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Thompson
Okanagan Tourism Association
10th Annual General Meeting
Thursday March
27th, 2008
The Prestige Harbourfront Resort and Convention Ctr
Salmon Arm, BC |
FINAL NOTICE!
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Schedule:
| 8:00 am |
Registration - all day |
9:00am -
9:50 am |
Workshop - Transportation: Airlines and Airports
Fred Legace (Kamloops)
& Sam
Samaddar (Kelowna)
Fred will
present an overview of the current economic state of the
area, the current air services market in Kamloops and
airport development to support future growth. Enplaned
and deplaned passengers in Kamloops increased by 18% in
2007 and growth continues at the same pace through the
early months of 2008. To support growth in the resort
market, the airport must expand to accommodate
additional traffic directly to Kamloops. |
10:00 am
10:50 am |
Workshop - TOTA International Sales with TOTAs own Jackie Frederick
The TOTA Sales team will be updating our members on the new trends and market conditions of the domestic and international travel trade and give an overview of how TOTA, and it's members, can benefit from these trends. |
11:05 am
11:50 am |
All Candidates Forum - Moderated by TOTA
Director Richard Montgomery |
12:00 pm
1:30 pm |
Luncheon with guest speaker Rod Harris, CEO of Tourism BC
The next three years are critical for our industry as we prepare to leverage the benefits of hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Please join Rod Harris, President and CEO of Tourism BC and Don Foxgord, Vice President, Partnership Marketing who will discuss "Tourism 2.0" - the new generation of tourism marketing that prioritizes partnerships and emphasizes new ways to connect with consumers. |
1:30 pm
4:00 pm |
Annual General Meeting with guest speaker John Hamilton Vice President, responsible for WestJet Vacations and Specialty Sales
For the travel and hospitality industry, the internet is both a blessing and a curse. On the positive side, the internet enables us to reach a wider market and empowers our customers to make their reservations directly. On the negative side, the internet turns our businesses into a commodity so we have to make more and more noise just to be heard. At WestJet Vacations, we are trying to move our business from a commodity to an experience based business. What does this mean and how can you accomplish this? |
4:00 pm
5:30 pm |
Social - A time to network, meet your fellow members and mingle with the newly
elected TOTA Directors and Executive. |
Contact
Us:
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association
2280-D Leckie
Road
Kelowna, BC V1X 6G6
Phone: (250) 860-5999,
Fax: (250) 860-9993
Email: averge@totabc.com
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4, 2008
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