Culinary Tourism BC Conference

Culinary Tourism For Profit, For You, the Industry and for BC

Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, BC

Announcing British Columbia’s tastiest conference! March 5th, 2009, Culinary Tourism BC will host British Columbia’s second annual Culinary Tourism Industry Conference at the prestigious Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver B.C.

Whether it’s a memorable meal in a restaurant, a tasty find at the farm-gate, a wine tasting in a vineyard or a chef prepared lunch while river rafting; CUISINE and DRINK are the foundation of British Columbia’s most successful tourism experiences.  Join us, and several of industry’s most successful culinary tourism leaders, to learn how you, too, can successfully “grow your business with culinary tourism” to increase business revenues and separate yourself from the pack.

Who Should Attend

If you prepare it, serve it, retail it, market it, grow it, write about it, or just plain love eating it, we encourage you to attend this one day conference plus half day toolkit session to learn from and network with proven culinary tourism leaders within BC’s restaurant, foodservice, tourism and agriculture industries.

Click here to view the conference program

Download Conference Sponsorship Package (8.4MB PDF file)

For more information please contact us at 604-575-4944 or e-mail us at info@bcculinarytourism.com.

Venue

We are pleased to have a great example of BC culinary tourism partner with us to host our first conference. The AAA Five Diamond Rated Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, offers the utmost in exceptional service, newly renovated guestrooms and all the amenities that will satisfy the discerning traveler. Dine at Fleuri Restaurant, home to the famous Chocoholic Buffet, get pampered at Vida Wellness Spa and shop 'til you drop with the Sutton Shopper Program, offering a variety of discounts at world-class shops on Robson Street. Room rates start at $145. Please quote the Culinary Tourism BC Conference when making your reservation at 1.8663.SUTTON (1-866-378-8866). For general hotel information www.suttonplace.com