Tourism Digital Academy: Build Your Digital Marketing Knowledge and Skills
Destination BC (DBC) offers numerous learning resources for tourism-based businesses, including the 8-week Tourism Digital Academy. …
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Support Local Farmers by Participating in Kelowna AppleFest
As the vibrant days of summer begin to wane, Kelowna is gearing up to celebrate the first-ever Kelowna Apple Fest, a city-wide event from August 31 to September 8…
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Destination Development Update: 2024 Priorities, Activities, and Projects
Tourism Kelowna’s destination development journey started in 2019 and culminated with the release of the Tourism Destination Development Plan (TDDP) at the end of 2022. …
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Tourism Kelowna 2024 Spring Quarter Recap
As a leading destination management organization, our mission is to collaborate with tourism businesses in the Central Okanagan to create a tourism economy that is sustainable and welcoming for visitors and residents…
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Kelowna Winery Takes Top Honours in the 2024 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada
The 2024 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada were recently announced, with Kelowna's SpearHead Winery taking home top honours as Best Performing Small Winery of the Year and Winery of the Year…
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Tourism Kelowna Supports the Community by Hosting Activations and Attending Local Events
In addition to providing service to visitors and locals, our Community & Visitor Engagement team regularly hosts activations at the Kelowna Visitor Centre. The team also travels in and around Kelowna, providing mobile visitor services at numerous community events. Read on to discover what we've been up to over the past month…
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Okanagan College Set to Break Ground on its New Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism
On Monday, June 24, the team at Okanagan College and students from its Culinary and Tourism programs were joined by government officials and community partners to celebrate the kick-off to the construction of the new Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism…
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Tourism Kelowna Delivers Mobile Visitor Services in Lake Country for Third Year in a Row
For the third year, our Community & Visitor Engagement team is once again travelling around Lake Country to provide mobile services to visitors and area residents…
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Welcoming 2SLGBTQIA+ Travellers: Travelling Out in the Thompson Okanagan
Regional Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) are gearing up to welcome 2SLGBTQIA+ travellers to the Thompson Okanagan as part of ongoing initative Travelling Out in the Thompson Okanagan (TOTO). The collaboration is shared among Tourism Kamloops, Tourism Vernon, Tourism Kelowna, Visit…
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Tourism Kelowna Board of Directors Ready to Guide Organization's Efforts
The Tourism Kelowna Society 2024-25 Board of Directors, announced earlier this month at the Society’s AGM, is now in place and ready to guide the organization's efforts as it reimagines tourism and supports a long-term vision for the Central Okanagan visitor economy that prioritizes sustainable growth…
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