March/April 2010
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Industry & Visitor Services Industry Tourism Partners – Accommodating Edmonton Morning, Noon and Night: From feedback that we’ve received, we are re-vamping our Industry Mixers slightly for 2010. A frequent comment we hear is that our Partners work morning, noon and night and it’s difficult for some to attend our mixers because of schedules. Well, we heard you, and as a result, our Industry Mixers will now be on an alternating schedule. Online Registration: Last year we implemented an online registration system to better manage and automate our events. The automation of the process has been greatly received. Some, however, still prefer to register offline, and receive an invoice. Effective May 2010, there will be an extra fee of $5 added to registrations that request to be invoiced. We thank you for understanding the additional administration that is involved makes that necessary. Family day: On Feb. 15, 2010 The Downtown Visitor Information Centre welcomed 100+ families celebrating Family Day Downtown! Families where treated to snow cones while catching up on local attractions and events and little ones where thrilled to receive custom blown balloons by Festival Cities Noel Bundy!
Edmonton’s main visitor info centre voted silver in Alberta— Spruce Grove, Jasper, and Slave Lake also win RVwest reader awards
Edmonton’s Gateway Park Visitor Information Centre (VIC), on the south side of Edmonton accessible from Highway No. 2 northbound and southbound, has been awarded top honours for the fourth-straight year by RVwest Magazine. The fourth annual RVwest Readers Choice Awards had 38 award categories. Edmonton’s Gateway Park VIC was voted silver for “favourite visitor information centre in Alberta” by the popular Cranbrook B.C.-based publication. Edmonton Tourism's professional VIC staff help stimulate Greater Edmonton’s $1 billion-plus tourism industry by encouraging regional visitors to stay longer. “Edmonton’s Gateway Park VIC has proudly served more than two million visitors since opening over two decades ago,” says Ken Fiske, EEDC Vice-President, Economic and Tourism Development. “Our knowledgeable, hard-working VIC staff is honoured to be acknowledged by RV travellers for their exemplary customer service.” Other RVwest award winners from northern Alberta include:
The full list of RVwest Reader’s Choice winners is available at www.rvwest.com/readerschoice/ If you would like more information on any services or special events please contact Colette Ries at cries@edmonton.com or (780) 917-7624.
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