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British Columbia Tourism "Gaining the Edge" - YouTube Gaining the Edge - I think not.. The state of British Columbia Travel and Tourism can be summed up in one word 'dismal.' The Olympic 'bump' didn't materialize and today the headlines tell the story.. BC's "Olympic Bump:" More like a whap upside the head - Seattle Times Further it goes to say that... Numbers of overnight international visitors to the province for the first eight months of 2011 were down by more than 200000 compared to the same period in 2009, the Globe & Mail reports today. That compares to a much less-severe drop across Canada over the same period. This after former BC Premier Gordon Campbell, an unabashed Games supporter, helped pitch the multi-billion dollar event by predicted a doubling of BC tourism revenue by 2015. Now, his replacement, Christy Clark, is hopeful for a meager 5-percent annual growth in the next five years, the paper reported. As a travel professional I can sight a number of factors to why BC Tourism is in a slump and will continue to struggle even with Gaining the Edge strategy. First BC stand for 'Bring Cash' - compared to other tourist destinations BC is very expensive, Vancouver has the highest gas prices in Canada and the high property prices also find their way into the cost of pretty well everything else such as accommodations, food and other services. Recently we paid $5.00 per hour for meter parking in downtown Vancouver. Second.. The province is beautiful enough, but it is <b>...</b> |
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