New Kelowna Key Digital Passport Launched
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Tourism Kelowna has launched Kelowna Key, the fourth in the series of free digital experience passes aimed at connecting visitors with local businesses. …
Tag: sports and events
Looking Ahead to Build Back Meetings & Events in our Region
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While 2021 was not quite the year we'd hoped for, our Business Development team is heading into 2022 with renewed optimism, ready to execute our plans and build back group business in Kelowna and its surrounding communities. …
Celebrating Tourism's Bright Moments in 2021
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As we continue to forge ahead through the ongoing ups and downs of the pandemic, doing all we can as an industry to stay safe and keep others safe, let’s take a moment to reflect back on some of the bright moments for our local tourism industry and community in 2021…
Kelowna Welcomes Spartan Race to Big White Ski Resort
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Spartan Race—a global endurance sport brand with a dedicated and highly desirable audience—is officially coming to Kelowna and Big White Ski Resort for the first time on August 27 and 28, 2022.…
Kelowna featured by Sport Tourism Canada
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This month, Kelowna is on full display as Sport Tourism Canada's Member Spotlight, showcasing our destination as a host city for sports events to over 250 national and provincial sport organizations…
Tourism Kelowna Attends Sport Events Congress
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From April 7-9, Tourism Kelowna attended the 2021 virtual edition of Sport Events Congress (SEC) hosted by Sport Tourism Canada. SEC is a three-day interactive and educational event and the largest annual gathering of professionals connected to Canada's $6.8 billion sport tourism industry…
New Funding Available from the City of Kelowna for Local Non-Profit Organizations
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The City of Kelowna has launched a new grant program to support eligible non-profit organizations that continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Major Events Update and Outlook
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Established in 2016, Tourism Kelowna’s Major Event Strategy was developed as a component of the organization’s strategic plan. This strategy formalized an event attraction framework to tap into the growing sport and event tourism industry, to further our destination’s national exposure, and to be a significant driver of overnight visitation and economic activity…
Golf Plays on in the Okanagan
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With 19 exceptional courses and one of the longest, driest seasons in Canada, golf tourism to our destination, including professional tournaments, is an important segment for both leisure travel and events. This year, COVID-19 has had an impact on sporting events, though some golf championships are still playing on…
The Value of Meetings, Conferences, and Events to Our Community
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This week is Tourism Week in Canada, a time to reflect and celebrate this industry that gives so much to our community. Throughout the year, meetings, conferences, and major events draw visitors and generate important economic activity for our destination, often helping to sustain local businesses. …
Tourism Kelowna would like to thank Westbank First Nation and Okanagan Indian Band for the privilege to live, work, and play on the tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land), that is the unceded and traditional territory of syilx Okanagan peoples, the original stewards of these lands and to whom we give thanks to as our hosts
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