team Vancouver, we have created a new Quarterly Report that highlights initiatives and resources to support your business, led by our team.
The Q4 2021 QPR is now available on our Extranet under "Reports".
We would love to hear your thoughts about our new report, please take one minute to complete our feedback survey.
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BUSINESS RESOURCES & ADVOCACY
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Advocacy Request
The Hotel Association of Canada’s "Roadmap to Recovery" launched today which is a 3 point plan to build the sector back to pre-pandemic levels. Their goal is immediate action on priority #1 and strong commitments in the Federal Budget on priorities #2 and #3.
In short, we are asking for:
- Reopen: Announce a fully opened border immediately
- Survive: Transition the Tourism & Hospitality Recovery Program (THRP) to a Bridge Program until summer 2022
- Compete: Commit to a dedicated tourism and hospitality labour strategy
We ask that you send a pre-populated letter to your Member of Parliament to support this work.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER NEWS
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We're Hiring!
Are you, or is someone you know, looking for a career in a destination management and destination promotion organization? Destination Vancouver wants to meet dynamic, ambitious, collaborative and fun individuals to join our high performing team.
As industry leaders, our job is to promote the tourism industry in Metro Vancouver and generate business for our members through strategic, innovative and sustainable sales and marketing initiatives.
Destination Vancouver is committed to fostering an environment that is diverse and inclusive of people from all backgrounds, passions and interests and we invite applications from all qualified candidates. We are dedicated to providing an atmosphere free from barriers in order to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Consistent with our values, we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all Team Members, volunteers, stakeholders, members, external contractors and partners.
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Welcome to the Team!
Destination Vancouver is adding to the team as we build momentum and the rebuild of tourism to Vancouver. Please join us in welcoming our newest team members!
Natalia Welsh, External Relations Specialist
Natalia joins Destination Vancouver as one of two new External Relations Specialists. These roles support our Travel Trade and Media teams in promoting our destination to our trade and media audiences. Natalia has a Graduate Certificate in Tourism Management from Royal Roads University and five years of experience working in the tourism industry – including Tour & Travel and training experience with Club Intrawest. Natalia has strong communication and organizational skills and is fluent in Spanish.
Gia Borja, External Relations Specialist
Gia graduated with a Bachelor of Tourism Management from Capilano University and has a diverse range of experience within our industry - including time at the Listel Hotel, FlyOver Canada, and most recently, Discover Holidays. Gia brings strong product knowledge, customer service skills and an eagerness to learn. She will be supporting both the Travel Trade and Media Teams to share the best of Vancouver with our respective audiences. Travelling is a passion of hers and she is excited to promote our beautiful city!
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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Air Canada is expanding services from YVR
As travel measures ease and more people consider their next trip from YVR, Air Canada announced an impressive roster of new flights and the return of familiar favourites across North America and Europe.
Flights include new nonstop service to Austin and Halifax. Air Canada is also restoring service to Anchorage, Boston, Quebec City, Sacramento and Yellowknife, as well as Dublin, Frankfurt and Zurich. We’re thrilled to see these 10 destinations added to our network here at YVR, offering our community even more options for travel over the summer.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS
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Destination Vancouver + DTN Partnership for Website Advertising
Are you interested in additional advertising opportunities for your business on destinationvancouver.com? We continue to provide ad-unit sales to members through our partner, Destination Travel Network. Their annual sales calls resume this spring and members may be receiving an email or phone call from "DTN" in the coming weeks as part of this program.
As you may already know, DTN is our digital partner that works with destination marketing organizations like ours to produce and publish paid content on our site and to help move website visitors to become customers for our members. With DTN’s help, we’ve put together a small selection of paid content placements on DestinationVancouver.com that we believe will help get your message in front of more of our visitor audience and to send more of those visitors to your website.
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED STORIES
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Have you thought about turning your love of the outdoors into a career? Arron Vickery did just that and now works at Squamish’s Sea to Sky Gondola conducting safety patrols, leading hiking tours, and creating new trails.
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Vancouver has developed a reputation for companies that produce and champion sustainable clothing. From Arc’teryx, which focuses on minimizing environmental impact through the design of their outdoor wear, to Decade Studio, which makes long-lasting jeans, Vancouver-based businesses are paving the way for sustainable apparel.
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Spring in Vancouver is spectacular: cherry blossoms dripping from tree branches, sunshine in the forecast, and warmer weather. Time to get outside! Add these Vancouver outdoor activities to your 2022 spring bucket list.
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Family Day, which took place in British Columbia on February 21, is a day for loved ones to spend quality time together – but not every family had that luxury.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER MEMBER EVENTS
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Webinar: 2022 US Market Plan
Thursday, March 03, 2022 | 10AM - 11AM | Virtual
We invite you to join our upcoming member webinar where Destination Vancouver Team Members will present our 2022 US Market Plan. The team will share market specific insights and present an overview of activities planned for 2022. There will be an opportunity for Q&A at the end of the webinar.
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SAVE THE DATES. Invites to come!
Webinar: 2022 M&C Market Plan | Thursday, March 17 | 10AM - 11AM | Virtual
Webinar: 2022 International Market Plan | Tuesday, March 22 | 10AM - 11AM | Virtual
119th Annual General Meeting | Thursday, May 19 | 3PM | TBD
Nooner At The Nat | Friday, June 03 | 12PM | In Person
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