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Mardi Gras 2010 by Student Nurses of Douglas College in Vancouver

Aditi on 31 Mar 2010

Visiting Vancouver in April and looking for some fun? Why not attend Mardi Gras 2010 by Student Nurses of Douglas College in Vancouver on Thursday, April 29th 2010 from 7.00 pm to 3.00 am at Ceilis Irish Pub in Downtown Vancouver on 670 Smithe and Granville St.

The entry fee is only $10.00/person.  MARDI GRAS 2010 is actually a grad fundraiser and proceeds from the event will go towards their graduation ceremony. The event features live bands with east coast music, tons of beads, prizes and 50/50 draw.

Food and Drink specials include:
Buckets of ribs $4
All domestic and premium domestic pints $4
Highballs $4

It’s a 21+ event so be prepared to show your ID.

Interested? For ticket info. email:
laughdancegraduate@gmail.com

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April 2010 deals in Whistler

Aditi on 31 Mar 2010

Looking for a quick weekend getaway to Whistler or a week long vacation? Well, make sure to check out these deals:

1. Marketplace Lodge   

One Bedroom from $99/night
Valid Mar 30 – Apr 30, 2010  

2. TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival

$99.30 Rate at Aava Hotel
Valid Apr 15-27, 2010

3. White Spot Restaurant – Food & Drink Specials
Valid until Apr 30, 2010 : Visit the brand new White Spot Restaurant for for daily drink specials from $3.99, or get a Legendary Burger Platter & beer for only $12.99

4. Legends Creekside    
One Bedroom Suites from $103.35/night
Valid Apr 1-18, 2010
An unbeatable value at this family friendly Creekside location. Two bedroom suites also available for $168.35.

5. Fairmont Wildflower Restaurant
$20.10 Dinner + Dessert
Valid Mon–Sat from 5pm-7pm

For more information about Whistler or to plan your next Whistler trip, visit:

http://www.bctravelguide.ca/

http://www.bctravelguide.ca/Whistler.aspx

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Revelstoke getting rebranded

Aditi on 13 Jan 2010

If you’ve travelled by road from Calgary to Kelowna, the chances are you’ve passed through Revelstoke or in fact stopped their for a pee break. Do you remember admiring small but beautiful town of Revelstoke? If you like Revelstoke then you’ll be happy to know that talks are being held for rebranding Revelstoke.

 During recently held Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After Hours” series Hoteliers Association discussed re-branding campaign for Revelstoke. Thom Tischik’s presentation (of Kimberly based marketing firm) featured a series of poster boards depicting what could be full page magazine ads and different takes on the new logo. His campaign focused on portraying Revelstoke as ravishing and truly magnificent place to live and visit during any season.

Let’s hope involved parties will take some concrete steps pretty soon and see Revelstoke getting transformed into a brand new exciting community.

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Know about Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Aditi on 30 Sep 2009

 Vancouver, British Columbia -home of Winter Olympics 2010 is a popular tourist destination in Canada but not all tourists who visit, Vancouver city get a chance to explore Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island located just off Canada’s Pacific coast is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Georgia. It is 460 km (286 mi) long and up to 80 km (50 mi) wide.

For Vancouver Island accommodations, we strongly recommend choosing a Bed and Breakfast property as it will surely enhance your experience of Vancouver island.

At the southern tip of the Vancouver Island is the capital of BC- Victoria known for its historic parliament, narrow streets dotted with cafes, pubs and colourful gardens and world-famous Butchart Botanical Gardens.

The newest big attraction on Vancouver Island is  nearby Sydney — the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre. The aquarium is a 10-minute drive from the Victoria Airport and Swartz Bay ferry terminal.

Here invertebrates and marine plant life numbering in the thousands inhabit 17 aquarium habitats. The other features include the Gallery of the Drifters, where algae, delicate jellies, and other plankton appear to be suspended in backlit aquariums. For more info, visit www.oceandiscovery.ca 

Find Victoria accommodations here.

Activities available on Vancouver Island include:

- Skiing

- White-water rafting

- Caving

- Mountain biking

- Surfing

- Diving and Snorkelling

- Whale- Watching

- Trekking and Hiking

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New Beach Resort in Osoyoos

Aditi on 28 Sep 2009

Many travellers to British Columbia are interested in new resorts and properties because it’s always exciting to stay in a brand new vacation home. One of BC’s newest resorts Watermark Beach Resort located in Osoyoos is a great place for such travellers. Osoyoos has Canada’s driest climate with the lowest rainfall and highest temperatures in the country and this region is known for its wineries and orchards .

Watermark Beach Resort is set to open on October 1st 2009 and will provide guests fall getaway, wedding, or meeting destination opportunities. The four-story, 153 suite Watermark Beach Resort will consist of a main building and 30 beachfront townhomes. 

Features of Watermark Beach Resort include:

- Variety of units ranging from studio, one, two and three-bedroom suites to penthouses.

- Amenities like fully equipped kitchens with stainless steel appliances, deep soaking tubs, flat-screen televisions in the master bedrooms and living areas, and private balconies.

- Resort will offer spa, fitness facility, steam room, hot tubs, seasonal pool with waterslide, wine bar and wine bar patio with a summer kitchen.

For investors interested in BC’s hot tourism industry, this could be an interesting investment opportunity with beachfront homes starting from low 300’s.

Watermark Beach Resort is the collective vision of a group of British Columbia’s leading vacation resort consultants and designers. The team’s collaboration results in a resort that protects, and ultimately enhances, the magic of the space. The goal is to create a remarkable resort and recreational community that offers genuine, lasting value for generations. Value that turns mere vacation moments into a lifetime of irreplaceable memories.

For more information, visit: Watermark Beach Resort

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New adventure park opening in Victoria

Aditi on 25 Sep 2009

If you’ve been to Wildplay Park in Whistler, I am sure you realize how much fun it is and now a new adventure park is opening in Victoria called WildPlay Victoria.

WildPlay Victoria will open on Wednesday, November 4th 2009 under a partnership with West Shore Parks and Recreation. It will feature the Monkido aerial adventure courses and the park will be located at 1767 Island Highway behind the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre and next to the Bear Mountain Arena.

If you love adventure as much as we do, I am sure you’ll be the first in line to come to this new adventure park in Victoria.

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New Flights to Sun Peaks

Aditi on 23 Sep 2009

Good News Skiiers and BC tourists!

Did you hear about new flights to Sun Peaks, British Columbia?  WestJet is introducing new flights to Sun Peaks, BC.  Starting Nov. 1, WestJet Airlines will expand its service to nearby Kamloops and Sun Peaks with a Vancouver flight connection. The new service will have WestJet departing Kamloops at 10:45 a.m. each morning, arriving at Vancouver International Airport at 11:41 a.m. For skiers heading to Sun Peaks, the flight leaves Vancouver at 12:30 p.m., arriving in Kamloops at 1:19 p.m.

I am excited about these new flights because it means more time for skiing and less time stuck on the road (in the winter traffic.) The new WestJet schedule also changes the times of the Calgary-Kamloops flight to allow an easy connection for passengers departing from Toronto at 7:15 a.m. The aircraft connects through Calgary at 10:05 a.m. and arrives in Kamloops at 10:12 a.m., allowing skiers and snowboarders to be on the slopes of Sun Peaks that afternoon. The return flight departs at 2:00 p.m. daily, and will arrive in Calgary at 3:57 p.m.

Oh and we all have had our share of facing chaos and bad service at Kamloops airport. This winter, the Kamloops Airport terminal expansion will take place to better handle the increased volume which comes with the additional WestJet flights into the region.

If you haven’t planned your winter Ski trip yet then do it today. Visit: BC Travel Guide

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Drive to Whistler, British Columbia

Aditi on 19 Sep 2009

John Muir, once said:

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
The winds will blow their own freshness into you…
while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.

Yes, care will drop off from you like Autumn leaves if you visit Whistler. It will rejuvenate and fill you with passion for life once again. Whistler is only 1.5 to 2 hours from Vancouver and the drive is beautiful.

I remember my first visit to Whistler, British Columbia- about four years ago and ever since, I have been a regular visitor. The highway which is practically clinging to the mountainside is exciting and the spectacular views of Howe Sound will keep you entertained on the way. You will start seeing snow capped peaks after the small town of Squamish along with lovely Cedar and Douglas Fir Forests which endow the valley.

If you wish to detour or take a break, keep an eye out for Diamond Head and Elfin Lakes or various provincial parks like Alice Lake Provincial Park and Brandywine Falls provincial park. Once in Whistler, enjoy Golfing, Mountain biking or take a ride on a jet-boat or a glider out of the magnificent Pemberton valley only 25 minutes north of Whistler.

I will strongly recommend visitors to pack their snack bags for munching on the way as there are not very many restaurants along the way.  Life is short so enjoy it to its fullest and one of the best ways to do it is by visiting Whistler, British Columbia.

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Did you hear about Discounted hotel accommodations?

Aditi on 17 Sep 2009

Did you  hear, what Darron Kloster (Times colonist) said about discounted hotel accommodations on Canada.com. He mentioned that the prices for hotel accommodations across Canada have dropped down especially in our beautiful British Columbia. Now, isn’t thata great reason to travel this fall. See the data that Darron presented:

  • The average price for a hotel room tumbled 17 per cent around the globe in the first half of the year — the lowest level in five years. (As per survey by Hotels.com)
  •  Victoria’s major hoteliers, mostly in the Inner Harbour area, cut rates by eight per cent to $130 a night
  • Calls to smaller operators indicated price cuts ranged from $10 to $70 depending on the month.
  • Whistler cut rates by 27 per cent to $173 a night.
  • The occupancy rate in Greater Victoria’s 4,400 hotel rooms slipped to 60 per cent over the first six months of the year — down four per cent from 2008, according to the latest figures from Bourree’s Chemistry Consulting. The average daily room rate was $116, off $6 from a year ago, while revenue per available room slid more than $8 to $70.32.
  • Mandy Farmer, who runs the Accent Inn chain of six hotels across British Columbia, said occupancy was better than last year in the Okanagan and Kamloops areas, but weaker at properties in Vancouver and Victoria.

Instead of taking trips to Europe this fall, I am going to take more weekends trips to nearby beautiful BC destinations. How about you? Are you going to take advantage of discounted hotel rates in BC?

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5 BC hotels in Canada’s Top 10 Hotels

Aditi on 16 Sep 2009

Yesterday, I came across a very interesting article on Yahoo, called “ Canada’s Top 10 Hotels” by Bob Harris- a Forbes traveller but what was more interesting was the fact that five of British Columbia’s Hotels were featured in this list (List was compiled by the Forbes Traveler 400 board of experts, who had gathered to determine Canada’s finest luxury hotels and resorts.) Curious to know, which BC hotels made it to the list? Check it out below:

Four Seasons Whistler and Fairmont Chateau Whistler : These resorts offer high-end accommodation with amenities like quality spa, excellent location, multiple whirlpools and finest dining facilities.

On Vancouver Island, the Sooke Harbour House was the clear choice in the British Columbia capital of Victoria along with Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino  .

Finally, in the city of Vancouver, the Opus Hotel (a youthful 96-unit boutique property) located in Yaletown district, made it to the list.

If you get a chance do travel to these outstanding BC hotels and if you have a favourite Hotel in British Columbia, do share it with us. 

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