Business Events Take Centre Stage on Global Meetings Industry Day 2024
On Thursday, April 11, the business events sector took centre stage as we celebrated Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) 2024…
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Tourism Kelowna Connects with US Market at ConferenceDirect's Annual Partner Meeting
Tourism Kelowna was proud to attend ConferenceDirect's Annual Partner Meeting (APM), held from April 6 to 10, 2024, at the brand-new Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center…
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Elevating Business Events in Kelowna through Agriculture
Brought together by a desire to learn, network, and empower female voices, 350 women from across the agriculture landscape—producers, government, students, and agribusiness members—came together in Calgary, Alberta, for the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference (AWC) WEST 2024.…
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Discovering Connections and Cultivating Opportunities: A Reflection on Ottawa Meet Week
As we look back on an invigorating week spent at Ottawa Meet Week 2024, the sense of community, connection, and opportunity that pervaded every interaction remains palpable…
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Celebrate the Central Okanagan on Canada's Agriculture Day
Launched in 2017, Canada's Agriculture Day is a time to celebrate Canadian agriculture and food, and all those who work in the industry. Whether you are part of Canada's agriculture community, or simply want to show your support for this vital industry, learn more about the Central Okanagan's ag industry below and join in this year's celebrations on Tuesday, February 13. …
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Tourism Kelowna Welcomes Vanessa Osborne to the Team
We are excited to welcome and introduce Vanessa Osborne, who joins Tourism Kelowna's team as a Business Development Sales Manager…
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PCMA Convening Leaders Provides New Business Event Opportunities for Kelowna
In an exciting kick-off to 2024, I headed off to sunny San Diego alongside Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort's Senior Sales Executive, Kirsten Harrison, to represent Tourism Kelowna at PCMA’s annual Convening Leaders Conference as part of Destination Canada’s Team Canada…
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Tourism Kelowna Quarterly Update: Working Together in Unpredictable Times
We are pleased to provide you with updates from our team, including an overview of some key initiatives, that took place during the third quarter of 2023…
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OKGo Partners Host Agriculture and Viticulture Familiarization Tour
In partnership with Tourism Kelowna, the Regional District of Central Okanagan’s (RDCO) Economic Development Commission (EDC) hosted RDCO board members, regional elected officials, community partners, and economic development officers on an agriculture and viticulture industry familiarization tour on October 3, 2023…
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Tourism Kelowna Hosts Educational Session to Strengthen Business Event Sales
As an added value to our Meetings & Conferences Sales Program partners, our Business Development team hosted a complimentary plug-in session about optimizing their presence on the Cvent platform and gaining insight into trends in the business event market…
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