January 13, 2010
Media Trip: Join over 300 Olympic Athletes from 13 Nations as they complete their training in Vancouver Island’s Comox Valley
Experience one of British Columbia’s most exciting destinations in the lead up to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. A limited number of spaces are available to qualified journalists on assignment.
Comox Valley Economic Development and Tourism invites you to experience BC’s premiere Olympic training community and its world class restaurants, luxury spas, boutique hotels, and thrilling slopes of Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Find out why the Comox Valley is widely considered one of Canada’s top year-round destinations and why over 400 athletes and coaches from around the World will converge on the Vancouver Island community to complete their training prior to, and during the 2010 Games.
JOURNALIST REQUIREMENTS
Priority will be given to journalists covering travel, tourism, ski/snowboard, Olympic, culinary, or other closely related topics.
DATES
A media trip is scheduled from February 6th – 8th, 2010. If these dates do not work with your schedule, we would be happy to arrange a customized tour on alternate dates including either day trips or overnight experiences.
INCLUDED
The following costs will be covered:
- Transportation from Vancouver to Comox (30 minute scenic flight)
- Accommodations in Comox Valley
- Meals
- Ground transportation
- Ski passes and other local activities
(Special media rates are available for outlets that can’t accept media trips.)
TRAVEL
Comox Valley Economic Development and Tourism will coordinate your trip from Vancouver. Thirty minute flights are available multiple times daily.
If you are not planning to be in Vancouver for the Olympics but have an interest in experiencing the Comox Valley at any time of year, please contact paul.marr@cossette.com detailing your request.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Ski-in, ski-out at a Mount Washington resort lodge or rest closer to sea level at several stunning resort properties.
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
• Meet athletes from 13 different countries as they undergo their final preparations before Olympic competition. Please see attached schedule for a list of teams training in Comox.
• Ski the slopes and trails of one of British Columba’s most exhilarating mountains, Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Scour 1,200 acres of excellent terrain to find your favourite downhill run, Nordic track, or rail in the terrain park. Indulge in après ski/board activities and enjoy the nightlife and entertainment at Mount Washington Resort.
• Dine at some of Vancouver Island’s best restaurants and meet local chefs using local and organic ingredients in the area named one of Canada’s top eight agricultural and aquaculture destinations.
• Tour local seafood markets and shellfish farms to taste some of the freshest ocean fare in the world. Taste why Comox Valley’s seafood industry is thriving. Tour the factories and farms to learn about the natural processes of shellfish and how it is harvested.
• Comox Valley was named the Cultural Capital of Canada in 2007 and for good reason. Tour North Vancouver Island’s Art Galleries and Museums. Explore traditional native art at Spirits of the West Native Art Gallery or find your creative side at one of many pottery studios in Comox.
• Watch two of the top International women’s hockey teams face-off in their final exhibition match before the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Currently ranked 4th in the world according to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), Sweden will take on 7th ranked China at the Comox Valley Sports Centre on Sunday, February 7, 2010.
Please let us know if you or one of your writers would like to visit the Comox Valley by contacting:
Paul Marr
(office) 604-647-6288
(mobile) 604-808-0148
paul.marr (at) cossette.com
A limited number of requests will be fulfilled.
RESOURCES:
www.discovercomoxvalley.com
www.mountwashington.ca
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