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On May 1, 2024, the BC Hotel Association (BCHA), the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, and the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness collectively announced the development of the Emergency Management Central Booking Portal…
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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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The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) and the British Columbia Hotel Association (BCHA) are conducting a survey to collect details on the impacts of the recent Accommodation Travel Restrictions (Southern Intern Areas) Order that was put into place in response to area wildfires…
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With some of the wildfires in the Central Okanagan now classified as held and many residents returning home, our communities have turned an important corner. Our work on recovery is already underway. …
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Local, provincial, and national organizations regularly host in-person and virtual events to provide learning and networking opportunities and facilitate discussions on various topics. Here are some upcoming events you can attend in the weeks ahead…
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Local, provincial, and national organizations regularly host in-person and virtual events to provide learning and networking opportunities and facilitate discussions on various topics. Here are some upcoming events you can attend in the weeks ahead…
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Local, provincial, and national organizations regularly host in-person and virtual events to provide learning and networking opportunities and facilitate discussions on various topics. Here are some upcoming events you can attend in the weeks ahead…
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Join industry leaders and colleagues at the BC Tourism & Hospitality Conference 2022, which is taking place from March 9-11 in Richmond, BC. …
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On February 10, the Government of BC announced that it will be investing more than $9 million over the next two years, as part of its Tourism Recovery Initiatives Action Plan, to support both the recovery and restart of business events and for much-needed workforce initiatives. …
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Thanks to a partnership between the BC Regional Tourism Secretariat (BCRTS), BC Hotel Association (BCHA), and STR, accommodation operators in the province can access the valuable data collected by STR at no charge. …
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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