Manic Monday | You could always just stay home…

November 1st and 2nd you could always stay home, watch reruns of Game of Thrones, catch up on the never-ending deluge of emails or simply have a pyjama day or two getting well deserved rest after a busy summer season. OR...you could make the most of those two late fall days and join us in Kamloops for this year’s TOTA AGM and Summit.

We can't promise you that you will leave the event feeling rested, in fact we can almost guarantee that won't happen. We can, however, promise that you will walk away with insights you definitely hadn't anticipated as we bring you presentations by several of our Canadian partners, as well as our new Sustainability partner, Biosphere, who will be joining us from Spain.  We can also promise you that you will feel a renewed sense of enthusiasm and engagement in our industry, its potential and your role in ensuring the Thompson Okanagan Region is a destination of choice for the long term.

"Aligning Forces", this year’s conference theme, means exactly that. We will only succeed together, working cohesively, in collaboration moving collectively in same direction. We can be a notable force and there is no doubt we are making a difference to the economy of British Columbia which our dramatic new research undeniably confirms. Aligning our businesses together with our federal, provincial and municipal bodies is the only way for the tourism industry to survive and thrive. These are critical and timely discussions we need to have and our Summit will provide those opportunities.

Will you also manage to have a little fun along the way and get in some networking with industry colleagues...well that part is entirely up to you. We do have it on very good authority however that Tourism Kamloops, together with Rocky Mountaineer, are planning a very special opening night reception with an exceptional prize package that you won't want to miss out on.

The choice is yours ....you could always stay home ...

Glenn Mandziuk, TOTA President & CEO