Canada News

Dear TTRA-Canada members,

After an all-around very tight race between a slate of strong candidates, the ballots have been validated and the election results are in! 

I’m pleased to announce that the new members joining the Board of Directors in January 2020 will be:

• Stéphanie Massé, Chaire de tourisme Transat | ESG UQAM
• Mark Holmes, University of Guelph
• Jarrett Bachman, Fairleigh Dickinson University

I am also pleased to confirm that Tahmor Ghumman from Spreedix Analytic was re-elected for a second term to the TTRA Canada Board of Directors. 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who helped garner nominations as well as all of the vote-casting members for participating in the election.

The 2020 TTRA Canada Board of Directors are shown below. You can access their contact information on the TTRA Canada website.

Elizabeth Halpenny, Chair of the Board and Nominations Committee

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Travellers spent $22.0 billion while visiting Canada in 2018. US residents spent the most money in Canada during the year, while spending by visitors from China was comparable to the amount spent by visitors from the United Kingdom and France combined.

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There’s a shift happening towards sustainability in the tourism and travel industry. Join a collaborative national dialogue on innovation and the contribution of tourism to Canada’s sustainable future at the IMPACT Conference. Hosted in Victoria, B.C., January 19-22, IMPACT 2020 will explore how Canadian tourism can move beyond sustainability towards being a regenerative and restorative industry. If you work in tourism, design policies that affect tourism, teach tourism, care about tourism’s impact on communities and Canadians, or see the growth of tourism in Canada as a key economic driver – IMPACT is for you!

The third annual IMPACT Conference promises to build on fruitful conversations and explore new topics by diving deeper into solutions and opportunities that will help shape the future of Canada’s tourism legacy.

To learn about the program, speakers and to register for IMPACT 2020, visit http://bit.ly/2McWPol.  

For more information, please view the links below:
IMPACT Website: www.impactnational.ca
IMPACT 2019 Conference Proceedings Paper
IMPACT 2020 Video
IMPACT Newsletter

Facebook @IMPACTnationalconference
Twitter @IMPACTnational #IMPACTnational
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/26514025

TTRA Canada is proud to be a strategic Partner of IMPACT Sustainability Travel & Tourism 2020.

We are thrilled that Stephen Pearce, Vice President, Strategy, International Markets at Tourism Vancouver, will share his thoughts on Film Tourism at the upcoming 2019 TTRA Canada Chapter Conference.

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