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On April 21, the District of Lake Country (DLC) announced that it would be awarding Tourism Kelowna the contract to pilot mobile visitor services in the community for the summer of 2022…
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Tourism Kelowna is once again celebrating National Volunteer Week (NVW), which runs from April 24 to 30. This year's theme, “Empathy in Action,” celebrates “the empathy, compassion, and generosity of volunteers [that] creates connected communities and builds a stronger Canada." …
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Through our featured artist program at the Kelowna Visitor Centre (KVC), our team has partnered with local photographer, Steve Austin, to showcase his art installation, THE BIGGER PICTURE: Art4Nature.…
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We are pleased to provide you with a quarterly update from our team, which offers an overview of some key initiatives, aligned with our organization's strategic goals, that took place during the past few months…
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To acknowledge Tourism Kelowna's dedication to both the local community and to visitors from outside of the Central Okanagan, we have changed the name of our Visitor Experience department to Community & Visitor Engagement…
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Our Visitor Experience team's ability to provide service to travellers and residents—which occurs at our Kelowna Visitor Centre (KVC), at the airport kiosk in the Kelowna International Airport (YLW), as well as with our mobile team, who attends events, festivals, and conferences—would not be possible without the support of our dedicated volunteer base…
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This year, our team at the Kelowna Visitor Centre (KVC) was able to expand its local consignment retail program by 21 percent, now supporting more than 100 local businesses, entrepreneurs, artists, and artisans…
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Tourism Kelowna is proud to announce that four years of dedicated commitment to responsible, sustainable tourism practices has resulted in Platinum Certification through the Sustainable Tourism Program offered by GreenStep Solutions…
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The Labour Day long weekend coincided with the final days of Meet Me on Bernard (MMOB) for 2021. The program, which saw the 200 - 500 blocks of Bernard Avenue open to pedestrian foot traffic only for July and August, had a very successful first year given the ebb and flow of permitted activation types, provincial health orders, and weather conditions…
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Our Visitor Experience team is excited to be launching a mobile activation as part of the Meet Me on Bernard project this summer, which will see Bernard Avenue open to pedestrians only—from July 1 to September 6—with patios, activations, and park-like spaces set up for locals and visitors to enjoy…
Tourism Kelowna would like to thank Westbank First Nation and Okanagan Indian Band for the privilege to live, work, and play on the tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land), that is the unceded and traditional territory of syilx Okanagan peoples, the original stewards of these lands and to whom we give thanks to as our hosts
Kelowna Visitor Centre:
238 Queensway
Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 6S4 Canada
1-800-663-4345
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