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HARMONY
AIRWAYS WELCOMES ROB FEENIE
Harmony
Airways has announced that Rob Feenie will be the
Executive Chef for their HarmonyOne business class.
Feenie is the chef behind Vancouver's award-winning
Relais Gourmand restaurant Lumiere and casual
bistro Feenie's and also a winner of Iron Chef
North America. He has created a menu of west coast
inspired appetizers, entrées, desserts and
wine pairings that are now being served on all
Harmony routes in the HarmonyOne business class.
www.harmonyairways.com
YVR
CELEBRATES 75 YEARS
After
first opening its doors in 1931, Vancouver
International Airport (YVR) has gone on to become
the second largest international passenger gateway
on the west coast of North America, and Canada's
second busiest airport.
The
airport was built after a slight by Charles
Lindbergh, following his solo, non-stop,
trans-Atlantic flight in 1927. During his North
American victory tour, he declined an offer to
visit Vancouver declaring, "There is no fit field
to land on."
Since
then, YVR has forged ahead, serving millions of
passengers and winning many awards in the process.
And the facility has big plans for the future too.
Currently undergoing construction projects that
will total $1 billion CAD by 2010, plans include
the following:
• International
Terminal Wing - The largest project is a $420
million CAD, nine-gate addition to the
International Terminal. Phase one, scheduled to
open in spring 2007, will add four gates, two of
which will accommodate the new Airbus A380. The
second phase, an additional five gates, will be
needed by 2010. The new wing will include a large
aquarium showcasing indigenous marine life, a
jellyfish tank and a stream running through the
centre of the building.
• Rapid
Transit - Scheduled to begin operations in late
2009, the Canada Line rapid transit service will
connect downtown Vancouver, the city of Richmond
and YVR.
• Link
Building - Joining the International and Domestic
terminals, the $117 million CAD Link Building will
provide increased check-in capacity, passenger
screening, enhanced baggage systems and office
space when completed in summer 2007. The
five-storey building will also be the connection
point to YVR's Canada Line station via a covered
walkway. The building's design will complement the
existing architecture and feature Northwest Coast
native art.
• Other
additions - C-Pier, part of the Domestic terminal,
will be upgraded and expanded to include new
security systems and a new taxiway. New stores and
restaurants will be added in both the Domestic and
International terminals, and passengers will also
benefit from upgrades such as baggage systems and
parking enhancements.
www.yvr.ca
A LANDMARK
RENOVATION
Located
on Robson Street in the centre of Vancouver's
downtown area, the Empire Landmark Hotel is
currently undergoing renovation of all 357 of their
guestrooms. A modern grey and cream colour scheme
is being introduced through new linens, furniture,
carpeting and paint. The colour scheme is also
being introduced into hallways throughout the
property. Upgrading of the first 100 rooms was
completed over this past winter, with another 100
rooms scheduled for upgrades during the upcoming
winter months. Completion is expected by spring
2008.
www.empirelandmarkhotel.com
MEETINGS
ON THE FLY
The
Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel has recently
completed the remodeling of all of their top floor
meeting rooms and public spaces. As well as the
areas receiving new carpet and fresh paint, the
renovation has resulted in the introduction of a
new meeting space, the de Havilland room. The new
room is 525 sq.ft and can accommodate 40 people in
theatre-style set-up. Like all of the meeting rooms
on the top floor of the hotel, the de Havilland
room boasts spectacular views over the Fraser River
and the mountains. The Delta Vancouver Airport
Hotel has also recently introduced high-speed
internet access into all guest rooms, opened a new
business centre, renovated their health club, and
introduced a second floor of deluxe rooms to the
property.
www.deltavancouverairport.com
HARMONY
AIRWAYS WELCOMES ROB FEENIE
Harmony
Airways has announced that Rob Feenie will be the
Executive Chef for their HarmonyOne business class.
Feenie is the chef behind Vancouver's award-winning
Relais Gourmand restaurant Lumiere and casual
bistro Feenie's and also a winner of Iron Chef
North America. He has created a menu of west coast
inspired appetizers, entrées, desserts and
wine pairings that are now being served on all
Harmony routes in the HarmonyOne business
class.
www.harmonyairways.com
www.lumiere.ca
QANTAS
ADDS WINTER DATES TO ROUTE
After
successfully reintroducing their Sydney-San
Francisco-Vancouver routing this summer, Qantas has
announced that it will also offer the routing
during winter this year. The winter flights will
run three times per week between December 1, 2006
and January 31, 2007. Sectors can be booked
separately, meaning that these flights will
increase accessibility to Vancouver from both
Sydney and San Francisco.
www.qantas.com
SEE YOU
THERE!
Bronwyn
Slade, Manager, Meeting & Convention Sales,
Western USA will be in San Francisco with Lynn
Menzies from the Vancouver Convention &
Exhibition Centre (VCEC) for the MPI Northern
California Chapter luncheon on September 21, which
VCEC is sponsoring.
In
efforts to build southeast citywide and in-house
association lead opportunities for our members,
Wendy Surkan will be exhibiting at the Atlanta
Canadian Tourism Commission's annual Showcase
Canada event on Tuesday, September 12. The CTC
anticipates over 100 associations, corporate and
third party customers, who are headquartered in the
Atlanta area will attend the tradeshow. The event
will feature a Customs presentation by Paul Griggs
with Events on the Move to educate planners on
shipping goods across the border.
My
Hy, Convention Services Coordinator will be busy
traveling this September in order to build
attendance and to promote our beautiful city for
upcoming 2007 conferences/meetings! Her first stop
will be in Sacramento for the Phoenix Society for
Burn Survivors on September 6 - 9th, and St. Paul's
Minnesota for the American Association of Bovine
Practitioners on September 20 -
23rd.
Rachael
Nocera, Manager, Meeting & Convention Sales -
Midwest will be attending the PCMA - Greater
Midwest Chapter Quarterly Meeting held in Chicago
on November 13.
Rachael
along with Sonia Baldissera, Manager, Meetings
& Conventions - Midwest and the Pan Pacific
Hotel, Fairmont Hotels of Vancouver, The Sutton
Place, Rare Indigo, Pacific Destination Services,
Four Season Hotel, Hyatt Regency, Idea Incentives,
The Westin Bayshore and Rocky Mountaineer will be
exhibiting at The Motivation Show - an annual
tradeshow held for incentive and corporate meeting
planners in Chicago from September 26- 28.
Additionally, on September 25, TVAN and several of
the above partners will be hosting a client event
prior to the show.
DMC IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
Disco
Fever Overwhelms Guests
Three
hundred guests of Bosa Development Corporation were
recently exposed to an authentic case of Saturday
Night Fever in downtown Vancouver. Vancouver's
world famous Commodore Ballroom, a classic venue
well known for it's rich live musical history, was
the perfect choice for this 'boogie night' straight
out of the 1970's.
Produced
and supervised by MVKA Productions (www.mvka.com),
the evening featured disco-era pop culture themes.
Greeters on stilts (wearing 70's themed outfits)
met the guests on Granville Street, who were
literally shown the red carpet treatment upon
entering the Commodore. Go-Go Dancers, totally
groovy leopard-print furniture, 9 foot tall glowing
bubble towers, lava lamps and an awesome mirror
ball chandelier all helped to set the scene. A
state-of-the-art programmable L.E.D. light curtain
provided a perfectly stunning rock'n'roll
backdrop.
Entertainment
included live international acts. First up was the
amazing performance-artist painter Michael Israel,
who wowed the crowd while creating 3 of his
signature portraits. Marquee musical guests were
world renowned ABBA impersonators Bjorn Again.
Elvis left the building around 1:30 am, after a
terrific set by local Elvis impersonator, Elvis
Gold and the talented band, March
Hare.
WE WANT TO
KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
Which
of the following industry trade publications do you
read (select as many as applicable):
The
Meeting Professional (MPI)
Convene
(PCMA)
Meetings
Focus (MeetingsWest, MeetingsSouth, MeetingsEast,
MeetingsMid-America)
SMART
Meetings
Corporate
Meetings & Incentives
Association
Meetings
Medical
Meetings
Financial
& Insurance Meetings
Association
Meetings International
Headquarters
Conference
& Meetings World
None
- I don't have time to read these
publications
None
- I prefer the e-newsletters
Other
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