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A taste of Maui comes to YVR
Sheraton plans eight in China
 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide reports that Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is planning to open eight more hotels in China before the end of 2010, and it will open another 18 by 2015. Starwood's Sheraton brand has also marked a major milestone, opening its 30th hotel in Greater China - the Sheraton Zhongshan Hotel. The opening of that hotel also marks a milestone for Starwood as it now has 60 properties in Greater China. Go to http://www.starwoodhotels.com for more.
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A classic at Ojai Valley
 The Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in Ojai, California is gearing up for its second annual Celebrity Chef Classic that takes place from Oct. 15 to Oct. 17, 2010. The weekend of food, wine and golf offers participants a chance to hit the links with some of California's top chefs, including Chef Budi Kazali of the Ballard Inn & Restaurant in Santa Barbara, Chef Bradley Ogden of Lark Creek Steak in San Francisco, Chef Mark Peel of
Campanile in Los Angeles, Chef Ben Ford of Ford's Filling Station in Culver City and the Ojai Valley's own Executive Chef Jamie West. Proceeds from the event will go to two charities -- Help of Ojai and Share
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Take off Fridays at YVR
 Now this is innovative. Vancouver's International Airport (YVR) has just wrapped up a retail and community promotion designed to take advantage of the success of the 2010 Olympic Games. Called "Take Off Fridays," the strategy was to market the airport as a destination and recreate some of the party vibe of the Games, complete with DJs spinning, face painting for kids, free samples from airport retailers and a whole bunch more. "Take Off Fridays" earned positive feedback from the community and the airport's business partners; as well as dramatically increasing concessions sales per enplaned passenger. For those interested, you
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Festival time at the Pan Pacific
 The Pan Pacific Vancouver is set to celebrate one of the most important dates in the Chinese calendar, the Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival. The harvest festival dates back more than 3,000 years and is also celebrated in Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. To mark the occasion of this year's Sept. 22 full moon, on Sunday, Sept. 19 the Pan Pacific Vancouver's will feature an Asian theme at its popular Sunday Brunch. Highlight of the brunch will be uniquely Canadian Moon Cakes, the indispensable delicacy of the Moon Festival. For more, call (604) 895-2480 or visit http://www.panpacific.com
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B&B at national historic site
 Fort St. James, a restored Hudson's Bay Company post northwest of Prince George, was once fur trading hub during the 19th century. Today, the Parks Canada site showcases the country's largest collection of historic wooden buildings with roots to the fur trade, including a trade store and office, a general warehouse and fields/gardens. The one-time residence hub for the fort is now a B&B, including rooms outfitted with artifacts from the late 1800s. Guests can prepare food in the kitchen, using a wood burning stove, a home-spun breakfast follows the night's stay. Go to http://www.pc.gc.ca .
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The Maui Media Blitz rolled into Vancouver earlier this week and was held in the Vintage Gallery at The Listel Hotel. Meeting with area travel agents were (front row) Kathleen Costello, Wailea Resort ...
