Regional Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) are gearing up to welcome 2SLGBTQIA+ travellers to the Thompson Okanagan as part of ongoing initative Travelling Out in the Thompson Okanagan (TOTO). The collaboration is shared among Tourism Kamloops, Tourism Vernon, Tourism Kelowna, Visit…
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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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Did you know Destination BC (DBC) has a Tourism Marketing Committee, which includes three members from each of BC’s six tourism regions…
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Applications are being accepted until March 1, 2024, for the new Rainforest to Rockies "Spark" Program, supporting the development of new tourism experiences along British Columbia’s Rainforest to Rockies corridors…
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Our travel media program was in full force this spring and late summer. Highlighting the shoulder seasons and the joys of travelling to Kelowna during the spring, fall, and winter is a key focus for our team this year…
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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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On February 6 and 7, members of our Community & Visitor Engagement team travelled to Vancouver to attend the annual British Columbia Visitor Services Network Conference…
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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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Tourism Kelowna's Director of Marketing and Communications, Chris Shauf, has been reappointed to Destination BC's (DBC) Tourism Marketing Committee (TMC), which includes three members from each of the province's six tourism regions…
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The provincial state of emergency has been extended until December 28, 2021, having been instituted in response to severe flooding and mudslides throughout the province in November…
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