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ABOUT US In 2011, City Passports Destination Guides created the new Christmas Passport brand for Vancouver. Established originally as a hotel program, City Passport was relaunched as a new company in 2010 just before the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Since the program was developed we have been operating in partnership with over 450 quality attractions and other tourism businesses in cities across Canada. The City Passport program runs year round and is used by thousands of visitors and locals in each city. We produce Guide Books with added value, not simply just coupon books. We work with travel writers and historians and feature the history of each destination, its culture, and best bets to visit and enjoy. We provide top experiences for you to explore and incentive offers up to 50% off to enjoy. Our goal is to have at least $1000.00 in savigns for the family in each City Passport guide. With City Passports you have access to the top Attractions, Museums, Sightseeing Tours, Theaters, Arts & Culture, Spas, Adventure activities, Restaurants, Pubs, Nightclubs, and Rental Services in each destination. "City Passport" - Our brand is "Learn, Explore & Save". City Passport is a member of Vancouver AM Tourism Association, and Skal International Vancouver.
THE ORIGINS OF CITY PASSPORTS - FAMILY HISTORY In 1788, as a young man, Peter Fidler joined the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and came to York Factory in Manitoba. Peter Fidler was one of Canada’s greatest exploratory surveyors, and one of the few men who laid the framework for all maps of Western Canada. Having been trained by the Hudson’s Bay Company, together with his famous contemporary, David Thompson, Fidler arrived in the prairies in 1792. His task - to help build the first Hudson’s Bay Company posts in Alberta. Over the length and breadth of Western Canada, 48,000 miles in all, Peter Fidler carried his sextant and his “artificial horizon of quicksilver.‿ Fidler has much to tell us of the Indian tribes, the effect of the coming of the white man, the rivalry between the Hudson’s Bay and North-West companies, and the establishment of the Red River settlement in Manitoba in 1812. Excerpt from Alberta’s Survey History. More Information concerning Peter Fidler, read J.G.MacGregor’s book, Peter Fidler, Canada’s Forgotten Surveyor.Peter Fidler was my mother; Marie Fiddler’s great, great grandfather. Learning the story of our family history caused me to embrace the adventure of exploring and pass on this book to you, in the hopes it will encourage you to continue exploring. We visit, explore, discover and learn, embracing our heritage every step of the way. Just as Peter Fidler did before us, enjoy exploring the places you come upon.Randy Vannatter |
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