"That means a lot of spending in our destination, and international visitors coming in and spending time seeing Vancouver," Miller said. "The cruise lines like doing business in Vancouver." "Generally speaking, Alaska may skew a little bit older, but ... with Disney cruise lines being in Vancouver you're seeing families with young children," she said. More than 1,000 travel professionals are in Vancouver to explore a steadily growing cruise industry and a port that's climbing back to its pre-9/11 numbers. While cruises may bring to mind an older clientele, Miller says cruise lines have been working to expand the age range of the market.

Source: CBC News June 04, 2016 03:33 UTC