This fall, Tourism Kelowna and its local partners connected with meeting and conference planners in both Calgary and Montreal, hosting two dynamic client engagement events, in partnership with Venue Series, that brought the energy, expertise, and abundance of Kelowna’s business events community directly to two of our key markets…
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From November 16-18, Tourism Kelowna joined almost 400 meeting and event professionals at the 2025 Canadian Innovation Conference (CIC) in Mississauga, hosted by PCMA Canada East…
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From October 5–10, Vanessa and I attended IMEX America in Las Vegas, representing Tourism Kelowna within the Destination Canada booth. This year’s show was our busiest yet—with more appointments, more leads, and more proof that Kelowna continues to shine as a meetings and incentives destination…
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Tourism Kelowna's Business Development team's work focuses on strategic activities that build awareness of Kelowna as an ideal destination for business events, generate leads for future meetings, conferences, and events, and convert opportunities into business for its program partners and the destination as a whole…
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This summer, Kelowna was proud to take part in the Venue Series: 40 Days / 40 Sites program, which ran from June 20 to July 30, 2025…
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The OKGo marketing campaign—a collaborative initiative between the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (COEDC), Tourism Kelowna, and Accelerate Okanagan (AO)—was recently awarded the Marketing Innovation Award (for communities with a population over 25,000) at the 2025 BC Economic…
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Kelowna’s spirit and energy came alive in Eastern Canada, as our team hosted its first Toronto client event of the year at Gladstone House on May 12. …
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At Tourism Kelowna, we are committed to professional excellence and continuous learning—values that ensure we provide best-in-class service to our clients while fostering sustainable growth for our destination…
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Tourism Kelowna's Business Development team kicked off its 2025 client events with a two-city visit designed to foster meaningful connections and highlight the unique value of hosting meetings and conferences in our region…
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We are excited to welcome and introduce Nicole Martinez, who joins Tourism Kelowna's team as our new Business Development Sales Manager for the Western Markets…
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