Business Events Take Centre Stage on Global Meetings Industry Day
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On Thursday, March 30, the business events sector took centre stage as we celebrated Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) 2023…
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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…
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. …
Reconnecting With Meeting and Event Planners in Vancouver
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Live events are making a comeback and Tourism Kelowna was thrilled to host an intimate culinary showcase for meeting and event planners in Vancouver on October 26.…
Connecting with Meeting Planners: Wine and Wellness Virtual Event
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On Wednesday, June 23, our team, along with six Meetings & Conferences Sales Program partners—50 th Parallel Estate Winery, Cove Lakeside Resort, Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort, Eldorado Resort, Mission Hill Family Estate,and Ramada by Wyndham Kelowna Hotel and Conference Centre—hosted a wine- and wellness-themed virtual event for 16 BC-based meeting planners. …
Knowledge Base: Top 3 Learnings From Hosting Virtual Events
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Hosting a successful virtual event requires exceptionally detailed planning and lots of practice, more so than an in-person event. Without the ability to “read the room,” it’s hard to know whether the content is landing with the attendees. With the added variable of technology, the risk is always…
Meetings & Conferences: Planners Ready to Meet in Kelowna
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Over the past several months, an important task for our business development team has been to stay in touch with planners, recognizing and fostering these vital relationships, and keeping Kelowna top of mind. Knowing that we would see devastating cancellations for all of 2020 and into 2021, it was, and remains, important for us to stay positive and keep connected. …
Tourism Kelowna Continues to Connect with Planners and Partners
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Although face-to-face meetings and non-essential travel are not occurring at the moment, our Business Development team continues to connect with planners to generate interest in our destination for meetings, conferences, and events; we are also engaging with our stakeholder partners to support them during this time…
Tourism Kelowna Looks to the Northwest Event Show for Future Business Opportunities
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Last week, I had the pleasure of representing Tourism Kelowna at the Northwest Event Show in Seattle, Washington. The purpose of attending this event was two-fold: to take advantage of networking with meeting planners from Washington and to scope out future sponsorship opportunities for Tourism Kelowna and our meeting-program partners…
Seattle Meeting Planners Get a Taste of Kelowna During Wellness Retreat
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This past Friday, October 18, four Washington State-based meeting planners arrived in Kelowna (thanks to the easy, direct flight access from Seattle) to enjoy a whirlwind retreat focused on personal wellness. …
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