Connecting with Recovery Advisors for Input on Meetings, Conferences, and Events
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This summer, our business development team has been working to collect feedback from 16 planners who make up our group of Recovery Advisors…
Category: Sports & Events
Golf Plays on in the Okanagan
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With 19 exceptional courses and one of the longest, driest seasons in Canada, golf tourism to our destination, including professional tournaments, is an important segment for both leisure travel and events. This year, COVID-19 has had an impact on sporting events, though some golf championships are still playing on…
Creative Okanagan Seeks Input for Central Okanagan Music Strategy
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Creative Okanagan is seeking input from community members as they embark on a two-year project to develop the Central Okanagan Music Strategy…
Using Creativity and Technology to Host Events Amidst COVID-19
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With capacity restrictions in place due to COVID-19, event planners and those businesses that host events have had to come up with creative ways to stay connected to their attendees virtually. When Impact Events and Brand Management had to announce the cancellation of the 2020 Kelowna Half…
The Value of Meetings, Conferences, and Events to Our Community
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This week is Tourism Week in Canada, a time to reflect and celebrate this industry that gives so much to our community. Throughout the year, meetings, conferences, and major events draw visitors and generate important economic activity for our destination, often helping to sustain local businesses. …
When it Matters Most Kelowna Retains Top Spot as Mid-Size City for Sport Hosting
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For the second year in a row, Kelowna has been nationally recognized by the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) as the top mid-size city (population 50,000 – 150,000) in Canada for sport hosting. The award recognizes the collaboration between the City of Kelowna and Tourism Kelowna on attracting national championships and international competitions hosted in 2019 and those awarded for 2020 and beyond…
Tourism Kelowna Continues to Connect with Planners and Partners
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Although face-to-face meetings and non-essential travel are not occurring at the moment, our Business Development team continues to connect with planners to generate interest in our destination for meetings, conferences, and events; we are also engaging with our stakeholder partners to support them during this time…
Update on Kelowna Sports and Events
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In the interest of public health and safety due to COVID-19, sports leagues, events, and festivals around the world have been postponed indefinitely or cancelled outright. As per the direction of BC Public Health, several events in Kelowna have been cancelled…
Kelowna Skating Club Recognized with Tourism Kelowna Sport Hosting Award
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Last Wednesday, February 5, Tourism Kelowna attended the Community Sport Hero Awards, hosted by PacificSport Okanagan and The City of Kelowna, to present the 2020 Sport Hosting Award. Alongside Mayor Colin Basran, we presented the Kelowna Skating Club (KSC) with this year’s honour…
Kelowna Gets set to Welcome the 2020 Jr. All Native Basketball Tournament
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Nearly 1,400 Indigenous youth athletes from across British Columbia will travel to Kelowna next month for the 2020 Jr. All Native Basketball Tournament (JANT)…
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