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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COVID-19 UPDATE & GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
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- Effective April 1, 2022 fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water. All travellers continue to be required to submit their mandatory information in ArriveCAN before their arrival in Canada.
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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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OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS
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New Spring Campaign – Submit Your Special Offers As we head into peak season with the return of travel and cruise, we want you to be involved in Destination Vancouver's new campaign. Our spring campaign, launching in April, will promote Vancouver to BC, Alberta, and Ontario audiences, as well as to Washington State. We invite our attraction, event, sport, hotel, culinary, wellness, and arts & culture members to share new or updated special offers for this promotion, by emailing our Marketing Agency. These could include offers such as discounts, value-add, third night free, or any offer that encourages a sense of urgency (such as inclusive of event tickets), greater spend (through incentivized activity consumption), or longer stay (through rewards or savings). Full-day and multi-day touring and sightseeing product is also encouraged, particularly for experiences that are themed around wellness, culinary, arts and culture, and anything quintessential Vancouver. When submitting a new or updated offer, please provide:
- Offer name
- One-sentence offer description
- Photo
- URL
- Offer expiration date (if applicable)
If you have spring-themed products or experiences, please send that information as well. More to come on specific campaign concepts and themes. Please also ensure your member listings are up-to-date, including the COVID-19 Amenity updates (via the Member Extranet). |
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED STORIES
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Vancouver’s craft brewery scene has been exploding over the last decade. This growth has been an incredibly exciting development for beer enthusiasts. However, beer production consumes considerable resources, such as water, and leads to waste, primarily in the form of spent grain. Breweries in the city are very aware of the issue and engaging in a variety of innovative solutions to reuse or upcycle spent grain.
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Bowen Island’s Crippen Regional Park makes a perfect day trip from Vancouver since it’s easy to access as a walk-on passenger on the ferry from Horseshoe Bay. Go for a hike, bring a picnic, or just admire the views. Use our guide to plan your trip.
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North Vancouver’s craft beer scene is booming, with a dozen breweries calling the North Shore home. This self-guided tour visits six of them on a 6.5 km-long route that is easy to walk or bike.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER MEMBER EVENTS
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Webinar Broadcast: Creative Platform - 2022 Spring & Summer Campaign Approach
During our 'Market Plan' webinars, the team reviewed specific market analysis, customer journey, and the market-specific strategies for rebuilding demand. Building on that context, this webinar broadcast shares Destination Vancouver's visuals, messaging and tactical media choices for the creative campaign for 2022, and particularly, upcoming promotions for Spring and Summer, set to launch in April.
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Post Webinar Recording: 2022 International Markets Plan - March 22
During this webinar, the team shared International Market-specific insights and presented an overview of the activities planned for 2022 in Travel Trade, Media and Meetings & Conventions.
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Coming Soon...
119th Annual General Meeting | Thursday, May 19, 2022 | 3PM | Granville Island Stage
Nooner At The Nat | Friday, June 03, 2022 | 12PM | Nat Bailey Stadium
Invites are emailed to members directly and included in Enews. Watch for event specific invites to come!
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Looking for a previously broadcast member webinar?
All of our live webinars are recorded for future viewing, and posted to the members' section of our website.
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BUSINESS EVENTS
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Meetings & Conventions – Generating Business in Today's World
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MPI Northern California Chapter Annual Conference & Expo
Bay Area Sales Calls
April 4 – 7, 2022 | San Francisco – in person
MPINCC ACE is a gathering of hospitality and meeting industry professionals for an annual tradeshow, education and networking. The event brings together association, convention and corporate meeting planners and their hospitality partners. This trip will also include appointments with high priority clients and industry partners.
Owen Chiu will be leading the team on behalf of Destination Vancouver, joined by the Vancouver Convention Centre, Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel & Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.
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Canadian Society of Association Executives Ottawa-Gatineau Tête-à-Tête
April 6, 2022 | Ottawa – in person
CSAE Ottawa-Gatineau's most popular event, Tête-à-Tête, is back in-person this year! Association and not-for-profit leaders, meeting and event planners, and government procurers from across the country attend this event. Destination Vancouver is a sponsor. We will also be participating in Ottawa Meet Week , a lineup of meeting and association industry events hosted that week. Michael Drake and Michelle Taylor will be leading the team on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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MPI Chicago Area Chapter Industry Xchange (IX) 2022
April 7, 2022 | In-Person, Old Post Office Chicago | Virtual option available
In partnership with local industry chapters such as PCMA GMC, SITE Chicago, Destination Reps, IAEE Midwest, NACE, EDPA Midwest, and ILEA. IX provides new perspectives on key trends and issues facing the meetings industry today through thought-provoking keynotes, educational learning labs, and lively networking opportunities. Lacy Hawley will be leading the team on behalf of Destination Vancouver. Destination Vancouver will be sponsoring the CSR activation.
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SITE (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence) Global Conference
April 20-23, 2022 | In-person Dublin, Ireland
SITE is a professional association of 2,500 members located in 90 countries, working in corporations, agencies, airlines, cruise companies and across the entire destination supply chain. Vancouver very successfully hosted this event in January 2020 with record attendance. We are a partner/sponsor at the 2022 conference along with Destination Canada Business Events and Cantrav. Dave Gazley will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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Cvent CONNECT
April 11 – 14, 2022 | Las Vegas, NV
Cvent CONNECT brings together meetings, events, and hospitality professionals to evolve and inspire their meetings and event programs, and put cutting-edge strategies into practice. Destination Vancouver will be managing a one-to-one diary appointment at Cvent CONNECT. Owen Chiu and Lacy Hawley will be leading the team on behalf of Destination Vancouver, joined by the Westin Bayshore & Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel.
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MPI the Event
April 28-30, 2022 | Toronto - in person
Since April 2018, three Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Chapters (Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal/Quebec) have partnered together to host this event which includes cutting-edge education and networking opportunities.
Michael Drake and Michelle Taylor will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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ConferenceDirect Forum
April 25 – 28, 2022 | Las Vegas, NV - in person
CD Forum brings together Corporate Meeting Planners, along with the CD Associates they work with, for two days of education and networking. Preferred Industry Partners (hotels, CVBs and vendors) have an exclusive opportunity to engage with these esteemed groups. For more information, please email JJ Wills: JJ.Wills@conferencedirect.com
Lacy Hawley will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver
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