Exciting news this week from the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) as they announced Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuk player in the National Hockey League (NHL) and founder of the Team Tootoo Foundation, as a speaker at the International Indigenous Tourism Conference (IITC), which takes place in Kelowna, November 12 to 14, 2019…
Several award wins and achievements have been announced recently for both Kelowna and area tourism businesses and for the region…
Tourism Kelowna must say a fond farewell to Harvey Hubball, who oversees our business development for sports and events. Harvey, who helped bring many major events to Kelowna, will have his last day with the organization on Friday, August 2…
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…
This past week, in partnership with Destination Canada, our team welcomed Brooke Lynn Hytes , Season 11 runner-up from RuPaul’s Drag Race, to experience the best Kelowna has to offer. As part of a cross-Canada shoot, Brooke Lynn travelled to Montreal, Toronto, and Kelowna to reconnect with her Canadian roots and to thank fans for their support…
The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce recently announced Tourism Kelowna's sponsorship of the newly created "Excellence in Tourism" award, which will be presented later this year at the Chamber's 2019 Business Excellence Awards…
The 2019 edition of our popular Outdoor Trails guide is now available for pick up from our Kelowna Visitor Centre. The guide showcases many of the popular hiking, biking, and paddling trails within the Central Okanagan.…
June 28, 2019, marks the one-year anniversary of the Kelowna Visitor Centre, located at 238 Queensway Avenue in downtown Kelowna. Since opening last year more than 203,000 people have come into the building to utilize one of its many services, which include local insider tips, community information, public restrooms, locally-created and -inspired merchandise, and more…
In March of this year, Tourism Kelowna and the Downtown Kelowna Association sat down to discuss options for sharing information about public restroom availability in the downtown area, as many businesses have been required to post signs stating "No Public Washrooms Available" or "Washrooms are for Customer Use Only."…
Earlier this week, Carla Young joined Tourism Kelowna's team, taking on the Travel Media & Communication role. Carla will co-ordinate our earned media program, working with travel media and journalists to ensure our efforts are strategically connected to our overall destination marketing and communication strategy.…
Kelowna Visitor Centre:
238 Queensway
Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 6S4 Canada
1-800-663-4345
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