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Trade Marketplaces



NTA MOTORCOACH MARKETPLACE - Las Vega, Nevada
December 5-9, 2011

The NTA (National Tour Association) Convention is a premier packaged travel industry trade show.  Appointments of 7 minutes are scheduled by computer, based on requests from both buyers and sellers.  This convention attracts more than 3,000 travel professionals, including tour operators, suppliers such as hotels and attractions, and Destination Marketing Organizations.

ITB BERLIN - Berlin, Germany
March 7-11, 2012

Germany's premier travel trade marketplace - 'The whole world meets at ITB Berlin'.  The combination of trade exhibits, public exhibition and the biggest professional convention worldwide attracts tens of thousands of visitors, exhibitors and media respresentatives every year.  Kootenay Rockies Tourism's booth will be housed in the Canadian Tourism Commission's 'CANADA STAND' along with the other regional DMO's and Tourism BC respresentatives.

RENDEZ-VOUS CANADA - Edmonton, Alberta
May 13-16, 2012

Canada
’s premier international tourism industry marketplace.  Appointments for business sessions of 12 minutes are scheduled by computer, based on requests from both buyers and sellers and are held over a 4 day period. The marketplace rotates between Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and Halifax.


CANADA'S WEST MARKETPLACE - Banff, Alberta
TBA winter, 2012

Established in 1989, this trade marketplace featuring only BC and Alberta product and based on the 10 minute scheduled appointment format. The marketplace rotates between locations in BC and Alberta, every second year in each province. Close to 500 Alberta and British Columbia tourism suppliers meet with more than 150 international tour operators from Europe, Asia/Pacific and the Americas.  Kootenay Rockies Tourism has attended all annual marketplaces.





Contact: 
Kathy Cooper, Manager, Travel Trade
Ph: 250-427-4838 Ext. 201; Cell: 250-427-9849