U.S.-based organizations have recently cancelled as many as five large corporate gatherings set for major Vancouver hotels, several tourism advocates have told BIV.
“They don’t want to be seen as having a large conference and spending money in the Canadian economy,” said Hotel Vancouver general manager Adam Laker, who confirmed that his hotel has lost some U.S.-based convention business.
“They think it’s better and safer if they have events in the U.S.”
Executives who spoke with BIV did not want to identify the organizations for privacy reasons.
“For a five-day conference, you’d have a gala dinner thrown in there as well, so it’s fairly sizable,” Laker said. “If you have
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