Knowledge Base: Upcoming Webinars
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As we navigate the new norm amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous organizations are hosting webinars designed to provide information, improve skills, and inspire new ideas…
Posts from: April 2020
National Volunteer Week 2020: Cheers to Tourism Kelowna's Volunteers
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National Volunteer Week 2020 took place last week, offering the opportunity to celebrate volunteers and to recognize their contributions to organizations across the country, including here at Tourism Kelowna…
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association Launches Tourism Resiliency Program
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Over the last few weeks, the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) has been diligently working on creating a new program that directly addresses the impacts of COVID-19 on tourism businesses and helps to navigate the Provincial and Federal initiatives that have been put in place to try and mitigate the effects of the pandemic…
When it Matters Most Kelowna Retains Top Spot as Mid-Size City for Sport Hosting
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For the second year in a row, Kelowna has been nationally recognized by the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) as the top mid-size city (population 50,000 – 150,000) in Canada for sport hosting. The award recognizes the collaboration between the City of Kelowna and Tourism Kelowna on attracting national championships and international competitions hosted in 2019 and those awarded for 2020 and beyond…
Celebrating Earth Day by Sharing Kelowna's Sustainability Stories
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This year marks 50 years of Earth Day celebrations and while we may not be able to mark the day with in-person gatherings or initiatives, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the sustainable initiatives happening in and around Kelowna…
Cheers to Volunteers: Celebrating National Volunteer Week
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This week, Tourism Kelowna is joining organizations across Canada to celebrate National Volunteer Week (NVW), which runs from April 19 to 25. …
Global Meetings Industry Day Goes Virtual
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Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) was created to be an international forum for advocacy, awareness, and celebration for the meetings and events industry. Locally, we have gathered on April 14 for the past few years to share the value of the meetings industry in our destination. However, with restrictions on large gatherings, our local event was postponed indefinitely, so the team at Tourism Kelowna had the opportunity to be part of history when GMID 2020 went virtual. …
Provide Your Feedback About COVID-19
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In partnership with Destination Canada, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) has released a survey to capture feedback from the tourism industry on the current impacts of COVID-19 and on recovery issues…
Tourism Industry Virtual Town Hall: April 16
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On Thursday, April 16, from 1-2:30 p.m. PDT, Tourism Kelowna hosted an online town hall, where the following panelists shared information and answered questions about their organizations' COVID-19 response plans: City of West Kelowna Economic Development & Tourism Manager, John Perrott Downtown…
Answering Your Questions During COVID-19: Part Two
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As we've been connecting with our stakeholders to collect and share information on the impact of COVID-19, we've received good feedback and questions. To help further, we'll take questions and themes and share them through this format. This second set of questions delves further into our team’s work…
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