Central Okanagan Wildfire Update: Rebuilding Destination Visitation
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Within the short span of a month, we’ve seen tremendous impact and response from Central Okanagan communities due to wildfires…
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Lisanne Ballantyne
Central Okanagan Wildfire Update: Recovery Work Underway
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With some of the wildfires in the Central Okanagan now classified as held and many residents returning home, our communities have turned an important corner. Our work on recovery is already underway. …
Tourism Kelowna Welcomes Nikki Robinson to the Team
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We are excited to announce that Nikki Robinson joined Tourism Kelowna's team on Monday, August 15, as our new Director of Business Development. …
Bidding Farewell and Thanking Jennifer Horsnell for her Contributions to Tourism Kelowna
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On April 29, our team will bid farewell to Jennifer Horsnell, our Director of Business and Destination Development, whose 19-year history with Tourism Kelowna reflects the integral role she has played in the continual growth of the organization…
BC's Tourism Industry is Kickstarting the Comeback
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Last week, Tourism Kelowna joined destination management organizations, hospitality partners, and tourism industry members from across the province in Richmond for the BC Tourism & Hospitality Conference 2022, hosted by the Tourism Industry Association of BC and the British Columbia Hotel Association…
Information and Guidance on New Regional Public Health Measures
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Our local tourism industry is facing an extremely challenging summer. As we head into the August long weekend—historically the busiest weekend in our year—we’re dealing with a number of active and quickly evolving issues…
Information and Guidance on New BC Travel Restrictions
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In response to rapidly rising cases of COVID-19, the provincial government has issued an order under the Emergency Program Act restricting non-essential travel, which takes effect immediately and will be in place until midnight on May 25, 2021 (after the May long weekend).…
Tourism Kelowna Closes Abbott Street Office
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We have big news to share! As of April 1, Tourism Kelowna's business development, marketing, and administration staff have permanently moved to working remotely from home and, as a result, we have closed the Tourism Kelowna office at 1635 Abbott Street…
Second Survey Shows Impact of COVID-19 on Local Tourism Industry
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Earlier this month, Tourism Kelowna conducted our second survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on our stakeholders…
Survey Shows Local Tourism COVID-19 Impact
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As the response to COVID-19 continues to evolve quickly and with directives from public health officials advancing daily, is it clear that this pandemic is having a significant and direct impact on our community. Last week, we sent out our first survey to Tourism Kelowna’s voting stakeholders to hear how COVID-19 is directly impacting our local tourism industry…
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238 Queensway
Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 6S4 Canada
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