CTC News

November 14: a day to contemplate responsible tourism
November 13
The London, England-based World Travel Market (WTM) has declared Wednesday November 14, 2007, as the first annual World Responsible Tourism Day, an initiative supported by the UNWTO.

Maggie Davison to oversee business development for CTC
November 13
The Canadian Tourism Commission's (CTC) managing director at the UK office in London, Maggie Davison, will take on the responsibility of executive director, business development, based at the CTC's head office in Vancouver.

Canadian Mountain Holidays receives UNWTO e-Tourism Climate Change Award
November 08
Winners of the inaugural Canadian e-Tourism Awards were announced at a reception hosted by the Canadian e-Tourism Council at Vancouver's Science World on Thursday evening (November 8, 2007).

CTC UK enhances its Canary Wharf promotion in London
November 08
For the second year running, the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) is a partner with the Canary Wharf Ice Rink, offering Londoners outdoor ice skating and entertainment from November 17, 2007 to February 17, 2008.

Canada-e-Connect conference recognizes student's e-innovation
November 07
The Canada-e-Connect conference is well underway in Vancouver, with a number of pre-conference workshops taking place on Wednesday November 7, 2007.

CTC annual public meeting unveils new strategies, tools
November 06
The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) hosted its first official Annual Public Meeting (APM) to provide stakeholders and the Canadian public with an opportunity to share in the successes, challenges and opportunities the CTC faces on a daily basis.

Tourism Snapshot for August now available
November 05
The Canadian Tourism Commission's regular monthly Tourism Snaphot has been released, showing a 1.9% rebound in visitation from the US, driven by a 3.4% increase in automobile trips.

Federal government announces $26 Million for CTC
November 04
The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism, delivered a keynote address to members of Canada's tourism industry on the eve of Canada's Tourism Leadership Summit in Victoria and used the occasion to announce $26 million for the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) to leverage the opportunities afforded by 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The November 4, 2007 event was the first time the recently-appointed Secretary of State has met with tourism industry stakeholders.

In a crisis, there is no in-between
November 04
The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) hosted the country's tourism communicators to coincide with the annual Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) Leadership Summit this week.

2007 CTC's Annual Public Meeting
November 01
The Honourable Charles Lapointe, chairman of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Michele McKenzie, president and CEO, and members of the Crown corporation's board of directors will host a public meeting November 6, 2007.

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