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Travel Channel execs pulls the plug on Anthony Bourdain's Krampus short

Travel Channel execs pulls the plug on Anthony Bourdain's Krampus short

By John Lucas |
Executives at the Travel Channel didn't think much of Bourdain's version of St. Nick's demon companion.

B.C. bike-tour company

1. Endless Biking (tie)
1. Epic Ride B.C. Bike Adventures (tie)
2. Bush Pilot Biking (tie)
2. Sacred Rides Mountain Bike Adventures (tie)
3. Spokes Bicycle Rentals

B.C. wilderness resort

1. Tyax Mountain Lake Resort
2. Clayoquot Wilderness Resort
3. Manning Park Resort

Adventure-tour company

1. Gap Adventures
2. Ziptrek Ecotours
3. REO Rafting Resort (tie)
3. Canadian Outback Adventures (tie)

B.C. golf resort

1. Predator Ridge
2. Bear Mountain Resort (tie)
2. Nicklaus North Golf Course (tie)
3. Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community

Resort/hotel—Gulf Islands

1. Poet's Cove Resort & Spa
2. Hastings House Country House Hotel
3. Galiano Oceanfront Inn and Spa

Resort/hotel—Whistler

1. Fairmont Chateau Whistler
2. Four Seasons Resort Whistler
3. Westin Resort & Spa

Resort/hotel—Vancouver Island

1. Wickaninnish Inn
2. Fairmont Empress Resort Hotel
3. Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort

Resort/hotel—Okanagan

1. Delta Grand Okanagan Resort and Conference Centre
2. Manteo Resort Waterfront Hotel & Villas
3. Hotel Eldorado

Local travel agency

1. Flight Centre
2. BCAA (tie)
2. Jubilee Travel (tie)
3. Travel CUTS

Spa getaway

1. Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort
2. Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa
3. Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa

Local tourist attraction

1. Stanley Park
2. Granville Island
3. Grouse Mountain

Winter destination

1. Whistler Blackcomb
2. Mexico (tie)
2. Hawaii (tie)
3. Big White

Summer destination

1. Okanagan
2. Tofino
3. Whistler Blackcomb

Interior destination

1. Kelowna
2. Penticton
3. Osoyoos