Tourism Kelowna has been named one of three finalistsfor the Professional Excellence DMO or Sector Association Award at the 2025 BC Tourism Industry Awards, alongside Sunshine Coast Tourism and Tourism Fernie Society…
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On Wednesday, February 12, UBC Okanagan Heatwon the Tourism Kelowna Sport Hosting Excellence Award at the 24th Annual Community Sport Hero Awards, presented by PacificSport Okanagan and the City of Kelowna…
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The collaborative OKGo marketing campaign has been honoured with anEconomic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) 2024 Marketing Award in the Community Collaboration category. …
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Tourism Kelowna is pleased to announce it has received aSilver Dolphin award at this year’s Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards in the ‘Tourism Films Destinations – Cities’ category…
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After a strong and steady spring, we saw an opportunity to increase our marketing efforts over the summer to help increase bookings, especially mid-week. We invested in additional marketing and advertising tactics throughout the summer, as outlined below, to further support local tourism businesses…
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Tourism Kelowna, District of Lake Country, and Visit Westside partnered to launcha campaign in the Lower Mainland to encourage visitation to the Central Okanagan this summer…
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The #exploreKelowna Creators have recently postedtheir first round of content, resulting in an incredible collection of stories that highlight the magic of summer in Kelowna, making the initial phase of the program a success…
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Tourism Kelowna collects research data from numerous sources, which helps support and inform our team's work while also allowing us to identify trends and patterns in the local market…
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Born and raised in Dundas, a suburb of Hamilton, Ontario, Vanessa Osborne joined Tourism Kelowna's team in January 2024, taking on the role of Business Development Sales Manager for the Eastern Canadian and US markets…
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It’s late July, midway through summer, and several tourism businesses have reached out to ask us how things are faring (and generally feeling) this year so farand into summer. While some of the data and research take time to get to us, and some sectors and industries may have different or unique factors, we can provide overall sentiment and broader themes…
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