Vancouver’s newest attraction, Fly Over Canada is generating big buzz since opening this month. Located in the former IMAX Theatre space, the multi-million dollar 4D attraction brings a year-round activity to the far end of Canada Place. The experience begins at the Fly Over Canada kiosk at the start of Canada Place, then strolling along…
Tag: Tourism
Fave events of 2012
As the old year closes and a new year begins, it’s a time for all of us to reflect on the events that past before we reboot for the year ahead. Here’s a few of my favourite activities of 2012 (in no particular order): – London 2012 – my visit to London to visit good…
Top Travel Destinations
In 2012, the UN World Travel Organization (UNWTO) calculated that global tourism had reached a record breaking one billion travellers in the year. British tourist, Mrs Dale Shepard-Floyd arriving in Spain was symbolically revealed as the world’s 1 billionth tourist on December 13, 2012. With a billion people packing a suitcase and travelling there are…
Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
In leafy suburbs of West London lies a historic and important verdant oasis, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Founded in 1759, the 121 hectare Kew Gardens is the world’s largest collection of living plants. The Garden’s staff of 650 play an important role in the preservation and cataloguing of the world’s plants, the site…
2 Days In Seattle
Thanks to Klout and Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau I’ve just returned from a great 2 Days In Seattle. The two organizations teamed up to offer an awesome Klout Perk to the social media community in neighbouring cities to come and experience as much of Seattle as they could in two days. With so much…
10 Reasons to Visit Victoria
I’ve had to make a number of trips to Victoria recently and as weather has improved it’s reminded me what a great getaway spot we have waiting for us just across the Salish Sea. As a former resident and someone who gets to regularly fly over to Victoria (via Helijet) I thought I’d assemble a…
Tourism Richmond reveals “Richmond Foodie Blogger”
Tourism Richmond announced today that popular Vancouver-based blogger Lindsay Anderson has accepted the highly coveted “Richmond Foodie Blogger” job as part of the award-winning organization’s 365 Days of Dining campaign. “We are thrilled to welcome Lindsay to our team,” says Tracy Lakeman, CEO of Tourism Richmond. “Lindsay has an engaging personality and a special way…