My Visit To Spa Utopia

Posted by Rishad, March 30th, 2010 | Category: The Hotel, Vancouver | 4 Comments »

Located on the cruise ship level of the Pan Pacific is Vancouver’s own Spa Utopia.

Over the years the spa has been a favourite health resort to many of its clients, earning the Georgia Straight 2009 Award for Best Spa Chain.
This afternoon, I got a chance to get a tour of the spa and to sit [...]

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The Pan Pacific Goes Dark for Earth Hour

Posted by Rishad, March 28th, 2010 | Category: Events | No Comments »

On Saturday evening, Vancouver went dark to support Earth Hour – An annual global event hosted by the Word Wildlife Fund to encourage energy conservation.
Photo: Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
Between 8:30 and 9:30pm, millions of people around the world switched off their lights in an effort to raise awareness for global warming and energy conservation. 
Vancouver, which [...]

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Turn Off the Lights for Earth Hour 2010

Posted by Rishad, March 25th, 2010 | Category: Events | No Comments »

Earth Hour begins Saturday March 27 from 8:30 to 9:30 pm
Earth Hour, started in 2007 in Australia, asks homes and businesses around the world to turn off their lights for one hour to make their stand against climate change and energy conservation.
Photo: Earth Hours
Last year, more than 4000 cities in 88 countries officially [...]

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Pan Pacific Vancouver

Posted by Rishad, March 23rd, 2010 | Category: The Hotel | 2 Comments »

If there’s one thing I have discovered in the past few months, it’s that everyday day is unique when you work in a hotel. The requests are different, the atmosphere changes, and you constantly get to see new faces. All under one roof is a restaurant, lounge, spa, over 500 rooms and much, [...]

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Wedding Spolight: Sakura Photography At The Pan Pacific

Posted by Rishad, March 18th, 2010 | Category: Events | No Comments »

For over 20 years, the Pan Pacific Vancouver has been known as a premier hotel in Downtown Vancouver. But did you know it also specializes weddings, business and catering events as well?
Sakura Photography

Last week the Pan Pacific hosted a wedding for a young couple named Mahnaz and Ahmed. On hand to capture this occasion [...]

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My Top 5 Photos from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

Posted by Rishad, March 16th, 2010 | Category: Vancouver | 2 Comments »

This morning I decided to do something I haven’t done in a long time. Clean up my Gmail inbox!
As I went through my quarterly cleansing ritual, I noticed I received several emails in the past month with amazing photos from all over Vancouver.
Some were portraits of friends, and some were shots that just [...]

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Don’t Miss Easter Sunday Brunch – April 4

Posted by Rishad, March 12th, 2010 | Category: Events | No Comments »

With spring just around the corner, the Pan Pacific Vancouver is getting ready to host its famous annual Easter Sunday Brunch.
On April 4, the Cafe Pacifica and Cascades Lounge host to an Easter celebration.  On hand will be a grand buffet spread, live musical entertainment, (and a likely visit from the Easter bunny himself).
The [...]

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Top 10 Reasons To Stay At The Pan Pacific This Spring

Posted by Rishad, March 9th, 2010 | Category: 2010 Games, Vancouver | 1 Comment »

As the 2010 Winter Olympic Game’s wrapped up last week, Vancouver is now getting ready for this month’s Paralympic Games. And while much of the madness has come to an end, there are still plenty of exciting things to do around the city.

Photo: spatial mongrel

Here are 10 great reasons to visit Vancouver and stay [...]

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Bob Costas, Dick Ebersol, And The NBC Crew Give Pan Pacific An Olympic High-Five

Posted by Rishad, March 4th, 2010 | Category: 2010 Games | No Comments »

During the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, the staff of NBC Sports and Olympics stayed at the Pan Pacific Vancouver.
NBC was the exclusive provider of Olympic coverage to the United States and required its entire team on hand.
Included were TV personalities: Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry, Al Roker, Natalie Morales and many more. [...]

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2010 Vancouver Olympic Games: An Unforgettable Journey Comes to an End

Posted by Rishad, March 2nd, 2010 | Category: 2010 Games, Vancouver | No Comments »

Wow! Was it all a dream? As of yesterday, the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games officially came to an end. For the past 2 weeks, Vancouver has been host to the world’s biggest party and left its guests with a show to remember.

Photo: Matt Solcum

Our Games have seen everything from gold medals and world records [...]

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