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Harbour House Hotel – Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Harbour House Hotel is located on British Columbia’s beautiful Salt Spring Island. This eco-friendly, 38-room hotel is situated at the head of picturesque Ganges Harbour, overlooking the marina and just within walking distance to vibrant Ganges Village. The property includes an extensive 2.5 acre organic farm, full service restaurant, and blissful yoga studio. We recommend […]

Fairmont Vancouver Airport Wins Best Airport Hotel In North America

The Fairmont Vancouver Airport was named winner of Skytrax’s Best Airport Hotel in North America at the 2015 World Airport Awards held March 11 in Paris, France. The hotel category is in its fifth year and Fairmont Vancouver Airport has held first place four of the five years. Widely referred to as the Passenger’s Choice […]

YVR Named #1 Airport In North America

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) was named #1 Airport in North America for the sixth year-in-a-row by Skytrax World Airport Awards, the premier international airport awards voted on by more than 13-million passengers worldwide. This is the first time in Skytrax award history that an airport has maintained a #1 ranking for six consecutive years. “This […]

Fairmont Pacific Rim Named World’s Best Business Hotel By Condé Nast Traveler

The results have been tallied and the readers of Condé Nast Traveler have voted Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, BC as the #1 Business Hotel in the world within the magazine’s Best International Hotels for Business Travel rankings. Fairmont Pacific Rim earned the top spot with an impressive overall score of 88.42. Notable hotel offerings […]

Early Booking Bonus For Rocky Mountaineer

Rocky Mountaineer’s Early Booking Bonus Offer has been extended and enhanced with an extra credit of up to $400 per couple on bookings with select travel dates in April and May 2015. The bonus added value is applicable to new qualified bookings from now until December 19th. The total amount of credit can be used […]

Super, Natural British Columbia CANADA

Destination BC released its new corporate strategy and tourism marketing plan today, and unveiled key elements of BC’s revitalized destination brand that will be used to market British Columbia to prospective visitors from around the world. The revitalized Super, Natural British Columbia® brand, focuses on nature at its core and showcases the power of the […]

On Ice At The Fairmont Empress!

Skating Rink Adds to One of a Kind Winter Playcation in Victoria, BC The annual winter wonderland at The Fairmont Empress is expanding this year with the addition of a skating rink on the hotel’s iconic front lawn overlooking the festively lit Victoria Harbour. Operating from November 20, 2014 until mid-January 2015, the approximately 60′ […]

World’s Leading Luxury Train – Rocky Mountaineer

2015 marks the 25th Anniversary for Rocky Mountaineer and the company has a lot to celebrate. Since its inception in 1990, Rocky Mountaineer has grown to be the largest privately owned luxury tourist train in the world and is considered by many as the only way to see the Canadian Rockies. In the past 25 […]

Fairmont Pacific Rim Ranked #1 in Canada by Travel + Leisure

Travel + Leisure’s 2013 World’s Best Awards were announced today and in its  first ever appearance within the results, Vancouver’s Fairmont Pacific Rim was named ‘#1 City Hotel in Canada’ and included in the ‘Top 100 Hotels in the World’. The 18th annual Travel + Leisure World’s Best Reader’s Survey asked discerning respondents to rate hotels on […]

Western Canada’s #1 Spa is Grotto Spa at Tigh-Na-Mara Resort

Located in Parksville, British Columbia, on beautiful Vancouver Island, Tigh-Na-Mara Resort has been a seaside retreat for tourists and locals alike for over thirty years. The resort is situated on three kilometers of sandy, tidal flat beach, making it some of the warmest ocean waters to swim in during the summertime in the entire country. […]

Touch Spa at Touchstone Resort on Lake Muskoka

Located in one of Canada’s most scenic regions, Touchstone Resort’s world-class Touch Spa celebrates the peaceful synergy of forest and lake with services incorporating the healing properties of plants and minerals native to Lake Muskoka, Ontario. We had the opportunity to experience the serene Touch Spa during our Buick Encore Adventure courtesy of GM Canada. From […]

Muskoka is “The Hamptons” of Canada

Muskoka, Toronto’s cottage country, is also known as “The Hamptons” of Canada and was chosen by National Geographic as one of Best of The World must-see places to visit. Located just two hours north of the city, Muskoka has been a summer vacation and winter holiday destination of choice for over 100 years. It’s an […]