In the depths of winter, people’s heads turn to getaways, but not everyone can afford the time or money for a vacation. As much as we’d like it to be, a trip probably isn’t on your Christmas Shopping list. However, with more people opting for a staycation, you have the opportunity to help make their home stay…
Category: Travel
Christmas Shopping done Local
While Vancouverites get excited excited every time a new, well known US or International brand’s shop opens here we are blessed with an amazing selection of great local shops & boutiques. Filled with carefully curated local and international goods and gear. Vancouver and its visitors have come to cherish the option to be able to purchase…
Light up with Lumiere Festival 2014
This year, a beautiful tradition from Lyon, France has made its way to Vancouver, Lumière Festival illuminates Yaletown and The West End this December 11 – 13. Finding inspiration in the memories of Fête des Lumières visits of his youth, Lumière Festival Vancouver Society founding director Stephane Mouttet says “It has been my dream to bring…
Christmas Shopping for Foodies
Vancouver has a plethora of great eateries, with more popping up every week. It’s no wonder so many Vancouverites are big fans of good eating. How do you check the foodie off your Christmas Shopping list with so many great dining choices? Just in time for Christmas giving, Tourism Vancouver’s 13th Annual Dine Out Festival…
Shop the Neighbourhood with the YP app
Can’t make it out for Black Friday shopping deal? Don’t worry, wait until tomorrow, November 29th, grab your smartphone, open the YP app and Shop The Neighbourhood. Yellow Pages is encouraging Canadians all across the country to support their local small businesses. In this age of the global marketplace, with everything from everywhere at our…
5th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market
Now celebrating its 5th year, The Vancouver Christmas Market has become a holiday tradition for Vancouverites. Once again the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza will be filled with traditional European wooden huts from November 22nd to December 24th, 2014. With a total of over 50 unique vendors, including 14 new huts and 17 different food choices, more than ever before, visitors…
Destination BC finds the Wild Within
This week, at the Tourism Industry Summit, Destination British Columbia debuted its new 3 year strategic plan for selling BC to the world. In just under a year as the tourism agency’s first full time CEO, Marsha Walden and her team has criss-crossed the province finding out how the industry felt about the current state…