Destination Vancouver

Last night, the 15th annual Chinese Restaurant Awards celebrated Vancouver’s finest in Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine at The Vancouver Club! Honouring outstanding culinary talents, 36 awards were presented across categories such as Best New Restaurant of the Year, Chinese Master Chef, Dim Sum Chef of the Year, Rising Star Chef of the Year, and Elite Service Crew Member of the Year. The evening also featured the prestigious Critics' Choice Signature Dish Awards and Elite 15 Awards. Congratulations to all the honourees on their remarkable achievements! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gBUxP88X

The dust has barely settled after the MICHELIN awards and Vancouver has received another culinary accolade 🏆 🍴 Vancouver was named number 8 on Condé Nast's U.S. Readers Choice Awards for Best Food City. Check out the full list here https://lnkd.in/ghcFMSD6

Congratulations to all the restaurants that were recognized last night at the 2024 #MICHELINGuideVancouver. What an evening! Here's the breakdown: 16 Bib Gourmand selections⁣ (1 new addition) 50 Recommended restaurants⁣ (2 new additions) 10 MICHELIN-Starred restaurants⁣ (1 new addition) 4 special awards⁣ 76 total restaurants⁣ 23 cuisine types reflected in the selection⁣ Congratulations to all the recipients! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gVwFNxxt ⁣ #MICHELINStar24 #VeryVancouver⁣ 📷 Marc Patrick/BFA.com

Pleased to see that Vancouver has climbed to 6th place in Condé Nast Traveler's annual Reader’s Choice Awards for the world's best large cities—up two spots from last year!🏆 The write-up notes that from our vibrant arts scene to the stunning natural landscapes that surround us, Vancouver is a destination that has it all. To quote Condé Nast, “there’s something wonderful about visiting a city where you can be in the heart of a metropolis eating a five-star meal one day and enjoying the skyline from the seat of a kayak the next day.” And a shout-out to our friends in Destination Greater Victoria for topping the Reader’s Choice list of small cities. The complete list is at: https://lnkd.in/ep4KpP5r

Destination Vancouver is a proud supporter of the annual Yes Shef event, from the WORTH Association, showcasing the leading female chefs behind B.C.'s most celebrated restaurants.   Taking place on Wednesday 6 November in the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Yes Shef will provide a unique culinary journey across more than 20 tasting stations. This event is a great opportunity to engage with the top women chefs in B.C.   🍴Learn more and secure your ticket today https://bit.ly/3Y59yxS

Monday 30 September is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation providing us with an opportunity to honour survivors of the residential schools, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of those schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process. It is also an opportunity to learn about Indigenous culture and history across Canada. Here are some of the ways you can get involved: 🟧 Wear orange for Orange Shirt Day, also September 30th - an Indigenous-led movement started by Phyllis Webstad to honour residential school survivors and their families. 🌎Find out whose land you’re on: The relationship between Indigenous peoples and land is sacred and unbreakable. This interactive map from Native Land will show you all of the indigenous communities across Canada https://native-land.ca/ 📖 Educate yourself: Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's 94 Calls to Action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 👐 Donate to the Orange Shirt Society or Indian Residential School Survivors Society. 📢 Support and invest in Indigenous businesses. You can find a list of our Indigenous business members on our website here https://bit.ly/3zxhzCv Destination Vancouver gratefully acknowledges that we live, work, connect and welcome visitors to the traditional, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).

The (culinary) Stars are coming out to play! We’re so excited that the 2024 MICHELIN Guide Vancouver will unveil its newest edition on October 3, when chefs will discover if they've earned a coveted MICHELIN Star or distinction. Learn more: https://shorturl.at/XqtTX 🌟🍴 #MICHELINGuideVancouver #MICHELINStar24 The MICHELIN Guide

Great to be at BC Place today with 2 x World Supercross Champion Ken Roczen and Councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung to announce that tickets go on sale this Friday for the opening race of the 2024 FIM World Supercross Championship. Destination Vancouver is proud to promote another top-tier sporting event. And with thrilling competition, live music, jaw-dropping pyrotechnics and breathtaking stunts, this one is a full-on experience. Vancouver hosts the opening round of the 2024 season on October 26, followed by Perth and Abu Dhabi. It’s another date on the Calendar of Awesomeness of incredible events coming to our city. Register your interest to get priority access at https://lnkd.in/gmjS-9Dc

The Olympic cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza will be lit this afternoon to mark the opening of the Paris 2024 Games. Brings back such fond memories of our incredible 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games when our city took over the world stage. We wish Team Canada every success in Paris. GO TEAM CANADA!

This week, our friends at the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 kicked off the official countdown to the Games with the installation of an interactive sign featuring the Invictus slogan “I Am” at Jack Poole Plaza. The sign emblazoned in the signature yellow & black branding, designed by artists representing the four host nations, encourages people to take a photo and #ShareYourIAm. A further nine signs will be installed across familiar landmarks in Vancouver & Whistler in the lead up to the seventh Invictus Games taking place from February 8 – 16 next year and featuring more than 500 competitors from 25 nations.   Learn more about the campaign here https://lnkd.in/gDuBUFSc