Normally when I’m in Ottawa, I’m here to participate in a series of meetings with our government, partners or business groups. The talk is always of tourism of course, but schedules are typically tight, with not much time for experiencing this great city.

Canadian Tourism Commission’s 37^th annual international tourism marketplace generates hundreds of millions of dollars in sales.

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Delivering Value for Canada’s Tourism Businesses highlights three key strengths to guide tourism industry to success through 2013.

The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has been awarded Canadian Government Executive magazine’s 2013 Leading Management Change Award for exceptional leadership in management practices in strategic planning.

Destination British Columbia and Tourism Vancouver win competitive bid to host Rendez-vous Canada

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I'm often asked how we help small business operators. People may come at the question differently, but what they want to know is: "What have you done for me lately?"

After weeks of discussions, the CTC, Tourism Vancouver, the Vancouver Convention Centre, Tourism Whistler, with support from the Vancouver Hotel Destination Association, shared the news that TED is moving north to its new home in British Columbia.

Wave goodbye to 2012; say hello to 2013. However, year’s end does allow me time for reflection on the work that’s been accomplished and a deep breath before plunging back into the work that lies ahead.

I attended the 2012 Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) conference held in Seattle, WA. It was the first time I had gone to this event and it was nice to be there with a strong contingent of destination marketing organization (DMO) leaders from across Canada.