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5 Gentle Hikes in BC’s National Parks

[ad_1] When you think of British Columbia, you think of nature: commanding mountain ranges, clear alpine lakes, lush forests, and oceans teeming with life. One of the best ways to immerse yourself in all that natural beauty is by lacing up your hiking boots, grabbing your backpack, and hitting one …

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Fall/Winter staffing season is heating up

Fall leaves, snow and hot chocolate might seem far away, but summer is the hottest time to staff up for fall and winter. Planning ahead and getting people in place now means you won’t end up scrambling when your summer staff head back to school in September. We’ve got motivated …

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Sabre cutting 900 jobs after $6.5 million loss

SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Sabre Corp. on Tuesday said it is cutting 9% of its global workforce to lower costs. It also reported a second-quarter loss of $6.5 million, compared with a profit the year before. Sabre, a provider of technology services to the travel industry, had 10,000 employees at the …

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Top 13 Ways to Save Energy in your Tourism Business

Green Tourism recently conducted a survey in partnership with the Tourism Industry Associations of Canada, Ontario and British Columbia. We wanted to find out what information tourism businesses and organizations would find the most valuable when it comes to sustainability. In the face of rising energy costs and carbon prices, …

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Most Active Cities in Canada, Ranked

[ad_1] Originally published July 28, 2017  Expedia.ca – Jennifer Cuellar  We see you, lady with the athleisure pants and un-scuffed sneakers putting four Splendas® in your latte. And you’re not off the hook, either, guy-who-always-wears-gym-shorts-and-a-lanyard. Maybe you haven’t been to any of these active cities lately, but we think it’s time to …

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2017 Western Open BC Cup

[ad_1] As the Dunbar Summer Series caravan left Panorama en route to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort for the 8th Western Open BC Cup, the smoke-filled skies were daunting, to say the least. To hear that the Kamloops Marathon was canceled due to wildfires and refuge offered to those displaced from …

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Tourico launches first-of-its-kind client-facing platform

ORLANDO — Tourico Holidays, which recently opened a new office in Toronto, has announced the launch of Olympus X, a proprietary platform designed to help travel distribution clients improve inventory accuracy, identify hotel deals with the highest profit margins, and increase sales. The first-of-its-kind interactive dashboard also provides detailed monthly …

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