Hospitality, Marketing & Tourism

CRAFT Beer Market is set to reveal plans Saturday for how it will transform the city-owned Salt Building at the Village on False Creek when it opens a brew pub in summer 2013.

McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) plans to open approximately 30 stores across Canada, the company’s Canadian chief told Reuters.

Tourism attractions and performing arts groups are offering free admission through a new so-called “Inspiration Pass” that is available through the Vancouver Public Library (VPL).

A rise in international visits to B.C. in August is encouraging news for marketers at B.C. ski resorts. Overnight entries from the U.S. jumped 7.2% in August compared with the same month in 2011, according to Statistics Canada.

The Summerland Chamber of Commerce has launched a free roadside WiFi hotspot designed to help visitors find goods and services.

Olympic gold medallist skier Ashleigh McIvor handily beat B.C.’s tourism minister Pat Bell in a ski race yesterday.

Whistler will host the World Triathlon Corp.’s (WTC) Ironman Canada competition for the next five years starting 2013, Tourism Whistler spokeswoman Patricia Westerholm told Business in Vancouver October 11.

New York fashion magazine Complex has ranked Vancouver's Gastown as the fourth most stylish neighbourhood in the world. Paris' 1st Arrondissment topped the magazine's list , followed by Toyko's Harajuku and New York's SoHo district.

Vancouver has been named the world's most reputable city, according to an international poll conducted by the Reputation Institute.

Investing in new experiences and effective promotion helped Capilano Suspension Bridge Park boost visitor counts 21% last year