Tourism Vancouver Touristinfo Centre, 200 Burrard St., Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3L6 (tel. 604/683-2000, for hotel bookings only 877/826-1717; www.tourismvancouver.com), and Tourism Victoria Visitor Centre, 812 Wharf St., Victoria, B.C. V8W 1T3 (tel. 250/953-2033, for hotel bookings only 800/663-3883 and 250/953-2022; www.tourismvictoria.com), can help you with everything from booking accommodations to making suggestions for what to see and do. Their websites are full of useful trip-planning information.
For additional information and city maps once you arrive, walk-in Visitor Info Centres are located just beyond the U.S.-B.C. Peace Arch border crossing on Hwy. 99 in Surrey, B.C.; at the Canada Place Cruise Ship Terminal; and at Vancouver Airport at the International Arrivals level.
If you're planning to spend time outside Vancouver and Victoria, you may also wish to contact the Vancouver Coast and Mountains Tourism Region (tel. 800/667-3306 or 604/739-9011; www.vcmbc.com). For travel information on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, contact Tourism Vancouver Island, 203-335 Wesley St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2T5 (tel. 250/754-3500; www.seetheislands.com).
For information about travel and accommodations elsewhere in the province, contact Tourism British Columbia, 1803 Douglas St., Suite 300, Victoria, B.C. V8T 5C3 (tel. 800/HELLO-BC or 250/356-6363; www.hellobc.com).
