Nominations Open for Lonely Planet Best In Travel Readers' Choice Awards: Cast Your Vote!

Lonely Planet is calling for nominations for the Readers’ Choice Awards, to share and celebrate your favourite destinations, organizations, products, or experiences. The Readers’ Choice Awards will be completely selected by users’ vote, which is open now until December 31. Winners will be announced in January.

Voting is a free and all that’s required is an email address.

New this year, Lonely Planet has created award categories to highlight key areas of how travel has grown and evolved:

• Sustainability

• Community

• Diversity

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Vote for Thompson Okanagan Tourism Businesses

You can share and celebrate your favourite Thompson Okanagan tourism industry businesses to help them jumpstart operations when the time is right. You can vote for multiple destinations, organizations, and/or experiences.

In particular, consider entering nominations for the following subcategories:

Sustainability

• Storyteller

• Walks

• Wildlife Program

• Food Destination

• Cycling Route

• Accommodation

• City Stay

Community

• Tour

• Accommodation

• Revitalization

• Restoration

• Storyteller

• Small Business

• Tourism Project

Diversity

• Accessible Destination

• Indigenous Food

• Inclusive Tours

• Cultural Diversity

• Welcoming Destination

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Biking the Great Trail of Canada near Christina Lake

Photo Credit: Destination BC, Hubert Kang

Accessible pathway along Okanagan Lake in Naramata

Photo Credit: Destination BC, Hubert Kang

Indigenous Cuisine in Osoyoos

Photo Credit: Indigenous Tourism BC: The Bear, The Fish, The Root & The Berry

Locally grown produce at Harkers Organic Market in Cawston

Photo Credit: Destination BC, Hubert Kang

Mount Robson Provincial Park

Photo Credit: Destination BC, Brayden Hall

Click images to download and feel free to share.

Cast Your Vote For Thompson Okanagan as a Sustainable Destination

We would appreciate your nomination to showcase the collective efforts of the Thompson Okanagan tourism industry to welcome visitors sustainably and responsibly. Guided by the 10-year regional strategy, Embracing Our Potential, developed with community input in 2012 and updated in 2019, the Thompson Okanagan region aims to be a leader in sustainable and responsible tourism practices.

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