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Our local tourism industry is facing an extremely challenging summer. As we head into the August long weekend—historically the busiest weekend in our year—we’re dealing with a number of active and quickly evolving issues…
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On Wednesday, July 28, Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, announced that Kelowna had won the right to host the 2026 BC Summer Games. From July 23 - 26, 2026, Kelowna will welcome over 4,000 athletes, coaches, support personnel, and families to our city for the biennual multisport competition…
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We want to recognize some of the award wins and highlight notable news from our local tourism industry that occurred over the past few months…
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Dry and hot weather conditions have created additional challenges and considerations for summer travel. While emergency response crews work hard to respond to wildfires occurring across the province, our team is providing important information to travellers to help them make informed decisions and to visitors in the area, residents, and local businesses to help them stay safe and up-to-date on current conditions…
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This past May, Tourism Kelowna launched its second mobile passport program, the #exploreKelowna Wine Trails Passport. The passport was exclusive for the spring season and was in-market from the beginning of May until the end of June.…
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While there are not currently any wildfires of note in Kelowna or the Central Okanagan, smoke from wildfires across BC is impacting our region and the current fire danger rating throughout the Okanagan Valley is high or extreme. …
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Do you know an exceptional business, destination, event or person working in the Canadian tourism industry that should be recognized for their efforts? Are you proud of the work your team does within the industry? Nominations for the 2021 Canadian Tourism Awards, presented by the Tourism Industry…
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For the month of July, Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) is offering free registration in the Rainbow Registered Program for Tourism Kelowna stakeholders and tourism-related businesses in the Central Okanagan…
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On July 12, the Government of Canada announced the launch of the Tourism Relief Fund, which will provide $500 million in funding, over two years, for the hard-hit tourism sector…
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Prior to the pandemic, tourism in Kelowna and the Central Okanagan was a $2.1 billion dollar industry. As a vital economic driver in the region, there is no doubt of the value that tourism brings, generating close to 13,000 jobs, $443 million in visitor spending, and $204 million in tax revenues for…
Kelowna is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the syilx/Okanagan people
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