On November 3 and 4, come together as a tourism community to learn from everything we've been through and think differently about how we can co-create a vibrant and resilient tourism industry in BC. The BCRTS Tourism Summit 2021 is a joint virtual event, in collaboration with the five regional destination management organizations of the British Columbia Regional Tourism Secretariat (BCRTS) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

The BCRTS Tourism Summit 2021 is open to all tourism stakeholders and GSTC members at no cost.

Moving Forward Better - Recovery, Resiliency & Regeneration

Within every challenge lies an opportunity for transformation. Recovery, resiliency, and regeneration start from within. We invite you to join us in coming together as a tourism community to learn, strategize, collaborate, and move forward better than before. 12 panels. 2 streams. Over 50 world-renowned speakers and industry experts from around the globe.

The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA), along with its core partners Indigenous Tourism of British Columbia (ITBC), Tourism Kelowna, Westbank First Nation, Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, Shackan Indian Band, Lower Nicola Indian Band, were chosen as the successful bidder to host the 8th annual International Indigenous Tourism Conference (IITC) in Kelowna, British Columbia in 2019.