Tourism in Kelowna and the Central Okanagan: Summer 2024 Update

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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 far and 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…

Celebrating National Tourism Week in Kelowna

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National Tourism Week—presented by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and tourism associations across the country, including the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) and Destination BC (DBC)—is less than a week away, kicking off on Monday, April 15…

Tourism Week in Canada: Celebrating our Local Tourism Industry

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Now in its 14th year, National Tourism Week (NTW)—presented by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and tourism associations across the country, including the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) and Destination BC (DBC)—encourages all tourism partners to come together to celebrate tourism, which is vital to the Canadian economy and to the social and cultural fabric of communities across the nation. …

Participate in DBC's Explore BC Now Campaign

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Building on its team's experience from the wildfires, floods, and COVID over the last five years, Destination BC (DBC) is working with Regional Destination Marketing Organizations (RDMOs), including the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, the BC Hotel Association (BCHA), Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC), and several City Destination Marketing Organizations, including Tourism Kelowna, to develop a collaborative approach and messaging to support wildfire impacted communities…

Tourism Week in Canada 2022: Celebrating our Local Tourism Industry

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Each May, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and tourism associations across the country, including the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) and Destination BC (DBC), spearhead Tourism Week in Canada, which acts as "an annual invitation for all tourism partners to come together to champion and promote Canada’s destinations, tourism businesses, and employees – from coast to coast to coast." …