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This past week, Tourism Kelowna attended the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference West (AWC West) in Calgary alongside our OKGo program partner, Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (COEDC). Together, we showcased our region's strengths and success in agriculture, aiming to attract meetings and conferences, new talent, and business investment to Kelowna. …
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In a unique collaboration, the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission and Tourism Kelowna recently welcomed 11 trade and investment representatives from countries worldwide, including Singapore, China, Japan, Korea, India, Germany and the United States, to Kelowna…
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While at first glance, the OKGo campaign might not look like a tool for meeting and event attraction, it is one of the most important tools in our toolbox. …
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Every month new businesses join Tourism Kelowna—we would like to welcome the most recent additions to our organization and introduce them to the rest of our network and industry…
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We are pleased to provide you with updates from our team, including an overview of some key initiatives, as they align with our organization's strategic priorities, that took place during the last quarter of 2022…
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Phase Three of the award-winning OKGo campaign, which tells the stories of innovators and entrepreneurs in key business sectors to raise awareness of the Central Okanagan’s economic and tourism opportunities, is officially underway, building on the success of the first two years of the campaign…
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At the end of September, our Business Development team launched Tourism Kelowna's 2023 Meetings and Conferences (M&C) Co-Op Program…
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For the first time in its seven-year history, the North American Spartan Championship was held outside of the United States in 2022. The 2022 championship took place in Kelowna, BC, at Big White Mountain during the weekend of August 27-28…
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Thanks to the return of in-person events, our Business Development team has been firing on all cylinders this fall. Since September, our Business Development Consultants, Nicolle Gomez de Sousa and Pat Gappmayr, have hosted multiple client events across the country, attended in-person industry events, and welcomed clients to Kelowna for familiarization (FAM) and site tours. …
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Last week, Canada’s largest gathering of organizations connected to the country's sport tourism industry, Sport Event Congress (SEC), was held in Edmonton. Sara Correa attended SEC on behalf of Tourism Kelowna, connecting with representatives of sporting organizations from across the country during the three-day event. …
Kelowna is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land) of the syilx/Okanagan people who have resided here since time immemorial
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238 Queensway
Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 6S4 Canada
1-800-663-4345
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