The latest news and information for members.
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BUSINESS INSIGHTS
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From July 17 to 23, a total of 12 cruise ships will be arriving with an estimated 42k passengers and 10 business meetings in the books. We are seeing a decrease in hotel bookings for next week compared to the current week, but an increase in air bookings.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER MEMBER EVENTS
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Webinar: Q3/Q4 North America Market Update
July 25, 2023 | 9:30am - 10:30am | Virtual
Please join Destination Vancouver for this live webinar session which will provide business insights, market trends and areas of focus updates for the North America Market. This webinar - encompassing Canada, the US, and Mexico, will include segments from our Business Insights, Travel Trade, Media, Consumer, Destination Events and Meetings & Conventions teams.
RSVP here.
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BUSINESS RESOURCES & ADVOCACY
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Binners Project Alley Oop Street Party a Success
On June 2 Destination Vancouver along with several other partners sponsored the Alley Oop Street Party organized by the Binners Project to raise funds & awareness for the work of the social enterprise.
Check out the video here and the photo album is available on Facebook here.
Binners’ Project is a group of waste-pickers aided by support staff dedicated to improving their economic opportunities, and reducing the stigma they face as informal recyclable collectors. Binners are among one of the most marginalized groups in urban areas.Their livelihoods stem from refunds received from used containers collected from bins. Binners positively contribute to our environment by diverting a considerable amount of waste from landfills.
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED STORIES
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Vancouver’s peaks get lots of snow, which means that there is a short (and glorious) summer season for mountaintop hikes in July, August, and September. A few years ago we published our list of the best summer hikes around Vancouver. And now we’re back with seven more great summer hike options.
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One of Vancouver’s favourite family-friendly summer traditions, the 31st annual Honda Celebration of Light (HCOL), returns to English Bay Beach for three nights of fireworks extravaganzas as teams from Australia, Mexico, and the Philippines compete this year for the most dazzling pyrotechnic display lighting up the sky.
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An amazing aspect of Vancouver is that you can travel a short distance and explore a completely different and exciting part of the Lower Mainland and British Columbia. Whether you’re looking to bask in nature or find new eateries and shopping districts, there’s a day trip for every type of adventurer.
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In-Market Activities
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Accor Global Meeting Exchange (GME)
July 17-21, 2023 | Pullman Paris Montparnasse, France
The Accor GME welcomes 160 pre-approved, senior UK and International meeting professionals with decision making capacity from Accor's key account list; one on one appointments, networking and activities. Lois Wallis will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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Destinations International – 2023 Annual Convention
July 18 - 20, 2023 | Dallas, TX
Destinations International 2023 Annual Convention provides an opportunity to connect peers and thought leaders from inside and outside the industry. This year’s theme is Reimagine: Destination organization professionals of today must have a renewed focus on solutions to tackle the challenges of showcasing organizational strength and resilience that create welcoming communities and increase resident engagement. Candice Gibson, Royce Chwin and Rohaan Sethna will be attending on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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Cvent Connect
July 24 -27, 2023 | Las Vegas
Cvent CONNECT brings together meeting, event and hospitality professionals, client subscribers and supplier partners, to evolve and inspire the industry and their programs. Morgan Da Rocha 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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