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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
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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"
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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Warm weather forces Mt. Washington ski resort to close, may reopen Friday

Warm weather forces Mt. Washington ski resort to close, may reopen Friday

The resort said it was suspending operations for Wednesday and Thursday
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B.C. food-services spending growth outpaces inflation, lags rest of Canada

B.C. food-services spending growth outpaces inflation, lags rest of Canada

Sales at food-services and drinking places were up 7.26 per cent in B.C. in November
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Fairmont Chateau Whistler gets new general manager

Fairmont Chateau Whistler gets new general manager

Ken Hall takes the reins from longtime GM Norm Mastalir
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