Christmas Wish Breakfast on BC1

Global TV has produced a one hour documentary on this year’s Christmas Wish Breakfast. The program is from the start of the set up the day/night prior and then picking up first thing in the morning capturing the guests arriving to drop off toys/donations and then having breakfast.

Here are the times the program will air:

Saturday, December 31 – 7pm 

Sunday, January 1 – 7am + 11am 

Here’s where you can watch it:

In the Lower Mainland, Shaw customers will have two options to watch BC1, on 21 for SD and 216 for HD. Outside the Lower Mainland, BC1 is carried on channel 111.

Set your PVR’s so you don’t miss it!

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Weddings at the Pan – Letters from the Brides

At the Pan, nothing makes us happier than being able to share in the occasion when two people in love take the next step and commit to living their lives together. It’s an incredible honour to celebrate with them, their family and friends and share in all the laughter, joyful tears and love.

And we are especially touched when our bridal couples share with us their feelings on booking their weddings at the Pan.

My husband and I cannot thank Gail, and the rest of the staff at the Pan Pacific, enough for everything they did to make our wedding day so special. It really was everything we hoped for and more! We initially chose the Pan Pacific because it’s an elegant venue with beautiful views from the conference suites. However, what impressed us even more was the service we received. From the moment we booked with the Pan Pacific, Gail was readily available to answer any questions we had which put our minds at ease throughout the entire planning process. Whether she was showing us table overlays or offering suggestions on the menu she made us feel important and valued. On our wedding day, her team continued in this fashion and went above and beyond to ensure our day ran smoothly and that we, and our guests, were happy. Months later, our guests are still talking about what an amazing day it was, and my husband and I would not change a single detail. – Krista K.

Words can’t express how thankful we are for your detailed coordination and the support from the hotel staff. It was definitely an unforgettable day for us. Thank you so much once again for your genuine support. – Candy + Tim

Planning the wedding with you was one of the most thrilling experiences of my life…everything was so grand…and people are still talking about how great the food and everything was. You really make the experience special! – Sudesh E.

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A Great Year for the Pan Pacific Vancouver

Oh, what a year! In 2016, the Pan saw some pretty incredible achievements and milestones. Today on the blog, we’re looking back and sharing some of our big highlights:

January:

• We turned 30!
• We were one of the host hotels for PCMA Conference, welcoming 4,000 meeting planners to Vancouver

March:

• The Pan earned 2016 Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Award
• The Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honorable Justin Trudeau and his family stayed at the Pan during the GLOBE 2016 Conference.

April:

• We unveil our newly renovated guestrooms

May:

• We  unveiled our new restaurant and lounge, Oceans 999 and Coal Harbour Bar

June:

• We welcome new Executive Chef Geoff Carkner

July:

• We welcomed guests with our first official summer patio party for Oceans 999 and Coal Harbour Bar

October:

• The Pan was recognized with Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers Choice Award as one of the best hotels in the city

November:

• The Pan was recognized as the Best Hotel in Western Canada by readers of Meetings + Incentive Travel magazine.

December:

• Our 29th annual Christmas Wish Breakfast broke records when 5,000 generous Vancouverites donated over 22 tonnes of toys, 2,000 bikes and $21,000 in cash.

What an incredible year! Thank you to everyone for supporting the Pan throughout the year and joining the conversation on our blog and social media! We look forward to 2017 with you all!

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Canada Place

Building on the success of last New Year’s Eve event at Canada Place, Concorde Pacific will once again host a fully-inclusive and family-friendly countdown celebration to midnight. Last year’s inaugural event attracted over 80,000 Vancouverites – making it Canada’s largest New Year’s Eve event in terms of attendance!

This year’s event is officially part of the federal government of Canada’s 150 festivities, celebrating the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. NYE Vancouver will be a free, public event that will include live music, multicultural programming and entertainment, and of course, fireworks! The event will utilize outdoor space at Canada Place and surrounding areas along Canada Place Way from Howe Street to Thurlow Street.

Highlights of this year’s NYE VAN celebration will include:

• Six hours of free family-friendly performances at the 102.7 Peak stage including headliners, The New Pornographers and Wintersleep
• NEW! JRFM stage showcasing some of Canada’s best up and coming country singers
• NEW! True North Indoor Experience held inside the Vancouver Convention Centre’s ballrooms (ticketed)
• Over 20 food trucks
• “Early Eve” Countdown Celebration designed for families at 9pm
• Midnight Countdown Celebration, culminating with a major high-aerial fireworks display over Coal Harbour
• Illuminated Sails of Light at Canada Place

Please note the fireworks cannot be seen from English Bay or Spanish Banks. Guests are recommended to view the fireworks along Vancouver Convention Centre East Plaza, Coal Harbour seawall or Stanley Park seawall facing Coal Harbour (between the Rowing Club and 9 O’Clock Gun).

There are also two premium lounge areas (ticketed) for viewing: RE/MAX Family Zone and the Outdoor Fireworks Viewing Zone.

The event will be live broadcast by Global BC anchors Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui, meteorologist Kristi Gordon and sports anchor Squire Barnes between 11pm and midnight and the fireworks soundtrack will be simulcast on 102.7 The PEAK and 93.7 JRFM for your enjoyment.

Please note: Due to the scale of the event, street closures will be in effect:

• Canada Place Way from Howe Street to Burrard Street. Closed from 3pm on Friday, December 30 t0 1pm on Sunday, January 1
• Canada Place Way from Thurlow Street to Burrard Street. Closed from 8am on Saturday, December 31 to 1pm on Sunday, January 1

Revellers are strongly encouraged to walk, bike, or take advantage of free public transit to the event.

There will be a number of pay car park facilities, within walking distance to Canada Place:

• Canada Place (999 Canada Place)
• Bentall Centre (1040 W. Pender Street)
• Pender Parkade (1130 W. Pender Street)
• Urban Fare at Coal Harbour (305 Bute Street)
• Westin Bayshore (1620 Bayshore Drive)

Local access to the hotels will be maintained during the event.

For more information, click here for NYE Vancouver website.

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Christmas at Canada Place

Come on down to Canada Place for an extra boost of Christmas spirit!  The 29th annualChristmas at Canada Place, presented by Port of Vancouver, takes place from December 16-30.

Walk along the Canadian Trail (Canada Place west promenade) to enjoy:

The historic Woodward’s Windows featuring classic holiday scenes with animated characters and elaborate decor.

Photo opps in a 15 foot snow globe!

Rudolph’s Theatre playing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman for all to enjoy.

And our favourite, the beautiful Avenue of Christmas Trees.

Dates: December 16-30 | 12pm-6pm (Closed December 24 + 25)
Location: Canada Place on The Canadian Trail (west promenade)
Admission: FREE

For more information, check the Canada Place website.

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Photo credit: Canada Place

Canada’s Largest Single Day Toy Drive Benefits Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau

On Tuesday, December 13th, over 5,000 generous Vancouver residents attended the Pan Pacific Vancouver Christmas Wish Breakfast and, in just three hours, they donated over 22 tonnes of toys, filling over one hundred feet of tractor trailer space. In addition, two thousand bicycles and several thousand of dollars was donated.

“Pan Pacific Vancouver has been hosting this event for 29 years,” says General Manager Craig Norris-Jones. “It started off in 1987 with 25 guests and now our team serves breakfast to over 5,000 people each year. And we have great supporters like Global TV and Rock 101who get the word out about the event.:

“This is our biggest event of the year,” says Chris Bayliss, Executive Director of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau. “Because of the generosity of everyone who attended, we will be able to take care of thousands of families who wouldn’t otherwise be able to celebrate Christmas.”

In addition to toys, over two thousand bikes were collected and donated by Dominion Lending Centres across the province.

“We are delighted to be involved in such a heartwarming and important event,” says Gary Mauris, President and CEO of Dominion Lending Centres. “It has become an important Christmas tradition for our company.”

Everyone who turned up between 6:00 and 9:00 am to donate a toy was treated to a gourmet breakfast prepared by the culinary team at Pan Pacific Vancouver.

Executive Chef Geoff Carkner and the Pan Pacific culinary team served up 18,000 eggs,12,000 sausages, 450 pounds of hash browns, 6,000 croissants and 3,000 muffins. The crowd was entertained by the joyful singers from the Good Noise Gospel Choirand the entire event was broadcast live on Global TV and Rock 101.

Volunteers from the City of Vancouver Fire Department stacked the toys into a two storey high “tree” and then loaded all of the toys into trucks for transport to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau warehouse, where they will be sorted and distributed to families in need.

Thank you to all our sponsors: Global BC, Rock 101, Vancouver Convention Centre, Dominion Lending Centre, Starbucks Coffee, AMJ Campbell Movers, WestPark, Stagevision Audio Visual, (GFS) Gordon Food Services, London Drugs, Vancouver Firefighters, Yen Brothers, English Bay Cookies, Saputo, Enterprise Paper, and Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau.

For photos of the event, press play on the slideshow or click here for our Flickr album.

For a recap of the event on Twitter, click here for our Storify wall!

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PROMOTION: AMEX Prepaid Gift Card Offer **CLOSED**

Visiting Vancouver between now and end of February 2017? Book with us and receive an AMEX prepaid gift card!

For a limited time only, through a partnership with beVancouver.com, the Pan Pacific Vancouver is pleased to offer a $125 American Express Prepaid Gift Card AND an additional $50 Amex gift card for each additional night booked!

This offer is valid for bookings made from December 5, 2016 through February 1, 2017 (or while supplies last) for stays through February 28, 2017.

Gift cards can be used for anything from room rates to restaurant charges, room service to spas and more. The choice is yours!

The details:

• Applies to maximum of three, non-consecutive bookings.
• Check-in must be on or before February 28, 2017
• Bookings can be cancelled within 24 hours
• Amex gift card will be issued at check-in.
• Offer subjected to availability.
• Blackout periods may apply.
• Bookings can be made using VISA, Mastercard or American Express.
• All bookings are made in CAD and any other currency displayed is a representative value.

For more information and to book, click here.

Weddings at the Pan: Thanks from our Brides

At the Pan, nothing makes us happier than being able to share in the occasion when two people in love take the next step and commit to living their lives together. It’s an incredible honour to celebrate with them, their family and friends and share in all the laughter, joyful tears and love.

And we are especially touched when our bridal couples share with us their feelings on booking their weddings at the Pan.

We always think about how perfect everything was at the Pan Pacific. You played such a huge part in making our day so memorable. We enjoyed each meeting with you – your guidance, honesty and advice were invaluable. p.s. The suite was amazing. we’d never seen anything like it – Wow! – Andrea + Darren

Thank you so much for helping us to create a beautiful, perfect and stress-free day! We were both blown away by all the hard work you put into our wedding. The staff at the Pan Pacific have really exceeded our expectations. We appreciated all the advice and organizational skills, which made for a wonderful ceremony and dinner that we’ll never forget. Many thanks– Dominic + Patricia

Thanks for everything on July 9, our golden anniversary. Our guests could not stop talking about how everything was so excellent. – Michelle + Hung

We wanted to thank you and your staff for making our wedding so perfect! Everyone was so helpful and courteous. It was greatly appreciated. – Aji + Pawan

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Christmas Wish Breakfast Snapchat Filters

Are you on Snapchat? We’re on Snapchat too!

Drop off a toy for families in need today and access our special Snapchat holiday geofilters! The two geofilters will be available at Pan Pacific Hotel from 5am-10am. To access, all you have to do is swipe left on the preview screen after you take a photo.

Remember to enable the feature through the app to get started.

Head over to your phone settings. For iPhone users, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Toggle Location Services “on,” and then scroll down and make sure the app is toggled “on.”

Next, open Snapchat and tap the settings cog in the top right corner.

After choosing the “Manage” option, you can now toggle on Filters, which will enable geofilters. And that’s it, you’re ready to go!

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Pan Pacific Christmas Wish Breakfast Contest! **CLOSED**

Win a one night Bayview Suite stay!

On December 13, the 29th Annual Pan Pacific Christmas Wish Breakfast will take place in the lobby of the Hotel from 6am-9am. The hotel with media partners Global BCand Rock 101 will be inviting Vancouverites to donate a new, unwrapped toy to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau. As a thank you, a hot, delicious buffet breakfast will be on the house.

As well, we’re holding a contest for those attending to enter to win a one night stay in our Bayview Suite.

Here are the deets:

Post on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat! But in order to be eligible, all updates, tweets or photos must be tagged with #PanXmasWish. 

Take a photo of the crowd, the toy pile, the buffet breakfast, the entertainers – anything that captures the Christmas spirit. The choice is yours, so be creative!

Oh, did we also mention that there will be a selfie booth at the event? Selfies at the booth or on the floor will also be accepted!

Make sure to get in your #PanXmasWish posts/pics submitted by 5pm December 13.  The staff will take a vote on all the entries on Friday, December 16.

Good luck!

**Guestroom is subject to availability and cannot be combined with other special offers.

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Congratulations to our winner, Ivy M.! Enjoy your stay in our Bayview suite!

Snapchatting Christmas Wish Breakfast

Are you on Snapchat? We’re on Snapchat too!

Add us and follow along as we bring you all the buzz and excitement of our upcoming Christmas Wish Breakfast on Tuesday, December 13.

See Vancouverites drop off toys for families in need and add it to our epic toy pile. Get a glimpse of all the entertainment happening at the Pan with performances by Goh Ballet, Langley Ukelele and Good Noise Choir. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our Global BC morning anchors and Rock 101 DJs. Most of all, watch that toy pile grow and grow!

Tune in Tuesday between 6am-9am!

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beVancouver Promotion: Vancouver International Wine Festival **CLOSED**

FREE TICKET (up to $95 value)
Canada’s premier wine show

Book Pan Pacific Vancouver through beVancouver.com and get ONE FREE International Festival Tasting ticket (up to $95 value).

Choose from four International Festival Tastings, the heart of the festival, on February 16 to 18. The tastings offer 181 wineries from 16 countries plus five regional tasting stations pouring 770+ wines. This year, Canada is in the spotlight, with 76 wineries from British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia featuring ~300 wines. It’s the largest Canadian gathering of wineries at an international festival. See VanWineFest.ca for more details.

Book by February 2.

Promotion details:

• Non-cancellable, non-refundable offer.
• Ticket quantities are limited. Book now!
• Guests will receive one free ticket per booking, not per night.
• ALL attendees must be 19+. NO MINORS. Two pieces of ID will be required at the door.
• No other promotions or discounts can be applied to this offer.
• There is no limit to the number of bookings per person as long as beVancouver’s Terms and Conditions are met.
• Separate consecutive night bookings at the same hotel will not result in the guest receiving more than one free ticket.

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Weddings at the Pan: Eunice and Arthur

At the Pan, nothing makes us happier than being able to share in the occasion when two people in love take the next step and commit to living their lives together. It’s an incredible honour to celebrate with them, their family and friends and share in all the laughter, joyful tears and love.

And we are especially touched when our bridal couples share with us their feelings on booking their weddings at the Pan.

I cannot thank you enough for everything in making our big day perfect. You have put up with my millions of questions patiently, and you provided very important advice.

From the moment we got out of the car, and stepped onto the hotel property, we were treated like royalty. The venue needless to say is beautiful, giving us many opportunities to take photos without even having to go outside. As Michel had the morning shift, he made sure our set up was perfect. He made himself available to all my vendors, and assisted them wherever needed. Now, Trevor…he was one of the main reason why I booked with Pan Pacific Hotel and I cannot say enough about his attentiveness and ability to pull off a seamless event effortlessly. I cannot imagine what the day would have been without him. Although I had spent many hours ensuring my timeline made sense, he actually pulled it all off despite how tight it was. Not only that, you and him were the only people that put a real smile on my face, despite all the worries I had running through my head.

As I was extremely busy changing into various outfits, I barely had a chance to eat, but everything that I had was delicious. As a plated meal is hard to time, our guests were extremely impressed with the quality and quantity. We did not receive one complaint about the food, and that’s hard to do when most of our guests were picky! The soup came out piping hot, the tuna tataki salad was beautifully presented, the prawn risotto was cooked perfectly, and the steak was juicy and tender. There was not one thing we would have changed, so compliments to the Chef!

Of course, to top it all off, the upgraded suite and sparkling wine you had given us was a huge treat at the end of a beautiful evening!

Thank you again for ensuring this is one day we will definitely remember the rest of our lives.

With love,

Eunice + Authur

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Christmas at FlyOver Canada

FlyOver Canada will transform into a magical winter wonderland this Christmas season. Guests will have fun helping Santa search for his missing elves during an exhilarating flight across Canada and onto the North Pole.

The complete Christmas at FlyOver Canada experience includes:

• A Christmas themed pre-show.
• FlyOver Canada, a thrilling 8-minute flight ride experience coast-to-coast over Canada.
• An extended, animated final scene over Santa’s magical North Pole
• Christmas decorations, choir performances, holiday music and lights, hot drinks, festive food and more!

All guests must be at least 102cm (40″) to participate on the ride. All children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult or guardian 14 years of age or older.

Event details:
November 24-December 16 | Times: 10am-9pm
December 17-January 2 | Times: 930am-10pm
December 24 | Time: 930am-6pm
December 25 | Closed

For more information and to reserve tickets, click here.

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Photo credit: FlyOver Canada

Vancouver Christmas Market at Jack Poole Plaza

The Vancouver Christmas Market returns for 2016 with a bigger edition of old country tradition at its brand new home at Jack Poole Plaza (at the Olympic Cauldron).

Running November 26 – December 31, the city’s signature yuletide celebration expands its revelry with more than 50,000 square feet of space and over 70 huts in which to savour an abundance of festive flavours.

Making things merry & bright at the expansive seaside site, visitors are invited to indulge in the authentic German market’s array of mouth-watering delicacies – from sizzling sausages, Glühwein (mulled wine), gingerbread, traditional German beer, and so much more.

Other highlights this year include Canada’s first-ever Christmas Pyramid, a large heated tent (Alpine Haus) overlooking the North Shore, lovingly crafted gifts & treasures, and rousing entertainment!

Event details:
November 26-December 31 | 11am-9pm
December 24 | Closed
December 25 | Closed
Jack Poole Plaza – 1055 Canada Place (site of Olympic Cauldron)

Tickets from Adult $8 – Children Age 0-6, FREE. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

BONUS: Vancouver Christmas Market and FlyOver Canada has partnered up for a Holly Jolly Combo!

For only $36.95, guests will receive:

• 1 x FastLane Adult Admission to FlyOver Canada
• 1 x Hot Cider at FlyOver Canada
• 1 x Vancouver Christmas Market Adult Admission
• 1 x Vancouver Christmas Market Souvenir Mug
• 1 x Beverage at the Vancouver Christmas Market
• 2 x Carousel rides at the Vancouver Christmas Market

The Holly Jolly Combo saves guests 20% when they buy online.  For more info and to purchase the combo, click here.

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