Central Okanagan Wildfire Update: Rebuilding Destination Visitation
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Within the short span of a month, we’ve seen tremendous impact and response from Central Okanagan communities due to wildfires…
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Within the short span of a month, we’ve seen tremendous impact and response from Central Okanagan communities due to wildfires…
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Building on its team's experience from the wildfires, floods, and COVID over the last five years, Destination BC (DBC) is working with Regional Destination Marketing Organizations (RDMOs), including the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, the BC Hotel Association (BCHA), Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC), and several City Destination Marketing Organizations, including Tourism Kelowna, to develop a collaborative approach and messaging to support wildfire impacted communities…
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Our team is excited to relaunch the #exploreKelowna Savings Pass and is inviting Tourism Kelowna Members to participate in this local initiative. …
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On September 5, Tourism Kelowna was pleased to welcome its newest team member, Darby Svendsen, who will be the lead for Social Media & Content…
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With some of the wildfires in the Central Okanagan now classified as held and many residents returning home, our communities have turned an important corner. Our work on recovery is already underway. …
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We are pleased to provide you with updates from our team, including an overview of some key initiatives, that took place during the second quarter of 2023…
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We want to welcome the businesses that have become Tourism Kelowna members in May and June, and take this opportunity to introduce them to the rest of our network and industry…
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For the first time since 2019, Tourism Kelowna attended the annual Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) Conference, held this year in Sudbury, Ontario, from June 14 to 18…
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If your business or organization hosts events that welcome visitors and locals, like festivals, live performances, or workshops, we encourage you to submit all the details to our online events calendar so we can assist in promoting them…
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The fourth annual Love for Kelowna Day took place on Saturday, May 27, 2023. As the first year with zero health restrictions, our team took the first step to make the day bigger and better by adding more in-person activations and offering Tourism Kelowna Members the option of participating in the day's events. …
Kelowna is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land) of the syilx/Okanagan people who have resided here since time immemorial