I attended a two-day training hosted by Tourism Vancouver this week. This is a program for volunteers who commit to offer 4 hours/week in exchange for fun, friendly and rewarding interactions with locals and international visitors. Successful candidates will also be trained later in the year to support the 2010 Winter Olympics Games.
The training was full of great information about all the attractions, events, accommodations, transportation, and travel services offered by Metro Vancouver. We also went through tour information for all the key regions in British Columbia, namely Vancouver Island & Victoria and the Gulf Islands, Kooteney Rockies, Thompson Okanagan, Northern B.C., Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, and Vancouver, Coast & Mountains.