Exploring Opportunities and Fostering Relationships at Sport Event Congress

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Each year, Sport Tourism Canada hosts Sport Event Congress (SEC), the largest sports tourism gathering in the country. This year, more than 300 people—representing national and provincial sports organizations, event right holders and planners, event management firms, destination tourism professionals, and elected officials—travelled to Winnipeg, MB, to attend the event…

Tourism Week in Canada: Celebrating our Local Tourism Industry

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Now in its 14th year, National Tourism Week (NTW)—presented by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and tourism associations across the country, including the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) and Destination BC (DBC)—encourages all tourism partners to come together to celebrate tourism, which is vital to the Canadian economy and to the social and cultural fabric of communities across the nation. …

Kelowna Delegation Attends the 2024 Montana's Brier in Preparation for Hosting Next Year's Event

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A Kelowna delegation, including a few Tourism Kelowna team members, just returned from an exciting weekend attending the 2024 Montana's Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan. Our team attended to experience the event firsthand and gather information and best practices our destination can use when welcoming the national championships to Kelowna in 2025…