News Items tag as: Tourism

Small businesses in Thompson-Okanagan want more support after devastating wildfire travel ban
November 01, 2023 - 7:30 AM

After devastating wildfires this summer some businesses in the Thompson-Okanagan region that depend on tourism are in desperate need of a cash boost to survive.
Kelowna craft distillery sells for $3.8 million
September 27, 2023 - 12:30 PM
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A distillery in Kelowna has sold for $3.8 million.
Highway 3 touted as major tourism corridor by Destination Canada
June 12, 2023 - 10:52 AM
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Highway 3 has been chosen by Destination Canada as one of three tourism corridors designed to promote tourism and increase business for operators.
Got that post-pandemic travel bug? Be prepared to pay more for scarce hotel rooms
May 30, 2022 - 6:00 AM

As with every other commodity, the price of hotel rooms in B.C. has been hit by inflation.
iN PHOTOS: These 4x4 overlanders are pioneering their own route across southern B.C.
June 22, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Heading into the back country in a high-powered, modified 4x4 truck is not everyone’s idea of an environmentally sustainable way to enjoy B.C.’s backcountry.
North Okanagan’s newest 'glampground' is 'cannabis, alcohol and party-friendly'
June 16, 2021 - 6:30 AM
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After just five days in operation the bookings are already pouring in for the Utopia Feels Botanical Glampground and Micro-Farm in the North Okanagan near Vernon.
Central, South Okanagan are leading the recovery of B.C.'s hospitality industry
September 04, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Grim numbers depicting the state of the tourism and accommodation sectors of the B.C. economy are less depressing in the Okanagan than in other parts of B.C.
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Okanagan researcher creating system to reuse wine industry waste
A group of researchers are trying to create a system where the waste from the beverage industry across the Okanagan can be turned into something more. Okanagan College student Benedikt Braun grew up around vineyards in Germany and now he&rs

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

News Items tag as: Tourism

Small businesses in Thompson-Okanagan want more support after devastating wildfire travel ban

Kelowna craft distillery sells for $3.8 million

Highway 3 touted as major tourism corridor by Destination Canada

Got that post-pandemic travel bug? Be prepared to pay more for scarce hotel rooms

iN PHOTOS: These 4x4 overlanders are pioneering their own route across southern B.C.

North Okanagan’s newest 'glampground' is 'cannabis, alcohol and party-friendly'

Central, South Okanagan are leading the recovery of B.C.'s hospitality industry

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