World Tourism Day takes place this Friday, September 27, with tourism management organizations celebrating around the world, including at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) signature event in New Delhi, India…
On Thursday, August 8, 2019, the first complimentary sunscreen dispensers in British Columbia were made available to the public in Kelowna…
A draft of Kelowna's 2020-2025 Cultural Plan is now available for review; the full plan is available online and an overview of the plan will be presented to the public at various locations and events, taking place between July 22 and August 1…
On Thursday, June 27, Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC) and Westbank First Nation (WFN) will be hosting a workshop titled “The Value of Tourism.”…
The tourism industry is a powerful force in British Columbia and a major economic driver in the Kelowna area. B.C. hosts 21.6 million visitors annually, contributing $18.4 billion to the provincial economy every year. Tourism in the Central Okanagan is also big business, a $1.25 billion-dollar…
Last week, Big White Ski Resort, in partnership with BC Snowboard and Canada Snowboard, announced that they will host athletes from around the globe at the Barrels & Berms Snowboardcross World Cup, taking place at the resort from January 20 to 27, 2020. This will be the first Snowboardcross World Cup to be held in Canada since 2013…
Our business development team members, Pat Gappmayr and Julia Garner, along with several partners, were thrilled to host Meeting Encore and several of their clients for an educational familiarization (FAM) tour, which took place here in Kelowna from April 11 to 14…
This morning, the World Curling Federation announced that the World Mixed Doubles and Seniors Curling Championships 2020 will take place at the Kelowna Curling Club from April 18-25, 2020.…
Kelowna has been nationally recognized by the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance, in partnership with Sportcal, as the top mid-size city (population 50,000 – 150,000) in Canada for sport hosting…
Business events drive economies and innovation. On April 4, 2019 Tourism Kelowna, Tourism Vernon, Predator Ridge Resort, and conference industry leaders from throughout the Okanagan will spotlight the economic impact meetings and conferences have on our local economy during the annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID)…
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