The Travel Industry Guides to Canada are superior quality, reference and resource guides designed to bring the wealth of Canada’s tourism opportunities to the attention of travel industry professionals.  They are easy to use, perfect-bound magazines distributed annually in the United States, Britain and Canada.

To support the growing demand for a publication that meets the needs of a broad segment of the tourism industry, The Travel Industry Guides to Canada are distributed annually to travel agents, tour operators, incentive travel and meeting planners, and tourism industry professionals throughout the U.S.A, Britain and Canada.

They are fully supported on-line at www.canadatravelguides.ca in e-magazine format and provide an invaluable link for travel professionals seeking information on the multitude of Canadian travel opportunities. All advertisers are linked from their ad.

VCM Partner Rates (full colour, includes insertions in all 3 guides):
1/6 page:  $1,145 + gst
1/3 page:  $2,290 + gst
1/2 page:  $3,435 + gst

To Book your space in this program click on the Ad Space Booking Form Below. The form must be signed and faxed to 604-739-0153 to reserve ad space.

Total Distribution:  70,000

USA Travel Industry Guide to Canada:  36,000
British Travel Industry Guide to Canada:  21,000
Canadian Travel Industry Guide to Canada:  13,000

With the EIGHTH EDITION, in 2009, readers will find current information on Canada’s provinces and territories, listings, maps, travel tips, driving distances, gateway information as well as information on the major industry
sectors, specialty travel, Aboriginal tourism, adventure travel, culture and heritage, plus many other topics to promote the Canadian travel experience.

What Readers Say
• 93% of readers surveyed rated the Guide as “very good” or “excellent”.
• Over 99% of those surveyed rated the Guide “as good as or better than other guides on Canada or the most detailed and  omprehensive travel and tourism guide to Canada”.
• 88% of users expect to keep the Guide in their office for 7 - 12 months.
• 94% of readers surveyed expect to direct their clients to our website: www.canadatravelguides.ca.
• 88% expect to refer to the Guide at least 5 times per year, with 41% expecting to refer to the Guide more than 12 times.
Source: U.S.A., British and Canadian Travel Industry Guides to Canada 2008 Reader Survey

“I have visited Canada many times but it is always useful to have such a comprehensive guide in the offi ce. Customers love being able to browse through it to help plan their adventure to such an amazing country.”
R. F., Harvey World Travel, Aylsham, Norfolk, UK

“It's great to have a guide book like this, that my colleagues and I can refer to for assistance in giving our clients the best possible experience of Canada.”
A. M., Ridgway Travel, Kirkwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland

Questions?

Rebecca Vossepoel
Manager, Marketing Programs
Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Tourism Region
Suite 600, 210 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5Y 3W2
 
Direct: 604-484-5362
Toll Free: 1-800-667-3306
Fax: 604-739-0153
Email: rebecca@vcmbc.com
Website: www.vcmbc.com

Please Note:  Most Vancouver, Coast & Mountains programs have limited advertising space available, and many fill up well before the deadline.  Programs are sold on a first come first served basis, with space being reserved by a signed contract only.

Mechanical Requirements:  West 2 Design can accept the following digital formats only (Mac Platform): 
PREFERRED FILE FORMAT: PDFx-1a compliant  (CMYK colour, 300dpi, fonts embedded), Creative Suite 3 files (CS3).

If you do not have a graphic designer, West 2 Design’s ad creation services are available to you for a fee.
Materials not arriving in the required formats and / or by the deadlines specified below will incur extra design charges.
Contact West 2 Design for details.