Tourism Vancouver Visitor Centre

Why do people stop by here especially if you know the city pretty good already. Well either a tourist or if you live in the area this place has hella info. The people that work here really know what their talking about. They have great info on not only the main attractions in and around the city but also some hidden gems or places inside the main attractions that are a bit hidden yet an awesome find.
It’s across the street from where all the cruise ships dock and it can get extremely crowded in the area to park and even walk. However, it is worth the trip here. Even though I come through the area often I like stopping by and grabbing pamphlets for new attractions and each person Ive spoken to there takes time out to give you good info. Its obvious they know what their talking about and they love their job. Heck I think this would be a fun place to work.
The only downside is the parking, driving in this part of the city and congestion. Another thing of note is the parking meters in the area took my American money/​change.

This placed was packed with tourists almost out the door. There is a major event in town tomorrow and Friday and some international fans of said band that are in town all the way from Europe and Asia wanting to take advantage of the beautiful city and do things. The people here were really nice and helpful. They have some tourism training and were able to hook up some of these people as well as my friends who flew out for an opening day tour show with some packages to check out some amazing stuff in the city. Most were for 2 people, therefore, I will be playing tourist in my own city and will be writing about those as well. There is free wifi inside which helps. What an awesome way in the service industry/​customer service to put our best foot forward to people who are spending money in our city.

Information and local tips along with a one stop shop for entertainment and attractions.

The staff are very friendly, outgoing and helpful and the new jazzed up location is like — wow!

Such a nice and friendly place to start your visit in Vancouver. They have discounted tickets to all of the major attractions and will help you plan how to get around.

What a library of resources for the visitor/​tourist, in such a scenic location! the water, mountains, Pan Pacific, food court, Sinclair Centre… anyways…
Love checking out the print media stuff, esp. the Meeting Planners guide, Travel Planners guide, and of course the Official Visitors Guide. All carry a nice assortment of the member restaurants who pay the big bucks to be a member. So i like the fact that these restos are legit & current ;)
And if you go to the rack card section, some restos have special discounts, even if you’re not a tourist b/​c they simply can’t expect ppl to show their passports, etc. since some leave in the hotel room… ie. small deals like free dessert, 2 for 1 appetizer…
Plus they have a Ticketmaster there to buy any events in the city!
and if you’re a road trip guy like me, tons of free maps/​guides/​brochures for Interior BC’s golf resorts, destinations, etc.

We stumbled across this visitor centre while walking around the Canada Place, and how we wish we’d found it sooner! From the neighboring buildings and hotels shooting up like a bamboo forest, this visitor centre was looking brand spanking new and very modern and clean interior, probably getting ready to receive tens of thousands of visitors for the 2010 Winter Olympic.
It was fun looking around the pictures and maps throughout this place. We didn’t get a help from the volunteer persons there as we didn’t really need to, but you can find all kinds of maps, all the restaurants, attractions, activity info and coupons here. And we found the public transportation map, which is helpful to get around the town if you want to go outside of walking distance and don’t want to use rental car or cab.

This is *not* your ordinary perfunctory little visitor’s center — set up in the middle of town and staffed by a few civic-​minded volunteers in a little corner office with a few brochure racks. This is *not* that.
This is more like a public full-​service travel agency. maintained by the Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention Bureau. you walk in here off the street with a question like. «My wife is insisting we spend some time in Victoria. what’s the best way to???». and their volunteers and paid staff are on your case. pointing out *all* the alternatives for visiting the place. points they think you really ought to see. pulling out Ferry Schedules. if that’s how you want to do it. finding and *booking* accommodations. I mean. *good,* *inexpensive,* centrally-​located accommodations at a guaranteed price .if that’s what you *want*. expensive and elegant. they can handle that too. Best decision we made was walking in there. No fee charged. The volunteers are all pleasant people. ready to chat up their favorite spots in BC and suggest spots you might not have considered visiting.
I *suspect* we happened to be the accidental beneficiaries of Vancouver getting its visitor accommodations ready for the 2010 Winter Olympics. just a wonderful operation they ran. and free for us!
If they had *had* someone on staff who could have come up with some knowledgeable kara*ke tips… well. *that* would have warranted *six* stars… but no. None of the nice ladies had much in the way of guidance for kara*ke. BUT. they did make a web query which brought up a decent listing of places. and they did try to dissuade me from visiting the closest place. which happened to be in what they considered to be a scary neighborhood… (too late as it turned out. I had visited *that* place on my first night. and «scary» neighborhoods in Vancouver… well. shit. not even *close* to SF-​scary. Oakland scary. NY-​scary.) but I did appreciate their concern.

If you are a visitor to Vancouver and you want information about tours, restaurants, hotels, or things to do in the city, go here (and by here, I mean Tourism Vancouver, though Unilocal can be a pretty helpful place too). This summer we had lots of out of town visitors in town for our wedding. We decided to stop by Tourism Vancouver to pick up some maps and information to pass along to our guests. We were really pleased by the stuff that they provided and the helpfulness of the staff.