2022 Travel Media Review and Look Ahead to 2023
In 2022, Tourism Kelowna's Travel Media program resumed in a reduced capacity, allowing our team to once again showcase our destination through select familiarization tours…
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Posts From: December 2022
Tourism Kelowna's Retail Program Supports Local Entrepreneurs
In 2022, our team at the Kelowna Visitor Centre was again able to expand Tourism Kelowna's local consignment retail program to help support local entrepreneurs, artists, and businesses…
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Meet the Tourism Kelowna Team: Lisanne Ballantyne
After growing up in her hometown of Montreal, Lisanne Ballantyne set off for Winnipeg, where she graduated from the University of Manitoba before beginning her career in the marketing, communications, and public relations sector…
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Celebrating Tourism's Bright Moments in 2022
As we look towards 2023, let’s take a moment to celebrate some of the bright moments for our organization, local tourism industry, and community in 2022…
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2023 Meetings and Conferences Co-Op Program Launched
At the end of September, our Business Development team launched Tourism Kelowna's 2023 Meetings and Conferences (M&C) Co-Op Program…
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Destination Development Key to Recovery and Resiliency
As economic recovery continues, Tourism Kelowna has launched a new approach to help support the local tourism industry while working in partnership with the community and residents toward a long-term vision of responsible, sustainable tourism growth…
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Spartan Race Weekend Generates Over $2 Million in Economic Activity for Kelowna
For the first time in its seven-year history, the North American Spartan Championship was held outside of the United States in 2022. The 2022 championship took place in Kelowna, BC, at Big White Mountain during the weekend of August 27-28…
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Award Wins and Notable News: Fall/Winter 2022
We want to recognize and celebrate some of the award wins and highlight notable news from our local tourism industry that occurred over the past few months…
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Tourism Kelowna 2022 Membership Survey Recap
Tourism Kelowna conducted its annual member survey between October 4 – 26, 2022, to collect feedback from local tourism industry members and gauge awareness and satisfaction levels with our programs and services…
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Sport Tourism Canada Spotlights Kelowna as a Host City for Sport Events
This month, Kelowna is on full display in Sport Tourism Canada's Member Spotlight, showcasing our destination as a host city for sports events to over 250 national and provincial sport organizations…
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