BC residents and visitors are being encouraged to hit the slopes this winter.

BC residents and visitors are being encouraged to hit the slopes this winter and discover for themselves why the province has been chosen to host the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Tourism BC’s 2007/08 North American ski campaign is the corporation’s first major ...

An update on the Games’ accommodation plans and progress.

Nejat Sarp Vice President, Accommodations and Villages, VANOC What’s the process going forward for VANOC to secure the needed beds for 2010 in a timely fashion? The support from the industry has been very strong. To date, we have secured close to 93% of our obligation. ...

Opening May 2008, the BC Canada Pavilion will showcase tourism, business and industry to the world at the 2008 Summer Games.

Hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is not only an opportunity to have world-class athletes compete on BC soil, it is also a chance for British Columbia to promote its artistic, cultural and economic diversity to the rest of the world. The BC Canada Pavilion – located near ...

First Nations are capitalizing on the Games with hopes of contributing as much as $50 million to the province’s tourism sector by 2012.

First Nations are capitalizing on excitement regarding the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with hopes of contributing as much as $50 million to the province’s tourism sector by 2012. As the Games approach, innovative new partnerships are helping to build capacity among the diverse Abo...

Olympic broadcasters give tips on how your destination or business can hit primetime.

European Olympic broadcasters say they will expand their use of new media and tailor content to appeal to a younger audience in their coverage of the 2010 Games. Websites, blogs, podcasts and mobile phone messaging will take centre stage with broadcasters looking for stories and images that fit ...

Tourism BC, 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of BC are working together to increase team hosting opportunities in BC.

Tourism BC, 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of BC are working together to increase team hosting opportunities in BC communities leading up to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. This provincial pre-Games training strategy is taking a coordinated approach to attracting and securing inter...

International Olympic Committee executives give Canada and British Columbia top marks for its coordinated approach to tourism planning.

International Olympic Committee executives have given Canada and British Columbia top marks for its coordinated approach to planning for tourism before, as well as during and long after the games are over. After two days of high-level meetings at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland ...

Close to 40 media from 13 countries went home with their story folders overflowing.

Close to 40 writers, editors and photographers from 13 countries converged on Whistler and Vancouver in February for an action-packed five-day 2010 Countdown press trip, and they went home with their story folders overflowing. Timed to coincide with the two-year countdown to the Games’...

Acrobats soared and BC’s top chefs sizzled in a show-stopping performance for network executives.

Acrobats soared overhead and BC’s top chefs sizzled in a show-stopping performance for network executives Acrobats soared overhead and BC’s top chefs sizzled in a show-stopping performance for network executives from countries around the world who had gathered in Vancouver for a r...

The new Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre ensures First Nations culture is front and centre during the Games and beyond.

The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, showcasing the distinct cultures of the Squamish and Lil’wat Nations, opens in summer 2008 in North America’s premier alpine resort, ensuring that First Nations culture will be front and centre when the Games come to Whistler. As a resu...