For Immediate Release
Instant Access to Bookings at Richmond Visitor Centres
Richmond, BC, Canada: Whale watching? No problem. Need a room? Right away. For the first time, visitors to Richmond will be able to reserve their accommodation, tours and attractions at the both the Steveston Visitor Centre and the Highway 99 Visitor Centre. Gearing up for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Tourism Richmond has enhanced the visitor services to give travelers instant access from both Visitor Centres to hotel and activity bookings, as well as maps and information.
Through comprehensive counselor training at the Visitor Centres, and technical upgrades, Tourism Richmond has enhanced the visitor experience to a “one stop shop”. Counselors are able to provide information on the 2010 Winter Olympics, make bookings, and give tips and directions.
Ed Gavsie, Tourism Richmond’s Director of Visitor & Member Services is enthusiastic: “We want the visitor’s first experience to be an entirely positive one, where our counselors are able to make bookings, supply Olympic information and generally set visitors up with a BC experience that they’ll remember. Not only as a destination but as the Gateway to BC, we are setting the tone for their whole time in BC.”
Located north of the George Massey Tunnel, as you enter Richmond via Highway 99, approximately 30 minutes’ north of the US/Canada border, the main Visitor Centre for Richmond is the first port of call for many visitors traveling to British Columbia from across the border. For more information and hours of operation please visit http://www.tourismrichmond.com/visitors/listing.aspx?folder_id=368
Steveston Visitor Centre is located at the corner of Moncton Street and 3rd Ave. in Steveston.
Steveston Visitor Centre
May 16 - June 28: Weekends only 10:00am - 5:00pm
July 1 - September 7: 7 days a week from 9:30am - 5:30pm
September 12 - 27: Weekends only 10:00am - 5:00pm
Highway 99 Visitor Centre
March 16 - May 17: 7 days a week from 10:00am - 5:00pm
May 18 - June 28: 7 days a week from 9:30am - 5:30pm
June 29 - September 7: 7 days a week from 9:00am - 7:00pm
September 8 - September 30: 7 days a week from 9:30am - 5:30pm
October 1, 2009 - February 1, 2010: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm
December 25, 31 and January 1: CLOSED
For more information, please contact:
Ange Chew
Director of Marketing
Tourism Richmond, Gateway to British Columbia
#205 South Tower, 5811 Cooney Rd.
Richmond, BC V6X 3M1 CANADA
Direct: 604-821-5474 Fax: 604-821-5475
Email: achew@tourismrichmond.com
Website: www.tourismrichmond.com
Media Contact:
Jayne Lloyd-Jones
Spectacular Ink
Tel: 604-925-8187
Fax: 604-925-8109
Toll Free: 1-866-773-2838
E-mail: jayne@spectacularink.com
Web:www.spectacularink.com
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