Learn About Destination BC's Tourism Marketing Committee
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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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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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The BC Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sport (TACS) is investing $3 million over the next two years—through its Destination Development Fund—to the BC Tourism Climate Resiliency Initiative (BCTCRI) project.…
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2023 marked an active year for Tourism Kelowna's travel media program as we highlighted itineraries on sustainability, food culture, local sips, outdoor experiences, and cycling…
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Towards the end of November, Tourism Kelowna participated in a virtual training session for Jonview Canada, one of the country's largest business-to-business receptive tour operators.…
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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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The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) and the British Columbia Hotel Association (BCHA) are conducting a survey to collect details on the impacts of the recent Accommodation Travel Restrictions (Southern Intern Areas) Order that was put into place in response to area wildfires…
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With some of the wildfires in the Central Okanagan now classified as held and many residents returning home, our communities have turned an important corner. Our work on recovery is already underway. …
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Spring is a season of renewal and growth, making it the perfect time to consider what each of us can do to create a healthier, sustainable future for our community and get involved in sustainability initiatives in and around Kelowna…
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