Hospitality, Marketing & Tourism

One in five Canadians cancelling plans to travel to the U.S., Insights West says

Canada’s tourism industry doesn’t seem to be on vacation as spending by international visitors grew 4.3% in the first quarter of 2016, the largest increase since 2010. Tourism spending totalled 20.6 billion dollars, up 1.1% from the end of 2015.

Now in its sixth year, the music-centric Khatsalano Street Party shuts down West 4th Avenue from Burrard to MacDonald Street and is slated to draw more than 150,000 attendees on Saturday, July 9.

SkyHigh event on the Peak2Peak gondola raised money for the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation

Agreement coincides with Mexico lifting restrictions on Canadian beef

New survey suggests stomachs rule over heart and brain when making decision

Airline is one of two discount carriers that are readying to launch in Canada

British vote to leave Europe could spur global economic instability, deterring discretionary travel

Longterm debt tied to convention centre construction may not be paid until 2061

Local politicians have called it “a beacon of racism” and urged the developer to remove the Trump name — but so far the controversy hasn’t deterred Canadian corporations