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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…
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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…
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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…
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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).…
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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…
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Earlier this month, Tourism Kelowna conducted our second survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on our stakeholders…
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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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With the COVID-19 public health issue evolving rapidly, and with the closure of several civic facilities, Tourism Kelowna will temporarily close the Kelowna Visitor Centre today, March 17, at 5:30 p.m. until further notice. This follows the closure of our Airport Information Kiosk and mobile operations, which occurred yesterday, March 16.…
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Tourism Kelowna’s marketing engine is powered by more than 400 local tourism-related businesses and organizations. These stakeholders have entrusted us with funding to research, develop, and execute advertising and communication strategies that will inspire and motivate travellers to visit our beautiful year-round destination…
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Tourism Kelowna stakeholders will soon receive an online survey being issued this week to tourism businesses throughout the Kelowna area. The survey has been commissioned by Tourism Kelowna and the City of Kelowna as part of a broader study designed to assess the housing needs of tourism sector employees…
Kelowna is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the syilx/Okanagan people
Kelowna Visitor Centre:
238 Queensway
Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 6S4 Canada
1-800-663-4345
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