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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Take a culinary excursion with Dine in Whistler - great tastes at exceptional value

Tourism Whistler media release
For immediate release - April 25, 2013

Take a culinary excursion with Dine in Whistler -- great tastes at exceptional value

Whistler, B.C. – Your culinary adventure at Whistler begins this spring with the local Dine in program offering delectable menus at a number of price points.

Featuring everything from pub food, family and fine dining, sushi and seafood and farm to fork-inspired menus, Whistler restaurants come to the table with offerings that are sure to please all palates and pocketbooks.

Dine in Whistler is the perfect opportunity to explore what Whistler serves up on the culinary scene. This year, 22 dining options are included in the program, with menu prices at $21, $31 and $41.

In the $21 category, diners will find some of Whistler’s longstanding favourites, including:

• Black's Pub and Restaurant
• Gone Village Eatery
• Sushi Village
• The mix by Ric’s
• The Brewhouse Whistler
• The Old Spaghetti Factory

The $31 category features some of Whistler’s most acclaimed and sought-after dining options, including:

• Alta Bistro
• Araxi
• Aubergine Grille
• Aura Restaurant
• The Cinnamon Bear Grille
• Earl’s Kitchen + Bar
• Fifty Two 80 Bar
• La Bocca Restaurant and Bar
• Quattro at Whistler
• Ric’s Grill
• Rimrock Café

At the $41 price point, there are several menu options, including one of Whistler’s most celebrated eateries. Menu options in this category include:

• Bearfoot Bistro
• Hy’s Steakhouse
• The Grill Room 
• The Keg at the Mountain

In this category, diners can also choose the Whistler Tasting Tours for a progressive dining tour.

Dine in Whistler runs May 1-16. In addition to the appealing menu options, Whistler also offers exceptional accommodation rates with room only specials and the summer early booking offer (providing a third night free on accommodation booked by June 30, for arrivals from May 1-November 20).

Whistler-based travel consultants at whistler.com can customize vacation packages, taking care of flights, ground transportation, accommodation and activities. Whistler.com offers the largest selection with no booking fee for accommodation and activities. Call 1.800.WHISTLER (1.800.944.7853) to request a no-obligation quote or visit whistler.com for more details and offers.

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Whistler is Canada's premier year-round leisure and meeting destination located in the Coast Mountains 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Consistently rated the top ski resort in North America, Whistler was the Host Mountain Resort of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The resort offers an extensive range of accommodations totaling 10,000 bedrooms among 24 hotels as well as townhomes, condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler also boasts more than 100 restaurants and bars, 200 retail shops, 25 spas and countless activity options from world-renowned skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking and golf, to hiking, rock climbing, and watersports. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is home to a diverse community of more than 10,000 permanent residents.

Tourism Whistler is the member-based marketing and sales organization representing Whistler, operating the Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler Golf Club, Whistler Visitor Centre, as well as 1.800.WHISTLER and whistler.com - Whistler's official source for visitor bookings and information. As the convention and visitors bureau for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler represents more than 7,000 members who own, manage and operate properties or businesses on resort lands including hotels, restaurants, activity operators and retail shops.

Broadcasters: Whistler now has the capability to take you live with our enhanced fibre network. The significantly expanded network of more than 200 kilometres of fibre optic cabling throughout the resort allows instant transmission of HD signals to any location at any time. Details on how to access, and book the fibre are available on our media site. http://media.whistler.com/contact-us/filming-in-whistler/

Media can visit whistler.com/media for Whistler facts, media releases, story starters, local personality profiles and access to images and B-roll.

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Patricia Westerholm
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Specialist, Travel Media Relations
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