Celebrating Global Meetings Industry Day
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Each year, the business events industry across Canada joins in the Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) celebrations to recognize the sector's positive social and economic benefits…
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Leveraging Kelowna's Agriculture Expertise to Attract Business Events and Investment
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This past week, Tourism Kelowna attended the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference West (AWC West) in Calgary alongside our OKGo program partner, Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (COEDC). Together, we showcased our region's strengths and success in agriculture, aiming to attract meetings and conferences, new talent, and business investment to Kelowna. …
Meet the Tourism Kelowna Team: Nikki Robinson
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After spending more than 20 years in the hospitality and tourism industry, including 15 years in hotel sales for the Vancouver market, Nikki Robinson relocated to Kelowna in October 2022 after joining the Tourism Kelowna team in August 2022.…
Kelowna Welcomes Trade and Investment Representatives from Around the Globe
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In a unique collaboration, the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission and Tourism Kelowna recently welcomed 11 trade and investment representatives from countries worldwide, including Singapore, China, Japan, Korea, India, Germany and the United States, to Kelowna…
Knowledge Base: Attracting Business Events by Promoting Industry Success Stories
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While at first glance, the OKGo campaign might not look like a tool for meeting and event attraction, it is one of the most important tools in our toolbox. …
Successful Week of Business Development at Ottawa Meet Week
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Tourism Kelowna had a successful week of promoting our destination at Ottawa Meet Week, a four-day amalgamation of several key events for the Canadian business events sector. …
Tourism Kelowna Quarterly Update: Wrapping up 2022
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We are pleased to provide you with updates from our team, including an overview of some key initiatives, as they align with our organization's strategic priorities, that took place during the last quarter of 2022…
2023 Meetings and Conferences Co-Op Program Launched
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At the end of September, our Business Development team launched Tourism Kelowna's 2023 Meetings and Conferences (M&C) Co-Op Program…
Business Development Ramps up with the Return of In-person Events
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Thanks to the return of in-person events, our Business Development team has been firing on all cylinders this fall. Since September, our Business Development Consultants, Nicolle Gomez de Sousa and Pat Gappmayr, have hosted multiple client events across the country, attended in-person industry events, and welcomed clients to Kelowna for familiarization (FAM) and site tours. …
Tourism Kelowna Attends 2022 Sport Events Congress
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Last week, Canada’s largest gathering of organizations connected to the country's sport tourism industry, Sport Event Congress (SEC), was held in Edmonton. Sara Correa attended SEC on behalf of Tourism Kelowna, connecting with representatives of sporting organizations from across the country during the three-day event. …
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