The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is once again seeking nominations for its 2025 Business Excellence Awards, which celebrate the innovation, leadership, and impact of businesses and organizations across our region. …
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Learn about Kelowna’s Updated Brand Strategy & Visual Direction The team from Partners & Hawes (Taya, Catherine & Gisele) joined me at our Annual General Meeting workshops in May 2025 to answer questions from local tourism businesses to better understand the brand development process, meaning behind…
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In times when preparedness matters most, staying connected to accurate and timely information is essential. We encourage our members and community partners to help share reliable updates, amplify resources from official sources, and support visitor awareness around emergency readiness and safety…
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A new economic impact study reports that tourism remains a resilient industry and key economic contributor in the Central Okanagan despite recent challenges and has grown to a $2.4 billion dollar industry for our community, an increase of about 14% compared to 2018. “Tourism continues to be one of…
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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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The regional COVID-19 restrictions for Kelowna and the Central Okanagan—initially implemented in early August and then put in place for the whole Interior Health region a short time later—have now been amended in conjunction with the launch of the proof of vaccination requirement on September 13…
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On August 6, to further its efforts in combatting COVID-19, Interior Health announced additional regional restrictions for Kelowna and the Central Okanagan.…
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Our local tourism industry is facing an extremely challenging summer. As we head into the August long weekend—historically the busiest weekend in our year—we’re dealing with a number of active and quickly evolving issues…
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Prior to the pandemic, tourism in Kelowna and the Central Okanagan was a $2.1 billion dollar industry. As a vital economic driver in the region, there is no doubt of the value that tourism brings, generating close to 13,000 jobs, $443 million in visitor spending, and $204 million in tax revenues for…
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Joining forces to create greater economic impact: that’s the goal of a first-ever partnership between the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (COEDC) and Tourism Kelowna…
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