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Tourism Town Hall presentations available

Published: June 14, 2013 | Author: Tourism Industry Association of Canada

The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) held an interactive Tourism Town Hall session in Calgary on June 12. Presentations from David Goldstein, …

National Aboriginal Day - June 21

Published: June 14, 2013 | Author: Travel Alberta

Join in the celebration of National Aboriginal Day! It is an opportunity to acknowledge the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Mé…

Alberta partner opportunity - Canada’s West Marketplace; pre & post fam tours

Published: June 13, 2013 | Author: Travel Alberta

Two familiarization tours will be selected to take place in Alberta as part of the Canada’s West Marketplace trade show, November 23 - 26, 2013 in Whistler BC. Canada’s West Marketpla…

Partnering, Packaging & Programming workshop – Vermilion – June 25

Published: June 12, 2013 | Author: Travel Alberta

Explore effective ways to expand your product offering and attract more customers, identify how and when partnering with other tourism industry operators will help you achieve marketing objectives,…

Participate in Travel Alberta’s Winter Magazine

Published: June 11, 2013 | Author: Travel Alberta

Reach 500,000 potential visitors in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario by participating in Travel Alberta’s Winter Magazine, to be distributed the week of November 12, 2013 as a daily newspape…

Partners announced for inaugural Beakerhead event

Published: June 10, 2013 | Author: Alberta Culture and Alberta Tourism, Parks & Recreation

Original to Alberta and a first in the world - Beakerhead, a citywide collaboration of creativity and engineering, will consist of more than 60 arts, science, engineering and ed…

Professional cycling teams announced for Tour of Alberta

Published: June 07, 2013 | Author: Alberta Peloton Association

Five UCI World Tour professional cycling teams have been announced for the first and largest stage race ever held in Canada - the Tour of Alberta - September 3 - 8, 2013. Team include the pre…

Travel Alberta making Connections

Published: June 06, 2013 | Author: Travel Alberta

Travel Alberta’s new monthly industry e-newsletter, Connections, has been created to keep you up-to-date on timely, relevant tourism marketing information from Travel Alberta and Alberta&rsqu…

Catch & The Oyster Bar launches 100% sustainable Ocean Wise menus

Published: June 05, 2013 | Author: Catch & The Oyster Bar

Catch & The Oyster Bar, located on Stephen Avenue in downtown Calgary, is proud to announce that their new menus are now 100 per cent Ocean Wise.  Catch & The Oyster Bar has …

Alberta Stories Director of Photography wins Best Cinematographer at the Rosies

Published: June 05, 2013 | Author: Travel Alberta

Shaun Henning, Director of Photography on Travel Alberta’s Alberta Stories project, has won Best Cinematographer at the Alberta Film & Television Awards (Rosie Awards). His work on the Me…

Alberta Tourism Market Monitor - May 2013

Published: June 04, 2013 | Author: Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation - Tourism Research Branch

Keep a tab on Alberta's tourism industry with data on key indicators such as accommodations, historic sites, enplanements and deplanements, and restaurant receipts. The May 2013 edition of…

Edmonton kicks into gear in 2014 for U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup

Published: June 03, 2013 | Author: Edmonton Tourism

Edmonton is excited to be named one of the four Canadian cities selected to host matches during the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The other cities are Montreal, Toronto and Moncton.  &ldq…