Building on our organization's ongoing commitment to sustainable, responsible tourism and destination development, Tourism Kelowna hosted its first Stewardship Symposium on September 25, 2024…
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Building off the success of an active 2023 Travel Media Program—which highlighted itineraries on sustainability, food culture, local sips, outdoor experiences, and cycling—we kicked off 2024 by partnering with Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) and Destination BC to host media for a Sip & Ski winter trip…
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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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The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) and Okanagan College have partnered to offer the Hospitality Professional Program, a comprehensive training package to prepare participants for a variety of positions within the hospitality sector, including supervisory positions, particularly in the Thompson Okanagan region…
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A short trip across Okanagan Lake on the William R. Bennett bridge will have you in the growing city of West Kelowna, which was incorporated as a municipality in 2007. …
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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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The BC Tourism Resiliency Network and Synergy Enterprises have partnered to deliver the Decade of Action Program: Building a Sustainable Future for BC Tourism through the UN Sustainable Development Goals to tourism businesses across the province…
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