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Hospitality and tourism report: Entrepreneurs propose year-round mountain bike experience

Hospitality and tourism report: Entrepreneurs propose year-round mountain bike experience

Coast Gravity Park would be the only mountain bike park in North America with a gondola-style lift not connected with a ski resort
Vancouver to host its largest-ever convention in 2025

Vancouver to host its largest-ever convention in 2025

Vancouver has won its bid to host the 2025 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) convention, which is expected to bring 48,000 people from around the world to the city and be the single largest meeting ever held in the city, according to Tourism Vancouver.
Vast majority of restaurant owners “very concerned” about credit card fees: CRFA

Vast majority of restaurant owners “very concerned” about credit card fees: CRFA

Canadian restaurateurs are frustrated by high and confusing credit card fees, according to the results of a Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA) survey released October 21.
Chinese buyers target B.C. hotels and resorts

Chinese buyers target B.C. hotels and resorts

Rise in Asian tourism to the province sparks Chinese demand for B.C. properties
Top 100 national/global companies report: Sustainable growth on the 2013 menu for national burger chain

Top 100 national/global companies report: Sustainable growth on the 2013 menu for national burger chain

Better beef, new store designs and a backlog of franchisees looking to open restaurants keeping Canada's second-largest fast-food chain on steady growth path over the next several years
Top 100 national/global companies report: Gaglardi business empire targets global expansion

Top 100 national/global companies report: Gaglardi business empire targets global expansion

Northland hotel, restaurant juggernaut rolls on despite volatile market conditions
Pat Bell to launch B.C.'s most northerly winery

Pat Bell to launch B.C.'s most northerly winery

Former British Columbia cabinet minister Pat Bell is spending more than $1 million to open the province's most northerly winery ­– a fruit winery, on 4.2 acres near Prince George, he told Business in Vancouver October 15.
Tourism Vancouver accrues $19 million debt over five years

Tourism Vancouver accrues $19 million debt over five years

Five years after starting to pay off its share of the Vancouver Convention Centre, Tourism Vancouver is $19 million deeper in debt than when it started, new documents show.
Russell Breweries’ China brewpub is open for business

Russell Breweries’ China brewpub is open for business

Russell Breweries' (TSX-V:RB) brewery in China is now fully operational.
Tourism spending in Canada up slightly: StatsCan

Tourism spending in Canada up slightly: StatsCan

Tourism spending in Canada edged up 0.3% to $18.9 billion in 2013’s second quarter after a slight dip (0.2%) in the first quarter, according to Statistics Canada data released September 27.