February 15, 2018
Indigenous BC Tourism Engagement 2018 - Aboriginal Tourism BC (AtBC) is launching a series of Indigenous Community Engagement Sessions over the next 6 months throughout BC to stimulate a conversation on how to engage Indigenous Communities...
February 5, 2018
What kind of year will 2018 prove to be for the tourism industry in this province and specifically for businesses in this region? I would guess many of our stakeholders are wondering the very same...
January 5, 2018
Join Kootenay Rockies Tourism and Destination BC in a new, national User-Generated Content Partner Network. On January 9 at 11am MST, Destination BC and Crowdriff will be hosting a webinar to provide more information on...
December 13, 2017
As I write this, it seems to me that 2017 went by faster than most years, or are they all going by quicker these days? We started off the year in great shape and came...
November 28, 2017
On November 24, 2017, at the Canadian Rockies International Airport, WestJet introduced a new regional air service operating under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with Pacific Coastal Airlines. Using Pacific Coastal Airlines' aircraft painted in WestJet...
November 14, 2017
Kathy Cooper attended the TIABC (Tourism Industry Association of BC) Summit and AGM in Richmond, October 11&12, 2017. Some of the highlights were the TIAC Town Hall with Destination Canada, Aboriginal Tourism Canada and TIABC...
November 9, 2017
Cast your vote - A new Insights West Survey reported 75% of British Columbians want the Family Day statutory holiday changed to the third Monday of February. The Vancouver Sun is running a...
October 27, 2017
The Kootenay Rockies Tourism Industry Conference and AGM concluded last Wednesday, October 18. Over 100 delegates attended from across the region, to hear from a fantastic line up of presenters focusing on trends, changes within...
October 5, 2017
Join the Kootenay Rockies Tourism staff, Board of Directors and guest presenters for the association's 40th Annual General Meeting and Tourism Industry Conference on October 17-18, at the Golden Civic Centre. Click...
October 3, 2017
Small Business BC will be hosting 'Ask the Expert Special Edition' sessions on wildfires. Has your business been affected by BC wildfires? Get expert advice from an Accountant and Lawyer. From October 11 to 25,...
September 15, 2017
The Province is providing the Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) and the Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association (KRT) with financial support of $200,000 each to help with tourism-related impacts from the BC wildfires, announced Minister of Tourism,...