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While 2021 was not quite the year we'd hoped for, our Business Development team is heading into 2022 with renewed optimism, ready to execute our plans and build back group business in Kelowna and its surrounding communities. …
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Last week, more than 40 attendees participated in our second virtual Stakeholder Plug-In Session, Marketing 2021 and Beyond. The sessions were created to foster connection, encouraging our stakeholders to "plug-in" with our team, with each other, and with relevant information, trends, and issues in our industry…
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Hosting a successful virtual event requires exceptionally detailed planning and lots of practice, more so than an in-person event. Without the ability to “read the room,” it’s hard to know whether the content is landing with the attendees. With the added variable of technology, the risk is always…
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Our business development team, along with Mission Hill Family Estate, Cove Lakeside Resort, 50 th Parallel Estate Winery, and Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort, hosted our second virtual destination showcase last week. The two-day event was attended by 43 meeting planners from across the country, joining in from four different time zones. …
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By 2040, it is expected that another 45,000 residents will call Kelowna home. At our first Stakeholder Plug-In Session of 2021, hosted earlier this week, Robert Miles, OCP Project Planner with the City of Kelowna, shared an overview of Kelowna's 2040 Official Community Plan (OCP), which is the document that will guide how the city grows over the next 20 years. …
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With April upon us, we find ourselves getting ready to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a day normally reserved for celebrating the meetings industry and all those who make it so vibrant. GMID also serves as a reminder of the importance of face-to-face meetings, their ability to…
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With longer days in our sights and spring on the horizon, it's the perfect time to pause and reflect on all the work being done to create a healthier, sustainable future for our community and to get involved in sustainability initiatives taking place in and around Kelowna…
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On January 21, Tourism Kelowna was proud to be a part of the OKGo campaign launch, a collaborative project between the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission, Accelerate Okanagan, and Tourism Kelowna that focuses on sharing the business success stories of the region to attract meetings and conferences, new talent, and business investment. …
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While we know currently all events and non-essential meetings must be virtual, we are happy to share that the BC Meetings & Events Working Group (BCMEIWG) is continuing to work on our industry's behalf to plan how we can restart this vital economic sector. …
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While the story of 2020 has been the global pandemic, it has also spurred more thought and attention on key societal issues such as diversity and sustainability. We've seen more attention placed on our community, supporting local, and thinking about what constitutes essential services and what we could all learn to live without. …
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