After a not-so-stellar vacation destination performance at Whistler Blackcomb over the 2008/2009 winter season, due to tough economic times, Whistler Blackcomb is ramping up a line-up of summer activities the mountain is banking on.
Among those are the Whistler accommodations vacation rental owners, companies and hotels in Whistler who are more than ever competing to fill vacancies due to the low tourist volume over the past winter.

As the economy stabilizes and begins it long recovery journey, Whistler and businesses in Whistler, will likely see business improve with more tourists flocking to the world-renound destination of Whistler, BC, Canada. (more…)

If you’re an owner or a manager of a vacation rental in Whistler, BC, Canada, and seeking to fill your vacancies throughout the Whistler 2010 Olympics – this post is for you, read on.

You manage a vacation rental in Whistler and seeking (or considering) to rent your accommodation during the Whistler Olympics in 2010 cash in on the hype. However, you’re unsure how much to charge and/or still needing to fill those vacanies. If this sounds like you, Bamja.com has your answer.  Over the weeks and months leading up to 2010, Bamja.com has received a number of inquiries from individuals, couples, families and businesses seeking to rent in Whistler during the 2010 games. So what does Bamja.com (Owner Direct Whistler Accommodations) do with these inquiries….well, we’ll give them to you of course. Here’s how… (more…)

While summer is still here, autumn and fall are just around the corner. While many people from arounnd the globe, and locals from British Columbia travel to Whistler, BC, Canada for the summer vacation season (and of course for winter), Fall time I find is a sureal time to visit this beautiful city.

The city of Whistler all season long is a perfect vacation away from home. Anytime of season you can find some activities to do – whether its skiing, snowboarding, river rafting, mountain biking, etc., Whistler vacation offers all the outdoor amenities you could want. And yes, for those who not so activity-inclined, you have all the shopping, restaurants and simply the perfect place for some rest and relaxation while lounging in a hot tub on a clear night with a fine glass of wine of a tasty home cooked of fine dining meal.

Fall offers tourists in Whistler a beautiful panoramic view. While the trees begin to change to their autumn colours, leaves line the hiking trails and paths on your mountainside hiking trip, and the perfect crisp air to fill the lungs is like jump start for your health. 

Those travelers to Whistler BC this 2009 season will find the opportunity to travel from mountain to mountain on Whistlers new Peak to Peak Gondola, the longest free-ride gondola in the world.  This is Whistler Blackcomb’s award-winning (more…)

Weakened U.S. economy seen as key obstacle to summer growth in resort.

After significant growth in summer visitation to Whistler over the past two summers, Tourism Whistler (TW) officials are predicting that numbers in summer 2008 will be the same as last year — largely because of the weakened U.S. economy.

While rising gas prices and possible negative impacts from last summer’s cool, rainy weather are other potential reasons for the stalled summer momentum, visitation from the U.S. has been dropping in (more…)

When I was a kid, my family took two vacations every year: one in the summer and one in the winter. Usually, our winter vacations were almost always to a favorite ski resort, like Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler BC Canada. And we always stayed at Whistler hotels rather than a vacation rental or other available Whistler accommodation. My parents believed that since our family of four was going to be enjoying the snow on the mountains all day every day, no one was going to want to worry about cooking anything for anybody. And since my parents did the bulk of the cooking and cleaning at home, they wanted a week off to relax too. So we stayed in Whistler hotels and did lots of dining out.

Even back then the restaurants had amazing food. My parents taught me that no matter where a person travels, eating the local foods offered at the restaurants recommended by the residents of the community was one of the best ways to learn about and understand a culture. My brother and I used to argue that we waned to eat at the restaurants we knew and loved: those typical fast food chain restaurants that float on every corner in our hometown. But our parents insisted on taking us to try something new and often exotic.

Now that I’m all grown up with a family of my own, I treasure even more the memories of those winter trips to Whistler Mountain when I was young and had little to care about in the world. Earlier this week when my husband and I watched Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations episode about Vancouver, Canada, I was pleasantly reminded of all the restaurant hopping I did as a kid. And I started imaging where we’ll go and what we’ll do when my own children get older and we can start taking annual our Whistler ski vacation. Just like my parents did, I’m certain my husband and I will laugh at our children when they curl their lips in disgust at our insistence that we eat at local restaurants.

My parents were right, you get the best food and learn a little bit more about different cultures and areas of the world when you eat at the local favorite restaurants recommended by the residents of a community.