Why Vancouver? We're Canadian.

Why would anyone want to visit Canada's third largest city? Well, we could go on about:

• Vancouver is listed alongside Rio de Janiero and Hong Kong for the most beautiful physical setting in the world, and our humidity-free, mild "West Coast Maritime Temperate" allows for comfortable sightseeing and recreational pursuits.
• The true cliché that you can ski and sail in the same day.
• World renowned Stanley Park, the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens and spectacular Northwest Coast Indian art.
• And the fact that the US dollar and most International currencies make Vancouver an affordable travel destination.

But don't just take our word for it! In the past three years Vancouver was voted as one of the top ten "best destinations" in the world by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine. The same reasons that make us a great city to come home to -- safe, clean, friendly, scenic, international -- make us a great place to visit.

(Excerpted from www.tourism-vancouver.org)