Showcasing BC's Wine Industry This Fall
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Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) and Destination BC (DBC) are uniting their voices to invite travellers and residents to “Fall for BC Wine” this autumn…
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Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) and Destination BC (DBC) are uniting their voices to invite travellers and residents to “Fall for BC Wine” this autumn…
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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…
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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…
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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. …
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Within the short span of a month, we’ve seen tremendous impact and response from Central Okanagan communities due to wildfires…
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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…
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Now that the hustle and bustle of summer is over and the fall season is underway, it's a great time to review Tourism Kelowna's Base Program benefits to make sure you are making the most of the program…
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For the second year, Tourism Kelowna is investing in a targeted paid advertising campaign in the Greater Montreal Area to raise awareness of easy flight options and to invite travellers from that area to come and #exploreKelowna this fall…
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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." …
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Every month, tourism-related businesses and organizations in Kelowna and the Central Okanagan join Tourism Kelowna's Base or Enhanced Programs. We want to take this opportunity to welcome the first new stakeholders of 2022 to our organization and introduce them to the rest of our network and industry…
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