| Leading tourist operators say that with the Canadian | | | | AutoToursUSA that offer flexible and reliable |
| city of Vancouver hosting the Winter Olympics and | | | | road-trip packages expect a Canada holiday to be |
| the Para Olympics in March, there will be a steady | | | | high on the preference list this season. |
| surge in the number of tourists. Now efforts are on | | | | Canada is the second largest country in the world. |
| to coax visitors to Canada to explore its possibilities | | | | And it boasts of a natural diversity that has so far |
| as a holiday destination. With Vancouver and nearby | | | | escaped being marred by commercialised tourism |
| resort town of Whistler hosting the skiing | | | | overdrive. From the cosmopolitan charms of Toronto, |
| competitions, Canada has spent over 7bn dollars to | | | | to the untarnished wilderness of Quebec and the |
| attract several hundred thousands to the Olympic | | | | snow-covered peaks of Banff, Canada has something |
| extravaganza that will last 17 days. | | | | to offer all kinds of holidaymakers. And with the |
| A host of leading travel and tour operators have also | | | | Olympics engendering wide media cynosure, they |
| come out with tour packages to entice tourists | | | | have now begun innovative and attractive campaigns |
| arriving in Canada to witness the Olympics to | | | | to lure tourists from all parts of the world to the |
| discover other scenic locales across Canada. In an | | | | largely untapped scenic locales. In fact, driving |
| effort to maximise tourist influx, there are | | | | holidays Canada already boasts of a loyal following |
| competitive travel plans that are being offered via | | | | that frequently undertake exploring a country by |
| the Internet that could prove irresistible to | | | | road with comfortable stays and stopovers that |
| holidaymakers looking for a holiday experience with a | | | | have been pre-arranged. “The travel was great |
| difference, this Olympic season. "We're making the | | | | despite the important amount of miles and we would |
| most of this chance to show the world why they | | | | like to go for another round trip next year in the |
| should visit Canada now," says Susan Iris of the | | | | same way”, remarks a holidaymaker from France |
| Canadian Tourism Commission told the BBC earlier | | | | when quizzed about the ease of covering thousands |
| this week. In fact, Travel and tour operators like | | | | of mile by road. |