What Stakeholders Need to Know

Feb 8 - Feb 14, 2023

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Sarah Laturnus, Tourism Manager

Stefan and Nafisha of @Destinationandleisure have come and gone (Feb 2-4, 2023) and they have pinned beautiful highlights of their stay in Brockville and experiences with the Destination Ontario/ RTO9 Supported Health and Wellness package! They've also posted a reel for their 1.2M followers on their main Instagram travel page. Huge thank you to the operators who showed them an incredible time and left a lasting impression on these guests!

Yesterday I was thrilled to attend an RTO9/ Southeastern Ontario led, in person, Destination Communications seminar with many of the region's other DMO's. Learning from our peers is a great way to grow! We shared our insights, opportunities and tips and tricks to help each other. Working as a collective to have visitors come to our region has been a fantastic initiative!

Speaking of working together, The 2023 Tourism Roundtable Committee has been selected and we will begin meeting monthly to discuss Brockville Tourism's efforts, stakeholder support opportunities and events. There is a representative from most segments to help us have a wide range of perspectives.

2023 Tourism Roundtable Committee:

Hotel: Brody Fahrnyruber - Holiday Inn Express & Suites Brockville

B&B: Ida Duc - Sir Isaac Brock B & B

Attraction: Natalie Wood - Brockville Museum

Experiences: Helen Cooper - Brockville Dive & Adventure Centre

Retail: Stefanie Chauvin - River West Co.

Restaurant/Catering: Dan Butler - Moose McGuire's Brockville

Fast Food: Don's Fish N Chips

Event: Pending

City Staff: Anne Shropshire - Manager, Cultural Services

City Council: Katherine Hobbs, Tourism Representative

Chamber of Commerce: Pam Robertson, Executive Director

Downtown Brockville: Jasmine Jasani, Executive Director

Senior Tourism Team: Sarah Laturnus, Bob Pearce, James Wilson and Thomas Harder

We are very excited for our first meeting this month!

Industry News & Opportunities

2023 Partnership Funding

Each year, RTO 9 works hand-in-hand with tourism partners to enhance experiential tourism across the South Eastern Ontario region. RTO 9’s Partnership Fund is designed to forge strong and diverse partnerships that either build on existing tourism products or introduce new tourism products. These projects serve to enhance the region’s diversity of offerings to create a competitive advantage in tourism experiences throughout the South Eastern Ontario region.

The first application window will be open from February 13th, 2023 - March 3rd, 2023.

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Brockville Tourism is hosting Social Media Workshops just for our stakeholders!

Social media is an essential part of marketing your business to visitors. Many visitors even use social media as a search engine to find new places to explore!

We are hosting two free workshops to help local tourism operators improve their Facebook and Instagram accounts to appeal to more visitors.

Getting Started with Social Media for your Tourism Business
February 22, 1pm
This workshop will be in-person at the Aquatarium boardroom and is limited to 8 attendees. It is intended for beginners to social media however please have a Facebook and/or Instagram account set up for your business before the workshop.

Using Social Media to Boost your Tourism Business
March 8, 1pm
This workshop will be online and is for those who are active on social media but have room to grow. You will learn strategies on how to attract new visitors to your business.

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