Successful Week of Business Development at Ottawa Meet Week
Tourism Kelowna had a successful week of promoting our destination at Ottawa Meet Week, a four-day amalgamation of several key events for the Canadian business events sector. …
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Category: Meetings & Conferences
Tourism Kelowna Quarterly Update: Wrapping up 2022
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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OKGo Campaign: Phase Three Further Showcases Local Entrepreneurs and Innovators
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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Tourism Kelowna Quarterly Update: Busy Fall Momentum
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 third quarter of 2022…
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OKGO Marketing Campaign Wins Big at 2022 Marketing Canada Awards
The innovative OKGo multimedia marketing campaign—a collaborative project launched in 2021 by Tourism Kelowna, Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (COEDC), and Accelerate Okanagan—recently won four 2022 Marketing Canada Awards…
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Tourism Kelowna Joins Forces with Six Destinations to Showcase BC at CMEExpo
While the return of the Canadian Meetings + Events Expo (CMEExpo) this year brought excitement from meeting and event professionals, 2022 was especially noteworthy for Tourism Kelowna—for the first time, we joined forces with six other destinations (Burnaby, Kamloops, Richmond, Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler) to create an Experience BC area, showcasing the best of BC to planners…
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OKGo Campaign: Phase Two Launch Bolsters Strategic Targeting of Business Events
In partnership with the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission and Accelerate Okanagan, our team is excited to announce the launch of Phase Two of the 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 and to position the region for future growth…
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Showcasing Kelowna's Economic Sectors to Montreal's Business Community
In conjunction with Tourism Kelowna's Economic Sector Strategy and the OKGo campaign, our business development team, along with partners from Accelerate Okanagan and the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission, recently hosted an intimate dinner in Montreal for members of the city's business community, which included company founders, directors, and other senior-level executives. …
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Bidding Farewell and Thanking Jennifer Horsnell for her Contributions to Tourism Kelowna
On April 29, our team will bid farewell to Jennifer Horsnell, our Director of Business and Destination Development, whose 19-year history with Tourism Kelowna reflects the integral role she has played in the continual growth of the organization…
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Tourism Kelowna Launches Economic Sector Strategy Familiarization Tours
In mid-March, Tourism Kelowna's business development team, including its two remote team members, Pat Gappmayr from Toronto and Nicolle Gomez de Sousa from Calgary, hosted the first in a series of economic sector strategy familiarization (FAM) tours for Meetings & Conferences (M&C) program partners…
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