As residents of Interior BC, my husband and I jumped at the opportunity to preview the 10th Anniversary of Vancouver’s Taste of Yaletown (#TOY2014) for a “big city” experience. However, I have to say that even when we lived in larger cities, staycations offered the biggest bang for the buck in a retreat from the … Read more
Celebrate the best of Arts, Crafts and Music at the 32nd annual Filberg Festival August 1 – 4, 2014 Comox, BC, In less than 2 weeks we will be once again enjoying the magic of the Filberg Festival. The critters will move out and the vendors will move in to take over the Filberg Heritage … Read more
Events, Tours, Celebrities and Tastings from June 13 – 22 The BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival kicks off this weekend with an exciting lineup of events, tours, celebrity chefs and tastings and, although a few events have already sold out, tickets are still available. If you want to get outdoors and explore, take a … Read more
32nd annual Filberg Festival August 1-4, 2014 Come and celebrate the best of Arts, Crafts and Music from across Canada this BC Day long weekend August 1-4, 2014 in Comox! The 2014 Festival will showcase over 130 artisans and makers of fine art in a variety of media ranging from metalwork, pottery, toys, woodcrafts, … Read more
Victoria’s leading boutique hotel is Made for Men this spring Mad Men’s Don Draper returns on April 13th, whiskey in hand, for the final season of the hit TV show about the roller coaster lives of advertisers in the 1960s. If watching the devious doings of Draper – the famously hard-drinking alpha male – makes you appreciate the hard-working man … Read more
Spring Break for Grownups at Magnolia Hotel & Spa Why should the kids have all the fun this Spring Break? Send the little ones off to camp and enjoy your very own relaxing vacation with the Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s Spring Break for Grown-Ups package. Starting from $185 per night for an elegant guestroom in Victoria’s leading boutique hotel, this package includes … Read more
Newly renovated Plaza Premium Lounge offers unparalleled five-star guest comforts Following an extensive, five-month renovation, Plaza Premium Lounge (PPL) has entered a new era with the re-opening of its flagship International Departures Lounge at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Centrally located after security in the airport’s International Departures area and measuring 6,700 ft², the … Read more
The perfect solution for budget-minded travellers like Lux Travel Diva who take early morning or red-eye flights from YVR, is to begin your travels at YVR. More specifically, consider a stay at Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel as the first day of your vacation…