Hospitality, Marketing & Tourism

Richmond hotel and striking workers deadlocked after 6 months

Strikers are bracing for a cold winter with no end in sight for the strike

Dec 18, 2023 12:35 PM Read more >

It's the economy, stupid: How high inflation and interest rates tanked the Liberals

Polls suggest the governing party is badly trailing the Conservatives

Dec 12, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

Tourism recovery not expected until next year, Destination Canada report finds

A full recovery in the tourism industry is unlikely until next year, Destination Canada predicts, even as the rebound comes quicker than expected ahead of a bigger bounceback forecasted for 2025

Dec 12, 2023 7:15 AM Read more >

Crankworx 2023 festival generated nearly $30M for Whistler

More than 300K people attended the mountain-bike festival over its 10 days this summer

Dec 8, 2023 8:15 AM Read more >

Canadian tourism employment set to surpass pre-pandemic level in 2024

Tourism employment through 2023 is expected to be 2.02 million, or 97.1 per cent of pre-pandemic level

Dec 1, 2023 4:25 PM Read more >

New program offers interest-free loans to tourism businesses

PacifiCan initiative provides repayable funding of up to $250,000 to help tourism operations grow

Dec 1, 2023 3:47 PM Read more >

Kelowna-West MLA urges government support for struggling wine industry

Recent report indicates a $133M decrease in revenue

Nov 28, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

B.C., Canadian travellers stay close to home due to inflationary environment

Domestic trips exceed pre-pandemic levels while flights overseas and to the U.S. have yet to catch up

Nov 28, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

International-visitor spending in Canada nearly doubles year-over-year

Aviation executives say passenger volume is up thanks to new routes, year-round service, bigger planes and more frequent service

Nov 27, 2023 1:50 PM Read more >

Playland’s new rollercoaster costing more than originally announced

Disclosed costs up by 77 per cent

Nov 23, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >