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Tourism Vancouver: mid-year data indicates 2014 and 2015 will be exceptionally strong years for the city’s $3.6-billion tourism industry

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VANCOUVER, 2014-7-16 — /Travel PR News/ — As Ty Speer, Tourism Vancouver’s new president and CEO, officially begins his duties today, mid-year data indicates 2014 and 2015 will be exceptionally strong years for the city’s $3.6-billion* tourism industry. Highlights of Metro Vancouver’s most recent tourism data for this year include: 5.5 percent increase in overnight visitation… Read the full press release

Ty Speer named President and CEO of Tourism Vancouver

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Vancouver, 2014-6-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Tourism Vancouver Board Chair Bob Lindsay (owner, Lift Bar Grill View) announces the appointment of Mr. Ty Speer (48) as president and CEO of the 111-year-old destination marketing and management organization. Speer joins Tourism Vancouver from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games where he was Deputy CEO before accepting his… Read the full press release

Tourism Vancouver opens its newly renovated Visitor Centre located in downtown Vancouver

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Vancouver, BC, 2013-08-15— /travelprnews.com/ — After a complete redesign and renovation, Tourism Vancouver’s flagship Visitor Centre across from Canada Place is now open. Designed with a modern, West Coast esthetic, the renovated Tourism Vancouver Visitor Centre features a “living wall” with 600 plants, a Hesquiaht totem pole carved by renowned Vancouver Island artist Tim Paul, and… Read the full press release