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Vancouver Hotel Running a 'Suite' Olympics Contest

Posted: 01/19/10 1:50PM
Filed Under: Travel Canada2010 Winter OlympicsBritish ColumbiaHotelsVancouver

Ever wanted to live like a Vancouverite, tucked away in one of its quiet, oceanside neighbourhoods, a short walk from Stanley Park and fashionable Robson Street? How about a three-day stay during the Winter Games next month? If that's a dream you'd like to come true, you might want to enter the Sunset Inn's Winter Olympics contest.

RU Ready?: Fairmont Puts Kids' Fitness in Centre Court

Posted: 12/30/09 2:37PM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide 2010 Winter OlympicsBritish ColumbiaSpas and Wellness TravelSporting EventsWhistler/Blackcomb

With the Winter Olympics around the corner, Whistler is an especially exciting place for a family ski trip. But along with skiing and riding, one family gets a chance to try a new kids fitness program being offered by the Fairmont Chateau Whistler. Developed by a youth sports expert and linked to an interactive website where kids can log their times and interact with other young athletes, it's sure to inspire Canada's next generation of Olympians.

A Jetsetter's Favourite Stay: The Fairmont Vancouver Airport

Posted: 12/30/09 2:26PM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide 2010 Winter OlympicsBritish ColumbiaHotelsVancouver

The award-winning Fairmont Vancouver Airport hotel is in a class by itself.

If you think airport hotels are like the drab affairs in 'Up in the Air', think again. One of the best hotels in Vancouver is located at the airport, just a 23-minute train ride from downtown, thanks to the brand new Canada Line. Find out why this hotel ranks second in Canada according to Conde Nast, and how unique amenities like in-room telescopes (so you can scan the North Shore mountainsides for skiers, or watch planes take-off and land), help set this landmark hotel apart from its competitors. Plus: the hotel holds a secret that every traveller passing through YVR should know about.

Vancouver Games Torch Lit in Greece

Posted: 10/22/09 12:12PM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide 2010 Winter OlympicsVancouver

The journey to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games has officially begun. The torch-lighting ceremony that Vancouver Games organizers worried might be marred by seal hunt protesters went off without a hitch, and the Olympic Torch began its long trip across land and sea.

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