Gearing up for a busy summer? Finding local labour can be a struggle, and doing cross-provincial or international recruiting has its own challenges. Join Mobilize for a FREE webinar that will help you find the staff you need. Can’t attend? Register for a link to the recorded session. Wednesday, February …
Read More »Best Places to Travel in 2016
With rolling hills dotted with sagebrush and ponderosa pine—and thousands of acres of vineyards—the Okanagan Valley can no longer be considered a nascent Napa. Lying between two mountain ranges and stretching roughly 125 miles north from the U.S.-Canada border, the geography varies from the desert-like conditions in the south to …
Read More »Seeking #ExploreBC photos of Food and Drink
Attention all Culinary Enthusiasts! Destination BC is looking for a way to highlight British Columbia’s great food and drink through creative and original photos on social media. If you often eat out at amazing restaurants in beautiful locations across BC, or enjoy a trip to the local farmers market to …
Read More »Kelowna Airport Numbers Down in Face of Oil Patch Woes
KELOWNA – Kelowna International Airport has enjoyed steady passenger growth for years but the downturn in the oil patch has finally ended that run. Airport director Sam Samaddar says fresh numbers for 2015 show a half per cent drop in the number of passengers using the city-owned airport, down a …
Read More »Green Tourism: Free Webinar Series
Do you have an hour to spare to grow your business? Learn how to unlock the desires of your customers and attract new guests by connecting with their values. These complimentary webinars will help you do all that, plus improve your sustainability performance. Register for one or more of the following webinars: Webinar 1: February …
Read More »Destination Canada launches new co-op funding program for the US market
Destination Canada is seeking to invest into the most innovative, collaborative and creative marketing initiatives brought forward by our industry that will compel US travellers to visit Canada. There are over 19 million Americans in 12 US cities with direct air access to Canada who are keen to visit us …
Read More »Destination BC: Learn the basics of EQ through our workshop
Destination BC wants to help all our industry partners learn the ABCs of EQ (Explorer Quotient). We’ve recently developed a new EQ 101 Workshop and are now ready to share the information widely with British Columbia’s tourism businesses and organizations. Destination BC is basing these sessions on a series of …
Read More »AtBC’s Online Aboriginal Tourism Expert Program
Travellers and those in the travel trade may not fully appreciate the variety of Aboriginal cultures, language groups, and traditional territories that still flourish today in British Columbia. AtBC has developed the online Aboriginal Tourism Expert program with the goal of increasing the knowledge amongst travel trade partners of BC’s …
Read More »Destination BC 2015 stakeholder survey provides valuable feedback, shows positive trends
Destination BC’s 2015 annual stakeholder survey results are in, and satisfaction ratings with the organization and Destination BC programs rose among several segments of industry partners and held steady, at high levels, in others. The 2015 results showed satisfaction levels rose significantly among respondents from tourism businesses, Regional and Community …
Read More »Ski Hills Best of the Best
Interior ski hills are getting their due from USA Today. The publication is in the midst of a reader’s poll looking for the ’10 Best’ in five categories pertaining to ski hills. The categories include: Best ski resort Best cross-country ski resort Best ski town Best Apres-ski bar Best terrain …
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