Successful Week of Business Development at Ottawa Meet Week
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Tourism Kelowna had a successful week of promoting our destination at Ottawa Meet Week, a four-day amalgamation of several key events for the Canadian business events sector. …
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Pat Gappmayr
Tourism Kelowna Joins Forces with Six Destinations to Showcase BC at CMEExpo
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While the return of the Canadian Meetings + Events Expo (CMEExpo) this year brought excitement from meeting and event professionals, 2022 was especially noteworthy for Tourism Kelowna—for the first time, we joined forces with six other destinations (Burnaby, Kamloops, Richmond, Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler) to create an Experience BC area, showcasing the best of BC to planners…
Tourism Kelowna Attends First In-Person Tradeshow for Meetings and Event Professionals
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In late October, the Canadian Meetings and Events Expo (CMEE) was held in person at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. As the first tradeshow back at the venue, it was a momentous occasion on the road to recovery and one which I was excited to attend on behalf of Tourism Kelowna…
Tourism Kelowna Attends the 2021 Digital LGBT+ Global Business Summit
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Last week, I attended the CGLCC 2021 Digital LGBT+ Global Business Summit, which provided the opportunity to promote our destination to this key market in Toronto through networking opportunities and to gain exposure for Kelowna by being included as part of the attendee list…
Tourism Kelowna Attends Virtual Tête-à-Tête Tradeshow
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On February 10, on behalf of Tourism Kelowna, I attended Tête-à-Tête, in a new virtual format this year. Hosted by the Canadian Society of Association Executives Ottawa-Gatineau Council, the event welcomed association and not-for-profit leaders, meeting and event planners, and government procurers from across the country. …
Meetings Industry Uses Innovative Virtual Platforms to Stay Connected
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December in the Toronto marketplace provides numerous opportunities to connect through holiday industry events. Of course this year, things looked different and for the first time, all the events took place virtually through different online platforms. Meetings Planners International (MPI), Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE), and Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) pulled out all the stops to make sure industry members could stay connected in a creative and innovative way…
Cheers to Strategic Site Selection on 15 Years of Business
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Strategic Site Selection, an Ontario-based third party meeting planning company that deals with the corporate and association market, recently celebrated their 15 year anniversary with a virtual celebration on August 17…
LGBT+ Business Summit Goes Virtual
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Last week, the Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) held its annual business summit; however, this year things were a bit different, as the summit was held virtually…
Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress Returns to Toronto
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Meeting Professionals International's (MPI) World Education Congress (WEC) returned to Toronto for the first time in almost two decades and Kelowna was well represented…
December Holiday and Social Event Networking in the Toronto Market
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December was an exciting month for group business networking in the Toronto marketplace. Holiday and social events were in full swing in all market segments and, once again, this year's events were sold out. …
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