British Columbia Travel Guide
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British Columbia Travel & Tourism

Join GoBC

Why join us?

What our participants say

Thanks for making it possible for us to be members of the incredible GoBC website.
Warren B.

Tourism and arts! Business and culture!

GoBC not only highlights the province’s incredible natural beauty and diverse tourist attractions; it will help your business grow through a unique blend of arts, culture, and environment. It is easy to navigate and is loaded with features. In addition, every listing with GoBC is also listed on the Canada-wide website www.canada-travel.ca

Two languages; twice the exposure:

Recognizing the huge European market in travel tourism and that the largest spoken language in Europe is German, a one-time professional translation for business listings of up to 2,000 characters into German is included in your new listing for free! German, Swiss, Dutch, Belgium, Luxembourg and Austrian tourists seeking to explore BC will easily find www.urlaub-reisen.gobc.ca on the web and learn about your business in the comfort of their own language.

Visual impact:

Our website is visually focused. Full of great imagery and pleasing to the eye, GoBC has a large photo capacity and an easy interface for adding and editing images.

There are four main categories with GoBC:

BC Businesses

  • Target an international and multilingual tourist market
  • Partner with other listings to create packages
  • Receive commission-free direct bookings and inquiries
  • Affordable listing set-up rate of $149.00 (plus tax) / $119.00 renewal.
  • Try our 30 day no-obligation trial
  • For more info please look at our fact sheet

BC artists, museums, theatre companies, performing artists, musicians:

  • As an artist or artisan, it's absolutely free to list within the Artistic Categories on GoBC! The same free listing applies to any BC based museum, orchestra, theatre or dance company.
  • Artists participating in Studio Tours in their community receive excellent exposure through GoBC’s unique Studio Tour link. Visitors can get previews of your work as well and maps, before they arrive.
  • Advertise your upcoming exhibits, shows and performances.
  • If you have a calendar of events, provide us with your xml data feed and we will promote your events automatically on GoBC as well.
  • If you don't have an event calendar on your own website, you can use our template and customize it to your needs, then post it directly on your website. Your events will then automatically be updated and included in our Calendar of Events. Contact us for more details.

Non and Not-for-profit organizations

  • To promote your organization, sign up for a free listing on GoBC in the following categories:
    Environmental Organizations
    Chambers of Commerce
    Local Tourism Organizations
    Arts Councils and Art Groups
    Healing Arts

Café Hot Spots

If you own a cafe or restaurant and you offer free wireless access to your customers, we offer you free exposure on GoBC. Request our GoBC Hot Spot stickers for your door to make it easy for travelers looking for wireless Internet access, and we will list you for free in our Hot Spot directory.

Features & Benefits

  • Secure client log-in permits you to update photos, change pricing or packages and execute many other functions.
  • Additional Category listings in other areas of the site are available to you, should your business offer multiple services e.g. spa / restaurant / tours.
  • Free set-up from the information you provide to us, or from your existing website.
  • Our Tour Planner is designed for people building their own itinerary. As they select regions and look for accommodation and activities, they will be brought straight to your listing for easy booking.
  • Maps galore! GoBC has worked to develop one of the most elaborate and efficient maps of BC available on the web.
  • Events Calendar is open to all businesses, community organizations, artists, Chambers of Commerce, tour guides etc. These entries support the attractiveness of your region. We encourage you to list.
  • We support Direct Links to your website (versus virtually useless re-directed links) using our web-portal to enhance your search-engine exposure.
  • Direct booking and inquiries delivered to your email Inbox, commission free.
  • For tour and accommodation operators, the GoBC Availability Calendar has a free template that you can import and use on your website to display your bookings.
  • Statistics – view online traffic of your listing at any time
  • Person-to-person technical and service support Monday -Friday, 9am to 5 pm PST.