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Online Revealed 2009 – Canadian Online Travel Conference

The 4th Annual Online Revealed conference begins Tuesday April 13, 2009. I head out tomorrow for a quick visit home to the little Scottish town of Fergus, Ontario and then off to the mighty Niagara Falls.

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Canada e-Connect Conference 2009

The second Canadian e-tourism strategy conference; Canada e-Connect will be held in Toronto Jan 21-23, 2009. This event is now hosted by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and the program promises a great lineup for Canadian travel industry professionals. Click here to see the Canada e-Connect program. I have been asked to present [...]

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2007 Canada E-Connect Conference Video

If you missed the Canada E-Connect Conference this past November in Vancouver, you can check it out here. It was a fantastic event and I’m already looking forward to the 2008 conference…

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Winners Announced – Canadian E-Tourism Awards 2007

What a fantastic inaugural event! The Canadian e-Tourism Awards ceremony took place on November 8th at the Telus World of Science in Vancouver, BC. Category finalists were announced and Miss Canada was there to help present the awards. In the spirit of Web 2.0, a Travellers category was appropriately introduced and Mike Earle won the [...]

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Canadian E-Tourism Awards – Vote now!

Industry category finalists for the prestigious new Canadian e-Tourism Awards have been determined! The Industry Awards recognize excellence in website design, online campaigns and innovation for three sectors: public, private and small and medium-sized enterprises. Consumers from around the world can now view the submissions from 18 finalists within the Website Design and Online Campaigns [...]

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Share your Canada Travel Stories and Photos!

Did you or someone you know capture a fantastic photo on vacation in Canada? Perhaps you posted an amusing story in your blog? Or maybe caught it on video? The point is you got it, you posted it. Now Canada wants to recognize you! For the first time ever, a national travel and tourism industry [...]

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Canada-e-Connect e-Tourism Strategy Conference

If you haven’t registered yet, make sure to do so – you won’t want to miss this upcoming event. Presented by the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), the Canada-e-Connect Conference relates to individuals within Canada’s Tourism industry who look to enhance e-Marketing and online strategies. This premier event will allow travel industry professionals from various tourism [...]

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Travel 2.0 and the new Rocky Mountaineer Guest Lounge

This week, Rocky Mountaineer launched their new online Guest Lounge. Rocky Mountaineer’s venture into Web 2.0 looks to be a perfect fit. The new guest area includes the usual; a blog, features that allow guests to post and see photos, comments, and travel experiences. A loyalty program that periodically features a returning customers with stories [...]

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Online Revealed 2007 – Online Travel Marketing Conference

Online Revealed 2007 took place May 27-28 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was nice to return ‘home’ and I was happy to tie in a visit with my family. Monday morning opened up with a lively debate titled “Selling Complex Travel Products Online”. Speakers included Sean Shannon, Managing Director of Expedia Canada, [...]

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Canadian Online Travel Marketing Conference

In just over a week, I’ll be heading to the Online Revealed Conference in Toronto. This is the second annual event, and my first time attending the conference. There are some great keynote speakers attending including Hunter Madsen, the Head of Marketing and Martin Byrne, National Director of Search Marketing Operations from Yahoo, Canada. John [...]

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