Tourism Penticton
No, the South Okanagan is not on fire and Tourism Penticton wants your help letting visitors know that
PENTICTON – Tourism Penticton wants the world to know the South Okanagan is not, in…
Penticton’s two tourism entities vote to dissolve and become Travel Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton's two tourism organizations voted today, Oct. 14, to dissolve their organizations and…
Tourism groups in Penticton announce vote on merger
PENTICTON – Two Penticton tourism organizations are heading towards the formation of a single tourism…
Cycling promotion paying off in Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton is starting to see benefits from being promoted as a cycling destination,…
Unpredictable summer weather no problem; Penticton tourism operators report brisk activity
PENTICTON – Unsettled weather patterns and several rainy weekends in the South Okanagan this summer…
B.C. Day Instameet offers an opportunity to explore Penticton, meet new people
PENTICTON – Tourism Penticton is calling on residents to join then in a B.C. Day…
Tourism groups working amicably towards union
PENTICTON – Penticton’s two travel entities will soon become one. Members of Tourism Penticton and…
Change of director roles on Tourism Penticton board
PENTICTON – Tourism Penticton's board of directors changed positions on the board following a recent…
Penticton’s two tourism groups vote to look at joining forces
PENTICTON – The boards of the Penticton Hospitality Association and Tourism Penticton have mandates to…
Are changes coming for Penticton’s two tourism associations in 2016?
PENTICTON - The city is looking everywhere it can to find ways to cut costs and operate city interests more efficiently and that includes both city entities entrusted with promoting the region's tourism industry. Penticton Mayor Andrew Jakubeit says the overlap in function between the Penticton Hospitality Association and Tourism Penticton could be leveraged to the...
Photo contest awards best in local escapes and landscapes
PENTICTON - Photographers of the South Okanagan got out their cameras in response to the Sep.t 21 launch of a photography contest sponsored by Tourism Penticton. The organization announced the winners of their “Escapes & Landscapes Photography Contest" on Oct. 19, selecting the top three photos from more than 130 entries. Doug Cox took first...
Seasonal tourism business takes a late season hit due to smoke, weather
PENTICTON - Wildfire smoke and a sudden change in the weather has blemished what was a stellar summer in the South Okanagan, according to local tourist operators. The Penticton area was hit hard by smoky skies during the last week of August, conditions which were followed by a sudden change in the weather to cooler...
Penticton getting second WestJet flight
PENTICTON - Tourism Penticton received some good news as the organization welcomes its new executive director. WestJet is adding a second flight to the Peach City. The flight will be added to WestJet's schedule in mid-February, 2016, according to outgoing executive director Chris Bower. Bower says the new flight will depart the Penticton Airport at...
Tourism Penticton firing on all cylinders says departing director
PENTICTON - Leaving Tourism Penticton was a hard decision to make but the executive director says he is giving the group lots of time to move someone new into the role. Departing executive director Chris Bower says leaving his position in Penticton is 'a hard one.' “I really enjoyed my time here. Tourism Penticton and...
Filmmakers invited to show their stuff at Peach Fest
PENTICTON - There is going to be a new form of entertainment at the Penticton Peach Festival this year with the addition of Reel Peach Fest, a new venue for both professional and budding filmmakers to show their stuff. Each night, after 9 p.m., between August 5 and 9 as stagehands prepare for each evening’s round...