The latest news and information for members.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER NEWS
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Destination Vancouver Receives Award for Outstanding Organization from DVBIA
The award recognizes Destination Vancouver as an organization that works directly with and impacts the downtown community to improve economic, social, and environmental parameters. We are delighted to receive this award and would like to thank our many partners and members within the #TeamVancouver community for being part of our success.
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HMI Gala
Last week in Montreal, Destination Vancouver attended the HMI Gala to celebrate their 18th anniversary and connect with our incredible partners and clients in the meeting and event planning industry. Luke Snyder of Destination Vancouver attended the event, and was on stage to present a draw prize to one lucky winner.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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Airport Roundtable Series Takes Place in Canada for the First Time
This week, Vancouver Airport Authority, Destination Vancouver, Destination BC, and the Vancouver Hotel Destination Association welcome airlines and industry professionals to Vancouver for the Airport Roundtable Conference. Held for the first time in Canada, the event promotes continued air service development for Vancouver and for communities throughout BC.
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BUSINESS INSIGHTS
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From September 18 to 24, we have 14 cruise ships scheduled for arrival with around 56K passengers estimated. There are ten meetings on the books, along with three more events at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
There will also be two citywide impact events in the city during the same time period including:
- Trident8 Limited - 2023 Laver Cup, September 22-24 at Rogers Arena.
- Live Nation Canada - Coldplay: Music Of The Spheres World Tour, September 22-23 at BC Place.
We are seeing increases in both hotel bookings and overall air bookings for next week compared to the current week.
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DESTINATION VANCOUVER MEMBER EVENTS
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Save the Date!
Annual Holiday Luncheon | December 13 | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
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You’re Invited!
2024 Tourism Outlook Briefing | October 11 | 9:00AM - 11:30AM | SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
As we look forward to the year ahead for our industry and your business, knowledge and understanding of the latest tourism trends and developments will be key to business planning and strategy development for 2024. At this event, The Conference Board of Canada, Vancouver Airport Authority and Destination Vancouver will share our latest economic outlook, Vancouver International Airport update, tourism trends and outlook for 2024 for our destination. Please join us for this 2024 Tourism Outlook Briefing.
This is an in-person event and will NOT be live-streamed.
Speakers:
Pedro Antunes, Chief Economist, The Conference Board of Canada
Russell Atkinson, Director, Air Service Development, Vancouver Airport Authority
Eugene Chu, Manager, Research & Business Insights, Destination Vancouver
Registration Opens 8:15AM – Morning Refreshments will be available.
To register for this event – please refer to the invitation emailed to you August 31st.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS
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Fall Events & Activities
Destination Vancouver’s Consumer Marketing team is looking for unique fall products, experiences, and events to use in upcoming campaigns, newsletters, and social media. Please send any applicable creative and information to social@destinationvancouver.com.
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BUSINESS RESOURCES & ADVOCACY
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This global event is organized locally by a coalition of civil society organizations who are encouraging young people, students, parents, teachers and community members to participate in the Global Climate Strike on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) lands / Vancouver.
The organizers are planning to gather at Vancouver City Hall at 1 pm and march at 1:30 pm over the Cambie bridge, through downtown and finish at the Vancouver Art Gallery at 3 pm for speakers, performances, and activities.
Click here for more information.
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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
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Vanity Fair
An award-worthy feature presentation of Toronto and Vancouver with Shangri-La.
Monocle
Gregory Scruggs tackles the Grouse Grind trail, one of Vancouver’s most fabled hikes and a boon to citizens’ quality of life.
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED STORIES
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Finding your way through a corn maze near Vancouver is a fun fall activity for all ages. There’s something for everyone including mini-mazes for kids, scary haunted mazes for brave adults, and mystery mazes full of clues.
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Fall is harvest time! Celebrate by picking your own apples. Visit a farm, hit up farm stands, or head to an apple festival for the freshest fruit.
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Celebrate at the movies during the city’s eleven-day cinematic showcase when the 42nd annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) kicks off from September 28 to October 8. Choose between hundreds of local, Canadian, and international films to watch.
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With Vancouver’s gorgeous natural environment and lively urban environment, you’ll want to keep your camera handy at all times. Here are 10 locations for getting you started on your photo adventures. Tag #VeryVancouver on social media for the chance to have your credited photo featured by Destination Vancouver.
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Combine the health benefits of icy dips with the beauty of nature for a transformative experience. Here’s how to cold plunge in the great outdoors around Vancouver.
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Ask the chef of a MICHELIN-Starred restaurant about the latest trends and chances are what you’ll get in response is a puzzled silence. “I don’t pay attention to trends or follow trends,” says Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson, executive chef at the MICHELIN-Starred Published on Main. “I just focus on what’s going around me.”
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In-Market Activities
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M&IT Awards Ceremony
September 15, 2023 | London
‘THE’ awards ceremony for the meetings and events industry in the UK with winners representing the best of industry, chosen by the industry – it's the voice of the industry. Lois Wallis will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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SITE Texas Road Show
September 18-22, 2023 | Dallas, Austin, Houston
Annual SITE Texas three-city Road Show to increase awareness for the 2024 SITE Texas Tech Summit in Vancouver. Idy Wong will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Five Star Event
September 20-23, 2023 | Orlando
This ASAE event is exclusively created and designed for association CEOs, providing opportunities to network, learn, and discuss critical issues facing associations today. This annual event allows each participating destination partner to host three top ASAE clients. Vancouver is very pleased to partner with three citywide clients; Entomological Society of America, Geological Society of America and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Dave Gazley will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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PCMA Partnership Summit
September 28-October 1 | Panama City
The Professional Convention and Management Association Partnership Summit is an event that features executive level education and VIP relationship-building opportunities. Jackie Kavcak will be leading this initiative on behalf of Destination Vancouver.
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Destination Canada Business Events National Advisory Committee
October 4-6, 2023 | St John’s
To ensure alignment between Destination Canada Business Events and industry, the mandate of this advisory committee is to provide strategic advice and counsel to Destination Canada management and Board. The Committee helps inform and provide input relating to key insights, program opportunities, market strategies, and trends relating to business events. Dave Gazley is a long-time member of this committee on behalf of Destination Vancouver and Vancouver, having acted as Chair 2017-2019.
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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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