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The 2022-23 Tourism Kelowna Society Board of Directors, announced earlier this month at the Society’s AGM, is now in place and ready to guide the organization's efforts as the industry begins to rebuild, recover, and grow following the global pandemic…
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Love for Kelowna Day began as a celebration of who we are and where we live at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020—now, it has evolved into an annual celebration aligned with Tourism Week, providing the perfect opportunity to increase awareness and celebrate the importance of our region's tourism industry…
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After visiting Kelowna and the Okanagan numerous times as a kid, Julia Garner was determined to become a local and reside in the region one day. Now, she is proud to call West Kelowna, where she has lived for the past 16 years, home. For more than half of this time, she has also been a part of the team at Tourism Kelowna. …
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As part of Tourism Week 2022, which runs from May 29 – June 4, we are sharing 10 key indicators that highlight the importance of the tourism industry in the Central Okanagan's overall economy…
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Today marks the kick-off of Tourism Week 2022, which is hosted annually 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), and offers communities across the country the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the value of tourism, including the economic impact and increased quality of life it creates…
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Congratulations, and thanks, are in order for Carla Bechard, who has recently accepted a new role within Tourism Kelowna to lead our Marketing Programs and Partnerships initiatives…
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In 2021, Tourism Kelowna merged its Sustainability and DEI Committees to form a Stewardship Committee, which now oversees the organization's work as it relates to sustainability, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility…
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With summer just around the corner, now is a great time to increase your marketing and advertising for the upcoming seasons—select from a number of options that will help increase awareness and exposure of your business to the millions of travellers that visit Kelowna and area each year. …
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Each May, 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), spearhead Tourism Week in Canada, which acts as "an annual invitation for all tourism partners to come together to champion and promote Canada’s destinations, tourism businesses, and employees – from coast to coast to coast." …
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Tourism Kelowna is inviting community members and travellers to join in the celebrations for the third annual Love for Kelowna Day, which will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Locals and visitors are invited to share what they love most about our region on Instagram for a chance to win a Kelowna prize pack worth $500. …
Tourism Kelowna would like to thank Westbank First Nation and Okanagan Indian Band for the privilege to live, work, and play on the tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land), that is the unceded and traditional territory of syilx Okanagan peoples, the original stewards of these lands and to whom we give thanks to as our hosts
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Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 6S4 Canada
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