Industry

Tourism Kelowna is the destination marketing engine for Kelowna and the Central Okanagan region’s tourism industry. We generate inbound travel to increase the economic benefit for area tourism businesses, our city, and surrounding communities.

Mission

To support and market the tourism destination of Kelowna (census metropolitan area) in a sustainable manner that strengthens the local economy and enriches the quality of life; and to seek funding opportunities and manage funding for the support and marketing of tourism in the Kelowna census metropolitan area.

Vision

Tourism Kelowna is a leading destination management organization that supports Kelowna and the region as a sustainable, four-season destination that attracts visitors from around the world.

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the syilx/Okanagan people.

Stewardship Pledge

We foster the preservation and continual restoration of the land, resources, and communities of the Central Okanagan. We continue to take action and make commitments to further diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in our work and in the region we support.

Incorporated in 2008 as a not-for-profit society, Tourism Kelowna works in partnership with travel industry organizations, local business and economic development agencies, over 400 tourism and hospitality businesses, and area municipalities for optimal results.