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Why Vancouver International Wine Festival likes late-February time slot

Why Vancouver International Wine Festival likes late-February time slot

45th incarnation of the festival slated to run Feb. 24 through March 3
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Foreign visits to B.C. stay below pre-pandemic level in December

Foreign visits to B.C. stay below pre-pandemic level in December

Year-over-year growth in international visitors to B.C. remains strong, although Asian visits remain far below 2019 levels
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Toronto nudges out Vancouver with Canada’s highest hotel prices

Toronto nudges out Vancouver with Canada’s highest hotel prices

Higher room rates may have deterred some from travelling as hotel occupancy has fallen
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Taylor Swift in Vancouver: Budget hotel rates skyrocket to 10 times the usual

Taylor Swift in Vancouver: Budget hotel rates skyrocket to 10 times the usual

There's no such thing as a cheap hotel in Vancouver when Taylor Swift's Eras Tour arrives in Vancouver this December.
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Canadian travellers pay more for hotels, less on airfares

Canadian travellers pay more for hotels, less on airfares

Vast majority of Canadians view travel as more expensive than pre-pandemic
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Tourism, hospitality and retail sectors seeking help from B.C.'s upcoming budget

Tourism, hospitality and retail sectors seeking help from B.C.'s upcoming budget

The provincial government is set to release the 2024-25 budget on Feb. 22.
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Canada-U.S. cross-border trips lagging pre-pandemic levels

Canada-U.S. cross-border trips lagging pre-pandemic levels

Both U.S.-resident trips and returning Canadian traffic in January was below that of January 2020
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Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver and Fairmont Pacific Rim achieve five-star rank from Forbes Travel Guide

Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver and Fairmont Pacific Rim achieve five-star rank from Forbes Travel Guide

Fairmont Pacific Rim's Willow Stream Spa also achieves a five-star ranking
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Flair Airlines increases Vancouver operations with Guadalajara route in May

Flair Airlines increases Vancouver operations with Guadalajara route in May

CEO Stephen Jones shrugs of reports of unpaid tax bills, accuses media of "sensationalism"
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Tourism marketing body takes rosy view as hotel rates rise, conferences bound back

Tourism marketing body takes rosy view as hotel rates rise, conferences bound back

But tourism is operating in a “complex landscape,” where everything from interest rates to inflation and global events can have an influence
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