The latest news and information for members.
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BUSINESS INSIGHTS
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From May 29 to June 4, 14 cruise ships are arriving with over 44,000 passengers. There are nine meetings on the books. In addition, seven events will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre during this period. We are seeing an increase in overall hotel bookings for the next week compared to the current week, especially from US and overseas markets.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER MEMBER EVENTS
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Neighbourhood Cleanup a Success!
On May 17th Destination Vancouver hosted the 28th Annual Neighbourhood Cleanup Party for the Downtown Waterfront with over 215 people participating from all sectors of Tourism, Hospitality and Events. 85 bags of garbage were collected cleaning over 80 city blocks.
Coffee and snacks catering was provided by Social Crust.
Thank you to everyone who participated to make this such a successful collective effort.
More information is available here.
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Nooner at the Nat
Friday, July 28th | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Field-side BBQ – Nat Bailey Stadium
Join Destination Vancouver and your industry colleagues for a networking afternoon of beer, BBQ and baseball! Tickets include an all-you-can-eat BBQ lunch, non-alcoholic beverages, one (1) bar-beverage ticket, a Vancouver destination-branded ball-cap, seating in the private picnic area along the first base-line plus one general stadium seating ticket.
What better way to spend a Friday afternoon than networking with industry colleagues while watching the Vancouver Canadians take on the Everett AquaSox at Nat Bailey Stadium!
Please refer to the invite sent via email to register for this event.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS
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Social Media Callout
Destination Vancouver is looking to feature family friendly attractions this summer season. If you can provide an experience for 2-4 people to capture content, please email social@destinationvancouver.com. Submissions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and the social media team will reach out if they have any additional questions.
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BUSINESS RESOURCES & ADVOCACY
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Alley-Oop Street Party presented by the Binners Project
Taking place in the Pink Alley-Oop connecting Granville and Seymour just south of Hastings.
On June 17th, come to this fun event to raise awareness of the work the social enterprise Binners Project does to create:
- Income generation income opportunities for binners through our waste sorting services and by increasing binners' access to bottles and cans.
- Foster relationships between binners and the wider community by increasing the visilibty of binners and de-stigmatizing their work.
- Waste Sorting: social enterprise programs provide waste sorting services to buildings and events that utilize binners' unique knowledge as waste systems experts.
To attend please register here.
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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
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ANA Inflight Magazine (Japan)
Super natural city Vancouver. City meets the park. Farm meets the kitchen.
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Brigitte Magazine (Germany)
Is this one of the most beautiful places in the world? For Carol Lee, that's not a question. The native with Chinese roots loves her hometown on the west coast of North America.
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED STORIES
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Vancouver prides itself on being a bike-friendly city. From guided tours around the city to gnarly mountain bike trails in the nearby mountains, there are lots of ways to try cycling in Vancouver.
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Named one of North America's "coolest streets", Main Street is packed with restaurants as well as unique independent boutiques that make it ideal for leisurely shopping.
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The 34th annual Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival returns to Vanier Park this summer from June 8-September 30. The festival's 2023 season is anchored by the revival of the most successful production in its history, a famous tale of political intrigue, a sweeping historical drama, and a unique interpretation of the Scottish play.
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Head to Aldergrove Regional Park in Langley to enjoy forests, meadows, and streams. You can picnic, hike, bike, or get in touch with the outdoors at a specially designed nature play area.
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Head to Aldergrove Regional Park in Langley to enjoy forests, meadows, and streams. You can picnic, hike, bike, or get in touch with the outdoors at a specially designed nature play area.
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Gastown, as a historic area of Vancouver, has much to offer along its iconic cobbled streets, including the popular Steam Clock, heritage architecture, top-notch restaurants and bars, and plenty of unique stylish boutiques.
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Summer in Vancouver is all about getting outside to enjoy the sunshine. Add hiking, hitting the beach, seeing whales and lots more to your summer 2023 Vancouver outdoors bucket list.
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In-Market Activities
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Australia Snow Travel Expos
May 21 & 28 | Melbourne & Brisbane
Destination Vancouver will be exhibiting in the Canadian Pavilion at Australia’s largest snow show in Melbourne and Sydney. This event provides an opportunity to connect directly with Australian consumers planning ski holidays to Canada and increase awareness for Vancouver as a winter destination. Megan Nelson will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
May 23 & 25 | Brisbane & Sydney
Our Travel Trade team will be hosting two Vancouver Specialist training events in Australia that will focus on the distinct seasons of Vancouver and the vibrant culinary scene. Megan Nelson will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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May 23-25, 2023 | Frankfurt
International exhibition/tradeshow for the worldwide MICE market attracting 1,000's of buyers and suppliers from around the world. Destination Vancouver will be participating with Destination Canada as part of the team Canada Pavilion. Michael Drake, Michelle Taylor, Morgan Da Rocha and Royce Chwin will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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May 30-June 2 | Quebec
Rendez-vous Canada is Destination Canada’s annual travel trade marketplace bringing together 1,500+ attendees, including 580+ Canadian seller organizations from all 13 Canadian provinces and territories, and 400+ qualified buyers and media from key markets around the world. Karen Soyka, Stefan Hawes, Krista Alcazar, Megan Nelson, Ana Vazquez and Gia Borja will be attending 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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