Saturday, November 20, 2010
The kind of day it was #yyj #snow #weather
Saturday, May 22, 2010
The 147th Annual Highland Games underway in Victoria
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Minister Day Strengthens Transportation Ties With Japan
TRANSPORT CANADA
May 21, 2010 11:03 ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 21, 2010) - Today the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, concluded his visit to Japan where he advanced the Canada-Japan relationship and promoted the use of Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway to the Japanese government and business community.
"Japan is an important partner for Canada and is currently the second-largest user of the Asia-Pacific Gateway. In 2009, trade imports from Japan, valued at nearly $3 billion, passed through our West Coast ports," said Minister Day. "Our government wants this relationship to continue to grow. My visit was a great opportunity to promote Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway as the most competitive route to ship Japanese goods deep into the heartland of all of North America."
During his visit, Minister Day met with Seiji Maehara, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Yukio Edano, Minister of State for Government Revitalization, and Yoshihiko Noda, Senior Vice-Minister of Finance. They discussed current investments and progress with key Asia-Pacific Gateway projects such as the recent opening of the third berth at Deltaport in Vancouver, as well as government accountability and financial management.
Minister Day also met with key stakeholders and current users of the Gateway, such as international shipping lines Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha.
"The recent investments our government made under Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway have paid off and helped attract more business. The feedback I received from the Japanese shippers was extremely positive. They enjoy doing business in Canada, and I assured them that we will continue to be an engaged partner as we continue to find innovative ways to make Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway even more efficient," added Minister Day.
Minister Day ended his visit by delivering a speech at a business networking luncheon where he promoted Canada's unique position to attract business with Japan, as well as underlined Canada's strong financial standing among G-7 countries.
Transport Canada is online at www.tc.gc.ca. Subscribe to news releases and speeches at www.tc.gc.ca/e-news and keep up to date on the latest from Transport Canada.
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May 21, 2010 11:03 ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 21, 2010) - Today the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, concluded his visit to Japan where he advanced the Canada-Japan relationship and promoted the use of Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway to the Japanese government and business community.
"Japan is an important partner for Canada and is currently the second-largest user of the Asia-Pacific Gateway. In 2009, trade imports from Japan, valued at nearly $3 billion, passed through our West Coast ports," said Minister Day. "Our government wants this relationship to continue to grow. My visit was a great opportunity to promote Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway as the most competitive route to ship Japanese goods deep into the heartland of all of North America."
During his visit, Minister Day met with Seiji Maehara, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Yukio Edano, Minister of State for Government Revitalization, and Yoshihiko Noda, Senior Vice-Minister of Finance. They discussed current investments and progress with key Asia-Pacific Gateway projects such as the recent opening of the third berth at Deltaport in Vancouver, as well as government accountability and financial management.
Minister Day also met with key stakeholders and current users of the Gateway, such as international shipping lines Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha.
"The recent investments our government made under Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway have paid off and helped attract more business. The feedback I received from the Japanese shippers was extremely positive. They enjoy doing business in Canada, and I assured them that we will continue to be an engaged partner as we continue to find innovative ways to make Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway even more efficient," added Minister Day.
Minister Day ended his visit by delivering a speech at a business networking luncheon where he promoted Canada's unique position to attract business with Japan, as well as underlined Canada's strong financial standing among G-7 countries.
Transport Canada is online at www.tc.gc.ca. Subscribe to news releases and speeches at www.tc.gc.ca/e-news and keep up to date on the latest from Transport Canada.
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Recovery has technically begun in the US travel industry
As U.S. travelers look ahead to the second half of 2010 and beyond, the general sentiment is clearly more positive than it was in 2009. Recovery has technically begun; but most travel companies still are not feeling much relief. In an upcoming Online Event and comprehensive research study and analysis, PhoCusWright, the travel industry research authority, reveals and explores the state of consumer travel in the U.S.
Cutting Losses, Rebuilding Confidence: Key U.S. Traveler Insights, a PhoCusWright Online Event on May 26, presents the top U.S. consumer traveler trends, with an emphasis on traveler behavior and the trends shaping lodging, air travel and other travel components. This unique, one-hour event draws on some of the key findings contained in PhoCusWright's Consumer Travel Report Second Edition. Among the most significant U.S. consumer traveler trends:
Travel takes a one-two punch
Not only did fewer people travel (-11%), but those who did travel spent less (-15%).
Recovery will be restrained
While fewer consumers plan to pull back on their travel in 2010, the percentage of those who plan to travel more has not increased.
Quality, not quantity
Even though travelers took fewer trips in 2009 compared to 2008, the trips they took were longer; trips of four nights or longer accounted for 59% of all trips in 2009.
Economy busts the boomers
Older consumers (45+) pulled back on travel earlier than younger travelers, and were less likely to travel in general.
Reality bites
Younger travelers (under age 35) showed larger year-over-year declines in travel spend than older travelers, and their optimism about travel intentions has sobered. However, they still had a significantly higher incidence of travel than older travelers.
Planning is more focused
The number of sites used across the destination selection, shopping and booking phases has decreased slightly from 2008.
OTAs gain on hotel sites
Online travel agencies (OTAs) gained share among hotel bookers, but not so much with air.
Upscale travelers want it all
Bigger-spend travelers are more likely to patronize upscale and luxury hotels than lower-spend travelers, but they are also almost as likely to stay in midscale hotels.
PhoCusWright's Online Event, Cutting Losses, Rebuilding Confidence: Key U.S. Traveler Insights, is presented by Carroll Rheem, director, research, and moderated by Lorraine Sileo, vice president, research. The format consists of a 45-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.
PhoCusWright's Consumer Travel Report Second Edition provides an overview of the state of consumer travel in the U.S. and insights into key indicators for the upcoming year. The report explores a range of topics, including travel incidence, general travel behavior, channel usage and psychographics.
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Cutting Losses, Rebuilding Confidence: Key U.S. Traveler Insights, a PhoCusWright Online Event on May 26, presents the top U.S. consumer traveler trends, with an emphasis on traveler behavior and the trends shaping lodging, air travel and other travel components. This unique, one-hour event draws on some of the key findings contained in PhoCusWright's Consumer Travel Report Second Edition. Among the most significant U.S. consumer traveler trends:
Travel takes a one-two punch
Not only did fewer people travel (-11%), but those who did travel spent less (-15%).
Recovery will be restrained
While fewer consumers plan to pull back on their travel in 2010, the percentage of those who plan to travel more has not increased.
Quality, not quantity
Even though travelers took fewer trips in 2009 compared to 2008, the trips they took were longer; trips of four nights or longer accounted for 59% of all trips in 2009.
Economy busts the boomers
Older consumers (45+) pulled back on travel earlier than younger travelers, and were less likely to travel in general.
Reality bites
Younger travelers (under age 35) showed larger year-over-year declines in travel spend than older travelers, and their optimism about travel intentions has sobered. However, they still had a significantly higher incidence of travel than older travelers.
Planning is more focused
The number of sites used across the destination selection, shopping and booking phases has decreased slightly from 2008.
OTAs gain on hotel sites
Online travel agencies (OTAs) gained share among hotel bookers, but not so much with air.
Upscale travelers want it all
Bigger-spend travelers are more likely to patronize upscale and luxury hotels than lower-spend travelers, but they are also almost as likely to stay in midscale hotels.
PhoCusWright's Online Event, Cutting Losses, Rebuilding Confidence: Key U.S. Traveler Insights, is presented by Carroll Rheem, director, research, and moderated by Lorraine Sileo, vice president, research. The format consists of a 45-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.
PhoCusWright's Consumer Travel Report Second Edition provides an overview of the state of consumer travel in the U.S. and insights into key indicators for the upcoming year. The report explores a range of topics, including travel incidence, general travel behavior, channel usage and psychographics.
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Victoria Tourism: New blog and Twitter Feed that's all about Victoria BC
Another site that may be of intrest for those in the Tourism Industry or people just thinking about visiting Victoria. Established by locals from the city. Still in the building stages, but it's looking good.
You can visit Victoria Tourism at: http://www.victoriatourism.blogspot.com/
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You can visit Victoria Tourism at: http://www.victoriatourism.blogspot.com/
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