BC credit card sales up 93% during Olympics
March 5, 2010 by Lynn Knell
Filed under BC news, Business, Recreation, Travel
Stats for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are mind-boggling, what with medal counts, visitor counts, etc. as people from every corner of the globe played and cheered for 17 days. But we have one more for you – and we think this one tops all the rest – by a long shot!
The figures from Visa are in and here’s what they show.
Super Natural British Columbia
January 20, 2010 by Lynn Knell
Filed under Arts, BC government, Business, Nature, Travel, Videos
The BC Liberal government, in an attempt to focus the attention of the world on our beautiful province, has enlisted the aid of some big names in the entertainment world to produce a 30-second video which will be begin airing on Canadian TV beginning Monday, and in the US on NBC in February, thereby putting British Columbia into one of the world’s most lucrative television markets.
BC Gov changes tourism promotion
B.C. strengthens and aligns tourism promotion.
Tourism BC will be brought into the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, reducing administrative costs and better co-ordinating all of the Province’s marketing initiatives, Minister Kevin Krueger announced today.
“While Tourism BC has served British Columbia well, in these difficult economic times it is critical that we maximize every tourism dollar for marketing B.C. to the world,” said Krueger. “Consolidating tourism operations in the ministry will allow for co-ordinated marketing campaigns, while ensuring resources are focused on getting the best results for British Columbia’s tourism sector.”
Bringing Tourism BC into the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts next year will reduce administrative costs and allow these funds to be re-invested into marketing initiatives. The integration of Tourism BC, effective April 1, 2010, will result in a new program under the leadership of the ministry with a renewed focus on marketing the regions of British Columbia.
