Knowledge Base: Attracting Business Events by Promoting Industry Success Stories
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While at first glance, the OKGo campaign might not look like a tool for meeting and event attraction, it is one of the most important tools in our toolbox. …
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Nicolle Gomez De Sousa
Leveraging Kelowna's Agriculture Expertise to Attract Business Events
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This year's Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference (AWC) was held virtually on November 22 and 23. The comprehensive two-day conference offered numerous virtual networking opportunities as well as the chance to learn about important topics affecting the Canadian agriculture industry. With…
Reconnecting With Meeting and Event Planners in Vancouver
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Live events are making a comeback and Tourism Kelowna was thrilled to host an intimate culinary showcase for meeting and event planners in Vancouver on October 26.…
Attracting Healthcare Meetings to Kelowna
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The global medical manufacturing industry is booming—biotech, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies from around the world are eager to meet with healthcare professionals to introduce them to innovations that are constantly emerging. What does this mean for Kelowna? With Canada leading the way in pharmaceutical research and development, it means a greater opportunity to attract more meetings from across the country to our destination. …
Knowledge Base: How to Maximize Lead Opportunities
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As gathering and travel restrictions began to ease with BC's move to Step 3 of its Restart Plan, our team started seeing an uptick in requests from meeting planners across Canada. As expected, there has been tremendous interest in the fall of 2021, the entirety of 2022, and beyond. While the majority of inquiries are for smaller-scale meetings and events, typically under 80 people, we have had some larger conference requests as well…
Connecting with Meeting Planners: Wine and Wellness Virtual Event
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On Wednesday, June 23, our team, along with six Meetings & Conferences Sales Program partners—50 th Parallel Estate Winery, Cove Lakeside Resort, Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort, Eldorado Resort, Mission Hill Family Estate,and Ramada by Wyndham Kelowna Hotel and Conference Centre—hosted a wine- and wellness-themed virtual event for 16 BC-based meeting planners. …
Introducing Kelowna to Meeting Planners from the Pacific Northwest
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Tourism Kelowna, along with Cantrav and Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort, had an opportunity to connect with meeting planners from the Pacific Northwest during the recent Cascadia Educational Conference in Bend, Oregon. …
Tourism Kelowna Looks to the Northwest Event Show for Future Business Opportunities
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Last week, I had the pleasure of representing Tourism Kelowna at the Northwest Event Show in Seattle, Washington. The purpose of attending this event was two-fold: to take advantage of networking with meeting planners from Washington and to scope out future sponsorship opportunities for Tourism Kelowna and our meeting-program partners…
Tourism Kelowna Attends CSAE Conference in Vancouver
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The Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) held its annual conference in Vancouver from October 22 to 25, 2019.…
Seattle Meeting Planners Get a Taste of Kelowna During Wellness Retreat
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This past Friday, October 18, four Washington State-based meeting planners arrived in Kelowna (thanks to the easy, direct flight access from Seattle) to enjoy a whirlwind retreat focused on personal wellness. …
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