Four Tourism Businesses & Individuals Recognized for Being EPIC in Richmond

December 14, 2023, Richmond, BC — Tourism Richmond is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023 Richmond EPIC Tourism Awards. Four tourism businesses and individuals received an award for embodying the destination marketing organization’s EPIC core values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.

“We live out these values everyday through our partnerships with community, travel and tourism stakeholders,” explains Nancy Small, Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Richmond. “These awards are a great way to bring everyone together – to celebrate the industry and recognize achievements.”

Now in its second year, the Richmond EPIC Tourism Awards celebrate the people, places, experiences, and attractions that make Richmond a vibrant and welcoming place to visit. Winners were chosen by a panel of individuals involved in Richmond’s tourism industry, and were recognized among their industry peers at Tourism Richmond’s Year End Celebration held on November 30.

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Tourism New Westminster Appoints New Executive Director

June 22, 2023, New Westminster, BC — Tourism New Westminster is excited to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director, Gerardo Corro, an industry veteran with a wealth of experience and a fervor for promoting tourism. With this exciting addition, Tourism New West is poised to take the city’s tourism industry to new heights.

Corro brings over two decades of tourism and hospitality experience to New Westminster. He has spearheaded successful tourism initiatives, fostered collaborative partnerships, and developed comprehensive strategies for various destinations around the world. His track record has proven to drive growth and generate exceptional results, through leveraging the unique charm and cultural heritage of the destinations while preserving their authenticity and integrity.

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ReDiscover New West Campaign

Call for RDNW influencers

Type of Project

Collab with VanFoodies, Content Development, Social Media, Influencer Campaign

 

 

 

About the Project

#ReDiscoverNewWest (RDNW) was a joint COVID recovery initiative among a number of business associations in New Westminster, to encourage locals to visit the city to explore, shop, eat, and play. Partner associations included the City of New Westminster, New West Chamber of Commerce, Downtown New West, Uptown Business Association, and Arts New West. In 2022, RDNW wanted to launch an influencer campaign and needed assistance with project coordination.

Project Objective

To develop and execute an influencer campaign on behalf of ReDiscover New West.

Project Results

  • Created and managed the @rediscovernewwest Instagram for nine months.
  • Curated and created content for @rediscovernewwest.
  • Coordinated a nine-month influencer campaign, including recruiting and managing 14 influencers, creating the agreements, overseeing content schedule, collecting analytics, facilitating campaign meetings, liaising between partner associations, and coordinating payments.
  • Created original content via @vanfoodies (example on Instagram and TikTok)
  • Generated close to 225,000 impressions through the influencer campaign with an average 9.6% engagement rate per influencer post.

#WeAreTourism Movement

#WeAreTourism interview at Mackin House Coquitlam
#WeAreTourism interview at Mackin House Coquitlam

 

Type of Project

Copywriting, Content Development, Social Media

 

 

 

About the Project

A grassroots social media movement supported by Metro Vancouver Tourism and Hospitality Response and Recovery Task Force

Project Objective

To develop content to inspire the general public to support tourism and hospitality businesses in Metro Vancouver by communicating the impact of COVID-19 on the industry as well as significance of tourism to the economy. 

Project Results

 

 

Arun Subramanian, Director, Industry Health & Safety of go2HR and Bill Senghera, Business Consultant/Risk Manager of White Spot
Arun Subramanian, Director, Industry Health & Safety of go2HR and Bill Senghera, Business Consultant/Risk Manager of White Spot

White Spot Wins Award For Putting Employees and Workplace Safety First

March 6, 2020, Victoria, BC — White Spot Limited has won the coveted 2020 Employees First Award, presented last night at the BC Tourism Industry Conference. The award is sponsored by go2HR, BC’s tourism human resource association, as part of the 2020 Tourism Industry Awards.

The Employees First Award recognizes a British Columbia tourism and hospitality industry employer that has upheld high standards of excellence in occupational health & safety and human resource management practices. BC’s own restaurant chain since 1928, White Spot ensures a positive and safe work environment across all of its locations, under a strong leadership team led by its President, Warren Erhart.

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Krista Bax
Krista Bax

Krista Bax to Lead BC’s Tourism HR Association with a Fresh Perspective

February 25, 2020, Vancouver, BC — go2HR — BC’s tourism human resource association — is pleased to announce the appointment of Krista Bax to the role of CEO. Krista is poised to lead the organization on an exciting new path forward after going through significant organizational changes last year.

Krista brings more than 20 years of experience in various strategic leadership roles. Prior to joining go2HR, she was the Senior Vice President, Western Canada of Context, a strategic engagement and communications firm. From 2009-2017, Krista held senior positions at the Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table, and was promoted to Executive Director in 2014. Krista also has extensive experience in occupational health and safety, primarily in the forestry industry. She holds a MBA and B.Sc. from the University of Alberta, and she has completed the Not-for-Profit Program developed by the Institute of Corporate Directors and the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

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Mid-Autumn Moon 2019

Speeches at Mid-Autumn Moon 2019
Speeches at Mid-Autumn Moon 2019

 

Type of Project

Copywriting, Content Development, Media Relations, Public Relations, Social Media

 

 

 

About the Project

This year’s annual Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden also included an announcement of the garden’s new Artist-In-Residence program

Project Objective

To create and execute a marketing, promotional and PR plan for the Mid-Autumn Moon Event on September 13, 2019, as well as the garden’s new Artist-In-Residence program

Project Results

  • A $0-budget plan that not only utilized client’s own website, e-newsletter and social media, but also resulted in earned exposure with more than 30 digital and traditional media outlet
  • Developed event description, social media content, media advisory and press release
  • Responded to media inquiries and coordinated interviews
  • On-site media liaison at the event
  • Media coverage included CBC Radio, CBC News, Spice Radio, Ming Pao and Sing Tao
  • Event attendance exceeded the target by 40%