BC Tourism & Hospitality Industry

Tourism and hospitality are alive and well in BC. Tourist numbers and room revenues in BC continue to soar, as record numbers of tourists flock to the province. BCBusiness spotlights BC's many intriguing destinations, with a focus on what makes BC tourism and hospitality one of its primary industries.

Taking Over Tourism BC

The tourism ministry is still ironing out wrinkles after absorbing Tourism BC.

Making It Work in a Narrow Niche

The days of trying to be everything to everyone are over. 

Feds Worry Over Decline in International Travel to Canada

Canada must educate travellers for a bigger share of world tourism.

Restaurant Revolution: Whole Pig Dinners

Vancouver restaurants are going whole hog – literally.

The Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre Finds Its Feet

Where do 6,000 math nerds go for a group think, or 10,000 insurance brokers?

Carnival Cruise Accident Could Shipwreck Industry

A cruise ship accident over the weekend could sink more than the boat.

Another B.C. Creative Industry: Chinese Food

B.C.'s creative Chinese cuisine is influencing culinary culture in the east.

The Woodwards Building

Daily Photo: The Woodwards building towers over intersecting trolly lines in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

November Storm

Daily Photo: Frothy waves abound in a Vancouver fall storm.

East Eats West: B.C. Cuisine Goes National

Will the unique dining category spawned 
in the tony enclaves of Yaletown and Kitsilano become Canada’s national cuisine?


Surfing in Tofino

Daily Photo: Silhouetted surfers pepper the frosty shores of Tofino, B.C.

Unease on Victoria's Waterfront

Is the eventual disappearance of heavy industry from Victoria’s waterfront inevitable?

Reinventing B.C. Tourism

In an industry built around unchanging geography, 
it’s the innovators who 
survive and prosper
.

2011 Hospitality and Tourism EOY: Vikram Vij

“I get nervous," says the restaurateur. "I actually have goose pimples."

The Dark Art of B.C.'s Liquor Importers

Navigating international law, shipping, 
and customs to get you your favourite foreign tipple.


The Donnelly-ization of Vancouver Bars

The unluckiest day of Jeff Donnelly’s life began at about 4 a.m. on August 17, 2003.

Boom Times for Craft Beer in B.C.

The craze for all things local sparks a race to claim the hearts and minds – 
and wallets – of a whole new beer demographic.

Mark Pacinda, CEO, Boston Pizza

Boston Pizza's newly appointed CEO talks about expansion, competition, and being both a family restaurant and sports bar.

Best Vancouver Bars and Clubs: A History

From our booze-soaked September issue, a look back at Vancouver the iconic and bizarre drinking holes.

Lounging at Lake Okanagan

Daily Photo:  A late-summer evening on the shores of Lake Okanagan in Summmerland, B.C.

Palm Beach, Powell River

The Daily Photo: 2:00 a.m. Stars are clear in the sky on this long-exposure photo, taken on a full-moon night.

Big Tribune Beach

Daily Photo: A rogue stump washes ashore at Hornby Island's Big Tribune Beach.

Sandpiper Beach, Hornby Island

Daily Photo: Sandpiper Beach is quiet with the remnants of rainfall after another stormy July afternoon.

West Kelowna Hillside

Daily Photo: West Kelowna takes on a vintage look when captured in a Hipstamatic lens.

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