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DEADLINE EXTENDED TILL SEPTEMBER 12! We have extended the deadline to submit your nomination for the #CanadianTourismAwards. Celebrate the amazing work done within our industry. Submit a nomination today: https://lnkd.in/gpp9fEy #TourismCan Air Canada Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) GreenStep Solutions floor13 Destination Vancouver Destination Toronto Tourism HR Canada Culinary Tourism Alliance Parks Canada
🛫 Pacific Coastal Airlines has announced an increase in flights and capacity on many routes between October 2024 and April 2025 with their winter schedule. Updates include: ⭐ NEW Kelowna – Prince George Route starting October 28. ⭐ New Vancouver – Port Hardy Saturday Morning Flight 🔼 Increased Vancouver – Comox Flights with two flights daily. 🔼 Increased Capacity on multiple #Vancouver and #Victoria routes with Saab 340B Aircraft. The updated schedule also includes expanded capacity on popular routes over the Christmas Holiday season between December 20 and January 4. ➡ View the full winter schedule updates here: https://lnkd.in/d5cuezgd #BCTourismCounts
👀 Does your tourism business need help integrating #sustainability or climate adaptation measures into its operations, strategy, or storytelling? The BC Tourism Climate Resiliency Initiative is providing FREE, one-on-one, tailored support to tourism businesses through Project 1: Facilitated Sustainable Tourism and Climate Adaptation Planning for Tourism Businesses. 🍴 Chew On This Tasty Tours participated in the previous intake of this project and received guidance in the development of their Tofino Tasting Trail tour. Assessments identified four key opportunities to incorporate sustainability and climate adaptation measures into this new product: 1️⃣ Overtourism Mitigation: Limiting group sizes and directing guests to under-visited, locally-owned businesses, reducing pressure on popular tourist spots. 2️⃣ Eco-friendly Transportation: Partnering with an e-bike company to offer a more sustainable transportation option. 3️⃣ Local and Sustainable Sourcing: Featuring locally sourced food and products, including tokens made from rescued BC wood and packaging from 100% recycled materials. 4️⃣ Cultural Preservation: Incorporating local history and Indigenous culture through partnerships with local authors, museums, and Indigenous-owned businesses. 💡 Interested in accessing these resources for your tourism business? Our fall intake is open now and being offered on a first-come, first-served basis. ✅ Act now to take advantage of this unique opportunity! Learn More & Apply: https://lnkd.in/eY2ahpAw #BCTourismCounts #BCTCRI #ClimateAdaptation Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC) Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association Northern BC Tourism Association Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Tourism Region 4VI Group
🚨 Last Call for #Cowichan Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses, Non-Profits and Community Groups 🚨 Join us for this informational webinar tomorrow! Learn about the Cowichan "Spark" Mentorships & Grants program and how you could access $3,000 in seed funds to bring your tourism idea to life. ➡ Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gSAqGfiT #BCTourismCounts #TourismBusiness #Tourism 4VI Group Tourism Cowichan Tourism Innovation Lab
📌 Join us on September 18 to learn more about the Cowichan "Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program. Our partners at Tourism Innovation Lab will provide information on the program and tips on how to apply. ➡ Register for the webinar: https://lnkd.in/gCURiBdv ⚡ Apply to the "Spark" Program by November 12 and you could be selected to receive $3,000 in seed funds, mentorship and additional partner support to help get you started on your tourism idea in the Cowichan Region. ✅ Learn More & Apply: https://lnkd.in/gPi4tzzb #BCTourismCounts #TourismBusiness 4VI Group Tourism Cowichan Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC)
🚢 Great news from BC Ferries! We know that all travellers, including BC residents, need reliable service for their weekend getaways, family vacations, coastal explorations, or when showcasing our beautiful province to visitors from around the world. ✅ Increasing capacity and reducing barriers will support our ongoing work to inspire more travellers to visit more places in the province, at more times of the year and promote British Columbia as a destination of choice here and worldwide. ⬇ Learn more about the New Major Vessels project and current RFP ⬇ #BCTourismCounts
#BCFNews Today, we’re taking a major step forward in our New Major Vessel project by moving forward with procurement for the first five of seven new vessels needed for our busiest routes. Our New Major Vessels will increase system capacity by up to 24% with space for an average of 1,000 more vehicles per day. That means more time sailing, less time waiting. We’re also looking to add a new vessel to the fleet serving our busiest routes so we can better meet your expectations of reliable service, and keep people and goods moving while our communities grow. Pre-qualified shipyards will now participate in the RFP process with contracts to be awarded in Spring 2025, subject to approval from the Ferry Commissioner. Learn more: https://ow.ly/gIfZ50TooxF
🗝🗝🗝 The Michelin Guide has awarded 11 BC hotels with Michelin Keys with its first full selection for North America. Mirroring the Michelin Star system for restaurants, outstanding hotels across Canada, US, and Mexico were awarded with One, Two, and Three Key Distinctions based on five key criteria. 🏨 BC hotels recognized include Wickaninnish Inn, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Whistler, Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Fairmont Empress Hotel, Magnolia Hotel & Spa, Nita Lake Lodge, Wedgewood Hotel, Shangri-La Hotel Public Company Limited Vancouver, and Loden Hotel with Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge standing out as one of only ten recipients to achieve the Three Key designation. ➡ View the full list and read more: https://lnkd.in/gGrKsYjj #BCTourismCounts #Accomodation #MichelinGuide British Columbia Hotel Association
👏 Registration is FULL for both upcoming sessions of the Tourism Digital Academy. Thank you to all those who applied! If you missed this registration we also provide a self-guided variation of the Tourism Digital Academy on the Learning Centre of our website. 💻 This program option offers maximum flexibility to complete the program on your own schedule with unlimited access to digital marketing instruction videos, templates and resources at your fingertips for 6 months. ✅ Participants can apply at any time and there are no minimum experience level requirements to participate in the Self-Guided program. ➡ Learn more about the Self-Guided Tourism Digital Academy: https://lnkd.in/gM-feH-S #BCTourismCounts #TourismBusiness #SmallBusiness #DigitalMarketing 4VI Group Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC) Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association Northern BC Tourism Association Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Tourism Region
📢 Does your tourism business need to elevate its existing #DigitalMarketing skills? Register for Destination BC's Tourism Digital Academy this fall! This FREE, eight-week program will develop your understanding of #SEO, website usability, content, email marketing, analytics and more. 👩🏫 Through a combination of live, virtual sessions, self-directed learning, and practical exercises, this program will help you gain the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the world of digital marketing. ➡ Space is limited! Register and learn more: https://lnkd.in/ddqe7mZ #BCTourismCounts #SmallBusiness Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC) Northern BC Tourism Association Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association 4VI Group Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Tourism Region
If you watched Global News last week, you may have caught one of our "Fall Has it All" marketing campaign integrations. 👀 Through a partnership with Corus Entertainment, we're inspiring travellers from #BC and #Alberta to explore BC's nine diverse wine regions this fall through two unique segments: 🚵♂️ "Local Escapes" follows Global News' Liem Vu as he visits local businesses and experiences wineries in the Thompson-Okanagan, Similkameen Valley, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. This first episode features Sncewips Heritage Museum, Hoodoo Adventures, and JoieFarm Winery. ▶ Watch the first episode: https://lnkd.in/gGyc6-kQ 🍷 "Saturday Sips" features BC wines and pairing tips with Sean Nelson - the Somm Wine Guy Consulting. ▶ Learn what potato chips pair best with three BC wines: https://lnkd.in/gBtH7R6u 📅 The campaign launched on September 4 and will continue through November 1. ➡ Learn more about the campaign: https://lnkd.in/gJqCRbY8 #BCTourismCounts #ExploreBC #BCWine 4VI Group Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Tourism Region
📊 The latest BC labour market information for August 2024 is now available from go2HR - the resource for people in tourism. Here are some of the highlights: 🔼 Employment in the tourism and hospitality sector saw a slight increase (1.6%) from July to August 2024, totalling 355,750 jobs. 🔼 Increased employment in the Food and Beverage, Recreation and Entertainment, and Transportation and Travel sectors, all of which are above pre-COVID levels compared to August 2019. 🔼 Employment increased in the Cariboo (13.8%), Lower Mainland (4.9%), Northern BC (7.7%), and Kootenay (12.8%) regions. 🔻 Decreased employment in the Thompson Okanagan (-0.6%) and Vancouver Island (-9.5%) regions. ⭐ Current employment is higher than pre-COVID levels with 5,500 more jobs compared to 2019 levels. ✅ Visit the Go2HR BC Tourism and Hospitality Employment Tracker for more detailed labour market information: https://lnkd.in/dDyqA28U #BCTourismCounts #EmploymentTracker
⌛ One week away! ⌛ The fourth workshop of the Community Destination Stewardship Initiative will take place September 18th, 2024, at 10 am (PDT). This workshop will explore the wisdom and practices Indigenous communities have developed to adapt and respond to environmental challenges and what we can learn from them. 🔎 The Community Destination Stewardship Initiative provides educational opportunities and facilitates connections through a network of communities, municipal governments, First Nations, First Nation Economic Development Corporations, and Community Destination Management Organizations across BC with the common goal of advancing the sustainable development of BC's tourism industry. ➡ Visit our website to find out how to join the network and register for the upcoming workshop: https://lnkd.in/gHGtTpg2 #BCTourismCounts #ClimateResiliency #DestinationStewardship #CDMO Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC) Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association Northern BC Tourism Association Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Tourism Region 4VI Group
✨Join the Destination BC team! ✨ We're currently hiring for the position of Manager, Destination Development. This role plays a strategic role in driving and influencing collaborative destination development initiatives across the province. This role is available for #hybrid working within the Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Tourism Region or #remote in select locations within BC. The application deadline is September 25, 2024, at 4 pm (PT). ➡️ Learn more & Apply: https://lnkd.in/gqCdsaST #BCTourismCounts #JobPosting #Hiring #BC #BritishColumbia #DestinationDevelopment
