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Vancouver rolls out red carpet for Chinese tourists
Canada given "Approved Destination Status"
Lyle Fisher  Aug 18, 2010 06:34:31 AM

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - A group of tourists from China will be getting the full V.I.P. treatment today at Vancouver International Airport. The travellers are the first to land at Y.V.R. since Canada was given "Approved Destination Status."

Premier Gordon Campbell will be there along with M.P. Stockwell Day, and Y.V.R. president Larry Berg. It's all for the inaugural tour group from China after our country received the long sought-after status back in  June.

There will be as many as 350 people arriving here over the next few days, booked by 13 Chinese tour companies. After touring  B.C., some tourists will also continue on to Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.

The Canadian Tourism Commission has been seeking an A.D.S. designation from the Chinese government for the past ten years.

The commission says the potential for tourism growth is huge, it says Chinese travellers injected $261-million into the Canadian economy in 2009, which is double the amount from the year 2000.