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Canadian travellers pay more for hotels, less on airfares

Canadian travellers pay more for hotels, less on airfares

Vast majority of Canadians view travel as more expensive than pre-pandemic
Tourism, hospitality and retail sectors seeking help from B.C.'s upcoming budget

Tourism, hospitality and retail sectors seeking help from B.C.'s upcoming budget

The provincial government is set to release the 2024-25 budget on Feb. 22.
Canada-U.S. cross-border trips lagging pre-pandemic levels

Canada-U.S. cross-border trips lagging pre-pandemic levels

Both U.S.-resident trips and returning Canadian traffic in January was below that of January 2020
Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver and Fairmont Pacific Rim achieve five-star rank from Forbes Travel Guide

Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver and Fairmont Pacific Rim achieve five-star rank from Forbes Travel Guide

Fairmont Pacific Rim's Willow Stream Spa also achieves a five-star ranking
Flair Airlines increases Vancouver operations with Guadalajara route in May

Flair Airlines increases Vancouver operations with Guadalajara route in May

CEO Stephen Jones shrugs of reports of unpaid tax bills, accuses media of "sensationalism"
Tourism marketing body takes rosy view as hotel rates rise, conferences bound back

Tourism marketing body takes rosy view as hotel rates rise, conferences bound back

But tourism is operating in a “complex landscape,” where everything from interest rates to inflation and global events can have an influence
B.C.'s dismal snow season is a glimpse of the future, says ski resort researcher

B.C.'s dismal snow season is a glimpse of the future, says ski resort researcher

VANCOUVER — Views of Metro Vancouver's ski hills looming over the city are a sea of green after a winter of record-breaking warmth, sparse snow and torrential rain.
Lack of capital continues to restrain Indigenous tourism growth

Lack of capital continues to restrain Indigenous tourism growth

This fast-growing segment of the industry has surpassed pre-pandemic activity levels
B.C. ski resorts shut as warm, wet weather strips mountains of snow

B.C. ski resorts shut as warm, wet weather strips mountains of snow

VANCOUVER — All three of Metro Vancouver's local ski hills are closed for a second day at what should be the peak of the season, as a spate of warm, wet weather strips mountains bare.
B.C. tourism sector within reach of pre-pandemic business levels

B.C. tourism sector within reach of pre-pandemic business levels

Advocates seek to even out the seasonality in Vancouver's tourism visits.
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