Welcome to Rendez-vous Canada

Rendez-vous Canada (RVC), the CTC’s premier international tourism marketplace, takes place this year in Edmonton, AB, May 13-16. In case you’re unable to attend, or you’re going but need the tools and best info for selling Canada, this list of resources should fill in the gaps. Next year, RVC will be the top of the bill in Ottawa, ON, May 12-15.

Signature Experiences Collection^®
Learn more about this program, designed to show the world what Canada’s tourism brand is all about. We’ve resources for businesses (including info on how to apply), travel-trade (including links on the specific experiences being marketed in your country) and media reps (including story ideas).

Visit our interactive map to see some of the experiences.

Market update presentations:
(Check back during RVC for links to the presentations)

Opening Remarks by Michele McKenzie, CTC President and CEO

Session with Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)

Session with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)

Signature Experiences—Growing Momentum a Year Out of the Gates

Core Markets – have they run out of puff? (France, Germany, UK and Australia)

Emerging Markets—See and hear what makes them so hot

Tools and resources for tourism operators:

• The refreshed Experiences toolkit;
• Register at the Brand Canada Library for rights-free images and videos, including b-roll.

Tools and resources for travel-trade reps:

• Canada Specialist Program
• What’s new in our markets

Register for upcoming events and shows where CTC will have a presence:
GoMedia Canada Marketplace
May 27-31, 2012, Whitehorse, YT
GoMedia Canada Marketplace is the place for Canadian travel operators to exchange stories and ideas with international media. This event is held annually in Canada with a different hosting destination each year.

Showcase Canada-Brazil
Aug. 20-21, 2012, São Paulo
This tradeshow’s prescheduled business-to-business meetings provide a unique opportunity for networking and relationship building between Canadian travel industry partners and key travel agents from Brazil.

IFTM - Top Résa
Sept. 18-21, 2012
IFTM - Top Résa is France's business-to-business international tourism exhibition for networking, doing business, innovating and keeping abreast of market developments. Industry partners can exhibit under the CTC presence at the show.

Showcase Canada-Asia (China, India, Japan, South Korea)
Oct. 15-19, 2012, Osaka, Japan
This annual marketplace showcases Canada, bringing together Canadian sellers and buyers from China, India, Japan and South Korea in a business exchange environment with a proven format of pre-scheduled appointments and networking events.

Metro Ski & Snowboard Show 
Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2012, London
UK and Europe's biggest consumer winter sports show attracts some 33,500 people. Canada will again have a strong presence among the brand retailers, operators, tourist boards and resort exhibitors who come to interact directly with consumers. 

World Travel Market
Nov. 5-8, 2012, London
WTM is a global business-to-business travel-trade show staged annually in London. CTC-UK helps the Canadian travel-trade industry to effectively meet, network, negotiate and conduct business under one roof.

Canada Corroboree
2013, Australia
Canada Corroboree is a nine-day Australian road show that travels across five key Australian cities. Held annually, it targets travel agents and media. Canadian attendees can meet more than 800 Australian retail agents, 60 Australian media and 20 Australian wholesalers and share the amazing experiences their destinations have to offer.

ITB Berlin
March 6-10, 2013, Berlin
Under the CTC's leadership, some 50 Canadian sellers attend ITB Berlin, the world's largest tourism trade show. The show provides an excellent opportunity to promote diverse Canadian experiences and destinations.

Check our full list of international trade shows for more.