Industry News Centre

Category: Travel Trade

Growing Your Business Through Travel Trade: Key Takeaways from Tourism Kelowna’s Industry Workshop

By Nicolle Gomez De Sousa, Director of Business Development on Sep. 28, 2026

On September 22, Tourism Kelowna welcomed local tourism businesses and industry partners for Growing Your Business Through Travel Trade: From Market Ready to Market Success, an afternoon focused on helping businesses better understand the travel trade opportunity and what it takes to successfully work with tour operators, receptive tour operators, travel advisors and other distribution partners…

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Kelowna Welcomes Inaugural BC Accelerator Program

By Nicolle Gomez De Sousa, Director of Business Development on Oct. 27, 2025

Kelowna continues to strengthen its position as a leading destination for collaboration and thought leadership at the provincial level, proudly hosting the inaugural BC Accelerator Program from October 20 to 22…

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Tourism Kelowna Participates in Travel Trade Training Event

By Melissa McCluskey, Industry Communications Consultant on Dec. 04, 2023

Towards the end of November, Tourism Kelowna participated in a virtual training session for Jonview Canada, one of the country's largest business-to-business receptive tour operators.…

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Bidding Farewell and Thanking Jennifer Horsnell for her Contributions to Tourism Kelowna

By Tourism Kelowna on Apr. 25, 2022

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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