Music Festival, slopes and whole lot of partying! What more can you ask for? City and Slope is a 4-day mountain and music festival that is taking place in Vancouver from Feb 9th to 12th, 2012. This year will mark the first in a (soon to be) annual signature winter event. Since Vancouver is the [...]
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Video: Vancouver’s Living Roof
Built on the original Pier B-C on Vancouver’s Waterfront, the Vancouver Convention Centre first served as the “Canada Pavilion” for the World’s Fair Expo in 1986. Since then, the facility has seen a major facelift and a new West Facility which now makes it one of the leading convention centers in the world. In addition [...]
Top 5 Places to take Photographs in Downtown Vancouver
One of the more frequently asked questions our Concierge desk gets asked everyday (other than ‘what is a Japadog?’) is “Where is the best place to take photographs in Downtown Vancouver?”. To answer that question isn’t easy because there are SO many great places to take great pics in the beautiful Downtown area. Our city [...]
Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival: Win 2 Free Tickets!
The Wine world is here! The Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival is back again, matching wine drinkers with the world’s greatest winemakers in a weeklong celebration of wine and food from March 28 – April 3. If your into wine, this is THE place to be with a display of 1,650 wines, 177 wineries, 15 countries [...]
Tourist in Vancouver: Guide to the City
Being a tourist in a new city can sometimes be overwhelming. Chances are, you only have a few days in town and you’re looking to soak up as much of the city as possible. When travelling, scouring the web for useful links and asking random people for advice, well….sucks! To help you make the most [...]
Photos: The Pan Pacific Vancouver Celebrates its 25 Year Anniversary
This past week, the Pan Pacific Vancouver celebrated its 25 Year Anniversary. In 1986, the Hotel opened its doors for the first time to kick off Expo 86 alongside Canada Place, the World Trade Center and the Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal. To celebrate this milestone, (and a belated Christmas party!), the Hotel held a function [...]
Photos Around the Hotel (On Lunch)
Normally on my lunch break, I head across the street of the Pan Pacific and pick one of the 500 conveniently located sushi restaurants around the Downtown Waterfront area. Today was different. On a great day like this, I decided to ditch the Miso Soup and surf around the hotel with my digital camera. Even [...]
My Visit to the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival
This weekend I attended the Playhouse International Festival Tasting at the Vancouver Convention Center. The festival attracts some of the biggest industry names and is firmly established among the best and oldest wine events in the world. It features wine tastings and pairings, gourmet dinners and luncheons, educational seminars and culinary competitions. The Tasting Room [...]
Grab Your Ticket: April Events At The Vancouver Convention Center
It’s now back to business as our neighbours, the Vancouver Convention Center and Canada Place, re-open their doors since the 2010 Winter Olympics came to an end. Photo: Vancouver Convention Center This week, the Vancouver Convention Center saw the California Wine Fair and the F5 Expo attract thousands of guest and attendees taking part in [...]
Promotion: Try Four Award-Winning Oyster Bay Wines
For the month of April, the Pan Pacific Vancouver is excited to offer its Oyster Bay collection of wine at a special discounted rate. Since its very first vintage, which won gold at the 22nd International Wine & Spirit Competition in London in 1991, Oyster Bay has continued to define the very stature and style of [...]
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