The latest news and information for members.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER NEWS
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Destination Vancouver thanked in an academic Journal of Water & Health, the official journal of the World Health Organization and the International Water Association.
This journal article was written by city of Vancouver engineers who implemented the cooling tower registry and reporting requirements in 2020/21 for the City of Vancouver. Destination Vancouver along with the Vancouver Tourism Facility Managers Association supported the outreach, education and consultation as this policy was developed and implemented. The journal describes how the registry and testing reporting requirements enabled the city to proactively detect exceedances of Legionella pneumofila in 30 towers (5.4%) in Vancouver and follow cleaning & disinfection protocols. This is a good example of the destination working together collaboratively to safeguard our resident and visitor wellbeing.
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BUSINESS INSIGHTS
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From March 20 to 26, there will be one known city-wide event on the books. We are seeing a decrease in hotel bookings and overall air bookings for the next week compared to the current week.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER MEMBER EVENTS
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Webinar: Strategies to Implement Safer Spaces Training in the Tourism Workplace
March 16 | 10:30am - 12:00am | Virtual
Destination Vancouver is pleased to host go2HR’s Cindy Conti, Regional HR Consultant for Vancouver, Coast, and Mountains, to explore how you and your organization can create Safer Spaces in the tourism and hospitality industry. As a special benefit to Destination Vancouver membership, go2HR will be providing an informative, hands-on workshop on how to operationalize Safer Spaces sexual harassment training within your workplace with the pre-release of their new Safer Spaces course for workers. This is a companion training to the Safer Spaces course for employers and supervisors that go2HR unveiled in 2022.
RSVP here.
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Spring Member Mixer – This event is FULL
March 23 | 4:30pm - 6:30pm | The Improv Centre, 1502 Duranleau Street | Complimentary
Please join us for our Spring Member Mixer to mingle with your industry colleagues in the heart of Granville Island.
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Save the Dates
- May 11th - 120th Annual General Meeting
- July 28th - Nooner at the Nat
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS
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In an effort to keep our database up to date and help your organization receive invitations to webinars, events and eNews, we will be setting up calls with our members to review your contacts.
We will help you keep your account up to date by deactivating accounts, adding new contacts, and reviewing the lead recipients.
If you want to schedule a call with us, please email Cristina Hernandez, otherwise we will be reaching out to you.
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BUSINESS RESOURCES & ADVOCACY
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This March, take part in the Regenerative Event Management Masterclass, powered by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, and made possible by the Government of Canada.
During this dynamic and fun course, we will explore case studies and learn new approaches on how to organise events that have a smaller environmental footprint and greater societal handprint regenerating communities, nature and the local economies of Canada.
We will review key concepts of sustainability, and go beyond to explore regenerative development principles, and how these can help you make your organisation, community and client’s events thrive and flourish.
To register for the programming starting March 22, click here.
To register for the programming starting March 31, click here.
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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
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Living Luxe Magazine
Cherry blossom seasons lasts for months in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED STORIES
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Vancouver has a thriving maker culture, with creative individuals producing all sorts of specialty goods, including pottery, jewelry, gourmet food items, and skincare products.
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Spring is a beautiful time to hike in Vancouver. The rain and snow melt makes the forest green and the waterfalls gush. But wet conditions and lingering snow in the mountains mean you need to take some precautions. Follow these tips for safe spring hiking in Vancouver.
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The most unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience for families and fans in the world today returns to Vancouver for an adrenaline-charged weekend at the Pacific Coliseum from March 17-19, 2023, unleashing the all-new 2023 debut truck ThunderROARus.
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Vancouver is located on the unceded traditional and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As well, diverse settler communities call the city home, contributing their stories to the evolution of Vancouver.
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In-Market Activities
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Mexico Sales Calls and VSP Events
March 21-24, 2023 | Mexico City and Guadalajara, MX
The Travel Trade team will be traveling to Mexico to make in-person connections with key accounts and Vancouver Specialist agents in these two emerging markets. Krista Alcazar, Ana Vazquez and Daniela Santibanez will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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March 26-29, 2023 | Banff
Mountain Travel Symposium is the largest and longest running annual gathering of mountain travel professionals in the world. Megan Nelson will attend on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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March 30, 2023 I Chicago
Join hundreds of Chicago meeting and events industry professionals to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day at Industry Xchange! Attending organizations include Association Forum, CEC, EDPA, IAEE, ILEA, NACE, PCMA and SITE. Meghan Feldstein will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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Los Angeles M&C Client Hosting Event
April 10, 2023 I Los Angeles
As part of Destination Vancouver’s significant investment in the LA consumer market with AEG, we have secured an opportunity to host clients for the Vancouver Canucks hockey game at the Crypto.com arena. Also planning for client appointments in the LA area. Idy Wong and Dave Gazley will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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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.
Current Positions:
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