Attracting Healthcare Meetings to Kelowna

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The global medical manufacturing industry is booming—biotech, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies from around the world are eager to meet with healthcare professionals to introduce them to innovations that are constantly emerging. What does this mean for Kelowna? With Canada leading the way in pharmaceutical research and development, it means a greater opportunity to attract more meetings from across the country to our destination. …

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. …

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. …