605 Vancouver Tourism; Buffalo Hometown Pride; Bosnia
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 27 June 2020
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Eager for the Canada-US border to reopen? Whet your appetite to visit Vancouver and Buffalo: A former tourism exec explains issues the industry faces in Canada's West Coast metropolis, and a travel writer from Buffalo rediscovers his hometown's resilience and the fun you can find on either side of the Niagara River. We'll also hear what Bosnia offers as a diamond-in-the-rough destination.
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| 0:00.0 | It became an Olympic city when he headed up its tourism bureau. |
| 0:04.0 | Coming up Rick Antimson tells us how Vancouver BC still benefits as an international destination. |
| 0:09.0 | Tourism is about the financial, ecological, social and cultural benefits that come to a community |
| 0:16.8 | by having visitors from around the world spend time with them. |
| 0:20.3 | And then there's Buffalo. |
| 0:21.4 | David Seminar's hometown has spiffed up a lot lately, |
| 0:24.0 | but they haven't forgotten their special way of warming up at a tailgate party. |
| 0:27.8 | You can line up and get a free shot of this horrible, really strong Polish liqueur and you drink it out of an old bowling ball. |
| 0:35.0 | And take a closer look at Bosnia to see how they continue to recover from the deadly conflicts of the 1990s. |
| 0:41.0 | You can also expect to have some fun. So if you like skiing, you would go to Sarajevo. If you like summer vacation, you would go to Mostar. If you like good food, you would go to both. |
| 0:50.0 | It's Vancouver, BC, Buffalo, and Bosnia and the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 0:55.0 | Come along. |
| 0:57.0 | Even if you can only travel with your imagination this summer, we think you'll enjoy crossing borders with us on today's travel with Rick Steve's. |
| 1:08.0 | In just a second, we'll get an insider's look at how its popularity and tourism defines Canada's west coast metropolis of Vancouver, |
| 1:15.0 | BC, a city that boasts the world's longest uninterrupted waterfront trails. |
| 1:20.0 | Further down the US-Canada border, we'll hear how they're breathing new life into Buffalo, New York as an easy to enjoy destination instead of a punchline. |
| 1:28.0 | And for off-the-radar travel, we'll hear how Bosnia is a diamond in the rough that just might win you over. |
| 1:35.0 | It's often called one of the most beautiful cities in North America. |
| 1:39.0 | For 21 years, Rick Antonson was the president and CEO of the tourism authority that promotes |
| 1:44.4 | Vancouver, British Columbia, to the rest of the world. During Rick's tenure, the |
| 1:48.6 | city successfully bid to host the Winter Olympics. The city has grown into a top-shelf |
| 1:54.5 | destination that affects tourists and residents from around the world. |
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