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Vancouver to Melbourne and Orlando; Montreal to Lima and Phoenix; Toronto to Belize and St. Vincent. Air Canada announced today the continued expansion of its international network with the addition of six new routes for the winter season: Vancouver–Melbourne, Vancouver–Orlando, Toronto–Belize*, Toronto-St. Vincent*, Montreal–Lima* and Montreal–Phoenix. Flights are now available …

Kamloops — The Fishing BC marketing initiative is excited to announce the launch of fishingbc.com, a new microsite aimed at providing anglers with inspirational fishing stories and trip ideas for destinations around the province. Marketing Manager, Matt Jennings says: “The foundation of Fishing BC’s new microsite and content strategy is …

Our industry partners expect innovative ideas from Destination BC, and our new immersive content marketing program goes even further to put consumers in the heart of a BC moment. Developing the BC Journeys platform, which incorporates immersive 360° views of BC terrain from Google Street View Trekker, was a long …

Visitors will soon have more camping opportunities in the Okanagan, with the construction of 55 new campsites, in time for the upcoming camping season. The 55 new campsites in the Okanagan region that will be available for the 2017 camping season are: Okanagan Lake South Provincial Park near Summerland  – …

“It’s great to reach 10,000 plates so soon,” said Environment Minister Mary Polak, “I’m thrilled to see so many British Columbians expressing their pride and support for BC Parks through the purchase of their very own BC Parks license plates. It’s such a milestone to reach 10,000 plates, which only …

The Aboriginal Tourism Association of Canada (ATAC) applauds the support and sustainable funding announcements for tourism in Federal Budget 2017. As a part of today’s budget announcements, the government will invest $8.6 million in funding over four years starting 2017-18 through the department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, supporting …

Spring is the perfect time to check in on those green business goals we keep waxing poetic about over here at Green Tourism Canada, and it’s also a great time to check in on your progress. Why? Well, it’s been over three months since the start of the new year, …

Mobilize is filling labour shortages across Canada. If you aren’t familiar with Mobilize, it’s a new staffing model that works on a rotational placement basis, supplying tourism, hospitality, resorts, golf courses and food services businesses with a continuous supply of hard-working young employees from across Canada. Mobilizers rotate to different …

The global experiential tourism trend is starting to catch on in the Okanagan. The concept of combining hands-on instruction with local food and wine is spreading rapidly around the world. It’s similar to dude ranches where tourists pay to help drive cattle or shear sheep before finishing off the day …

B.C.’s wine industry continues to be a major economic driver, contributing $2.8 billion to the economy in 2015. A recent Canadian wine and grape industry research study revealed the number, noting that B.C. wine accounts for 31 per cent of the country’s $9-billion wine and grape industry. They say B.C. …