The 1 year anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympics is just around the corner. A year ago today, we were amidst the festivities of the city and were gearing up for the Games. At the Pan Pacific, we kept up with the spirit by offering an Olympic inspired menu, which included specialty meal, drink and [...]
The Olympics are Back at the Pan Pacific: Drinks, Tapas and Desserts!
by Rishad Daroowala on February 11, 2011 in Food and Beverage, The Hotel, Uncategorized, Vancouver
The Vancouver 2010 Olympics: 1 Year Anniversary in Photos
by Rishad Daroowala on February 10, 2011 in 2010 Games, Pan Pacific Vancouver, Tourism, Vancouver
Can you believe it’s already been a year? REUTERS/David Gray Around this time last February, our city was crawling with athletes, media and tourists from all across the world. A massive countdown clock in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery was making its final countdown after 8 long years of talks, excitement, media hype and [...]
Tourism Vancouver Sets New Records During 2010 Winter Games
by Rishad Daroowala on April 10, 2010 in 2010 Games, Vancouver
Tourism Vancouver is the leader when it comes to attracting visitors to the city of Vancouver. As I got a chance to surf their uber-cool website and blog, I discovered their organization provides informative, up-to-date information on all things that are going on in the city and are able to help tourists and locals plan events [...]
Post-Olympics: 42 Newspapers Deliver Their Final Verdict On Vancouver
by Rishad Daroowala on April 5, 2010 in Vancouver
It has now been just over a month since the 2010 Winter Olympic Games rounded up in Vancouver. Photo: Brandon Godfrey For a few weeks, the world got a chance to see what our beautiful city and people had to offer (with the stereotypes momentarily on hold). And like gracious guests, we invited all visitors [...]
My Top 5 Photos from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
by Rishad Daroowala on March 16, 2010 in Vancouver
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 [...]
Top 10 Reasons To Stay At The Pan Pacific This Spring
by Rishad Daroowala on March 9, 2010 in 2010 Games, Vancouver
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 [...]
Bob Costas, Dick Ebersol, And The NBC Crew Give Pan Pacific An Olympic High-Five
by Rishad Daroowala on March 4, 2010 in 2010 Games
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. [...]
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games: An Unforgettable Journey Comes to an End
by Rishad Daroowala on March 2, 2010 in 2010 Games, Vancouver
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 [...]
NBC’s Today Show Interviews Pan Pacific Chef Daryle Ryo Nagata
by Rishad Daroowala on February 25, 2010 in 2010 Games
Yesterday morning Pan Pacific’s Executive Chef Daryle Nagata was invited up to Grouse Mountain to be a special guest on NBC’s Today Show. For the duration of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, the popular American morning talk show is airing live coverage from North Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain. Each morning, anchor Matt Lauer and his crew [...]
Gold Medalist Alex Bilodeau Comes To The Pan Pacific
by Rishad Daroowala on February 19, 2010 in 2010 Games
This past Monday, Canadian freestyle skier, Alex Bilodeau won the Gold Medal for Canada in the Men’s Moguls event at the 2010 Winter Olympics. This accomplishment was especially important to Bilodeau and all Canadians as it was the first gold medal won at an Olympics held in Canada. During the race, Alex needed a near-perfect [...]
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