Tourism Kingston

Thank you to all the delegates who attended CSAE’s Summer Summit this week in Kingston! We hope you had fun exploring the city and building new connections. Over the past few days, delegates had the opportunity to attended several special learning and networking events. Last night's reception at Kingston Penitentiary, hosted by Tourism Kingston, was a highlight of the summit. Delegates joined us for a performance by Rowena Whey and Tyffanie Morgan, music by DJ Mat Almeida, and food and drink from a variety of local Kingston venders. Thank you to the 36 Kingston services and attractions partners for supporting this event and making it possible. Thanks again to CSAE for the opportunity to showcase our beautiful city!

From July 13–16, Megan Knott, Chief Executive Officer, will attend the Destinations International conference in Tampa, Florida. This conference marks the start of the Summer CDME Courses, including Strategic Issues in Destination Management, Destination Leadership, Destination Marketing & Sales, and more. The Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) is the tourism industry’s highest individual educational achievement. Megan will be working toward achieving her certification throughout 2024.

Tourism Kingston is so excited to welcome delegates to CSAE’s Summer Summit! Enjoy your time in the Limestone City, and thank you CSAE for allowing us this fantastic opportunity to showcase our beautiful city! #CSAESummerSummit

Last week, Donnie MacIntyre, MBA, Film Commissioner, Joanne Loton, Film and Media Officer, Matthew Ing, Film and Media Specialist, and Griffen E. Penney, Film Production Assistant, welcomed Doug Till and Erica Proudlock, production consultants from Ontario Creates for a tour of multiple standout production locations across Kingston and RTO 9 | South Eastern Ontario. Their activities included tours of the S.S. Keewatin, Fort Henry, Kingston Penitentiary, and the Kingston Airport, as well as an exciting boat tour of the 1000 Islands. It was a jam-packed two days, and we are thankful to have hosted these wonderful representatives from Ontario’s film and television production industry governing body. Thank you to Erica and Doug for being such great guests, and we hope to welcome you back soon!

Joanne Loton, Film and Media Officer, is attending the EsportsNext 2024 conference in Chicago from July 7–9. EsportsNext is an opportunity for Tourism Kingston to connect and engage with e-sports professionals and position Kingston as a location for e-sports. Joanne will attend the following events: NASCAR Viewing Party on Sunday, July 7 the Coffee Connections on Monday, July 8 Speed Networking opportunity on Tuesday, July 9 (Esports Trade Association)

Kingston is proud to welcome the Ontario Boccia Championships – taking place August 10 & 11 at Slush Puppie Place. They are currently looking for volunteers for the 2024 championships in Kingston. If you're interested in volunteering, see the registration details here: https://lnkd.in/gBZC4rva

We are excited to share last week's announcement that Kingston will be the host destination for the Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners (CanSPEP) National Conference in June 2025! Tourism Kingston couldn’t be happier about winning the bid to showcase our city to independent meeting planners from across Canada. We look forward to working with our local partners and the CanSPEP planning committee to ensure an unforgettable experience a year from now. THE POWER OF SMALL

Yesterday, Ted Robinson, Business Events Specialist, attended the CanSPEP Conference Supplier Showcase in a pavilion at the Victoria Conference Centre. Ted met with 35 meeting planners in 5-minute time slots during a 2 hour speed-dating type event. CanSPEP is the Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners and members are independent planners from communities across Canada. There are 120 planners and industry suppliers attending this week's CanSPEP National Conference in Victoria, BC.

Today until June 28, Ted Robinson, Business Events Specialist, will be at the Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners (CanSPEP) conference in Victoria, BC. Throughout the conference, Ted will participate in workshops, attend keynote speaker sessions, and spark conversation with other professional event planners.

On Thursday, Noelle Piche, Travel and Tourism Development Specialist, Ella Wang, International Travel Trade Coordinator, and Alex Allain, Supervisor of Visitor Services, hosted 17 French tour operators from TUI France in partnership with Jonview. Their activities included a tour of the S.S. Keewatin, a Trolley Tour, and a picnic lunch at the beautiful Kingston waterfront with Ahoy Rentals. Thank you to Andrew Kelm of Ahoy Rentals and the team for co-hosting this picnic! Over the next few weeks, Noelle will work with these operators by sending out partner referrals and assisting with itinerary building for 2025.