Hospitality, Marketing & Tourism

Pier Investments Inc. principals Daryle Nagata and Paul Puratich have ditched plans to open a restaurant named Café Delilah at 1789 Comox Street, where a similarly named restaurant operated for 15 years before closing in 2010.

Gas hikes not dampening operator optimism; cruise traffic set to be up 23% on last year

More sponsorship and advertising revenue combine with lower costs to put Vancouver event on stronger fiscal footing By Glen Korstrom

The number of gay tourists from the United States coming to Vancouver is dropping, according to San Francisco-based gay research organization Community Marketing Inc. (CMI).

Four Vancouver brothers are expanding the 35-location, California-based Chronic Tacos, which they bought for more than $1 million last year.

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE:HOT) plans to open an Element-branded hotel in Burnaby near Metrotown next year, a company spokesperson told Business in Vancouver July 16.

WestJet and the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society announced a partnership July 15 for WestJet subsidiary WestJet Encore to start serving a wide range of B.C. wines on all its B.C. flights.

Gastown restaurateur's 'Paris-style' patio experiment among outdoor alternatives Vancouver considering for city restaurants

Vancouver-based Browns Restaurant Group (BRG) plans to open as many as 10 restaurants in Calgary over the next seven years.

Eleven B.C. restaurateurs, chefs and other culinary industry supporters and standouts will be inducted into the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame, the organization announced yesterday.