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🌟 Beyond the Bottom Line: How Tourism Enriches Us All 🌟 Manitoba's tourism sector is on an incredible journey, with visitors spending over $1.82 billion in 2023 alone! Our goal? Reaching $2.5 billion by 2030. 🚀 This isn't just about numbers—it's about creating jobs, enhancing community life and celebrating our vibrant culture. From beautiful parks to authentic Indigenous tourism, every Manitoban can enjoy the benefits of this thriving industry. 💚 Join us in championing the positive ripple effects of tourism that uplift all communities, foster local pride and create lasting connections. 🌍❤️ This is Tourism and we all benefit. 💪 🔗 Learn more:  https://lnkd.in/eSenKpGF #ThisisTourism #ExploreMB #TravelandTourism

Last Chance: Tourism Award Nominations Close at midnight on January 12!   The submission deadline for the third annual joint Tourism Awards Winnipeg | Manitoba is now extended to January 12. But don’t wait any longer as this will be the only extension! This year, we’ve added two new categories and made some exciting changes to recognize even more of the outstanding work happening across our province's tourism industry. The two new categories we are now accepting submissions for are: 🚀 💡 Innovator of the Year:  open to a tourism-related group, organization or business who launched a new, innovative concept in 2023. 🤝 🌲 Social Impact: open to an organization, event or individual making an impact through sustainability, accessibility, DEIB or reconciliation-minded initiatives. So don’t wait! Nominate a small or large business, event, festival, volunteer, employee or Indigenous tourism business for a tourism award today. It’s free to enter! https://lnkd.in/gVzY9uTs Tourism Winnipeg #TourismAwards #ExploreMB #Innovation #SocialImpact

🐾❄️  Spotlight on Churchill, the Polar Bear Capital of the World! 🐾❄️ Churchill, Manitoba, renowned for its majestic polar bears, took center stage in an impactful BBC feature by Victoria Gill exploring the critical connection between sea ice and the survival of these iconic predators. Supported by Travel Manitoba and Polar Bears International, the story sheds light on the climate challenges faced by breathtaking destinations like Churchill and the unique ecosystem they inhabit. 📈 With over 100 million impressions and an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of $4.4 million, this coverage has brought global attention to the beauty, fragility and opportunity of Churchill’s landscape. Check out the story here: https://lnkd.in/dxpMNNd8 Thank you to Polar Bears International and the BBC for sharing Churchill’s story and highlighting the importance of preserving sea ice for future generations.  #TravelManitoba #PolarBears #Tourism #Sustainability #ClimateChange

✨Do you know a tourism innovator? Nominate them for the new award! Introducing Innovator of the Year, celebrating groundbreaking ideas that push Manitoba’s tourism industry forward. This award recognizes businesses, organizations or groups that launched creative concepts, offers or products in the past year. Whether it’s a brand-new tourism business, a fresh collaboration, or an inventive project that enhances visitor experiences, this category highlights the innovations that drive demand, spark engagement, and elevate Manitoba’s tourism landscape. Here’s what this category is all about: 💡 Innovation and Demand: Showcasing bold new ideas that meet or create visitor demand. 🎯 Marketing Strategies: Highlighting creative approaches to attract audiences and adjust for success. 🤝 Collaboration: Celebrating partnerships that lead to big results. 🚀 Enhanced Experiences: Recognizing improvements that delight visitors and set Manitoba apart. 📌 Does this sound like someone you know? Submit a nomination and shine a light on Manitoba’s game-changers! https://lnkd.in/gVzY9uTs #TourismInnovation #ThisIsTourism #ExploreMB #TourismAwards #WinnipegManitobaTourismAwards

💡 Did you know about the Social Impact category in the Third Annual Winnipeg | Manitoba Tourism Awards? This category recognizes tourism businesses, organizations, events or groups that show how tourism can be a force for good—making a positive social, economic or environmental impact. What is the Social Impact category about? 🌍 Sustainability: Highlighting efforts to reduce environmental impacts while preserving opportunities for the future. 🤝 Inclusivity: Recognizing diversity, equality and reconciliation initiatives that create safe and welcoming spaces for staff and visitors alike. 📊 Real Results: Celebrating measurable success, like waste reduction, accessibility improvements or community recognition for inclusion efforts. 🌟 Community Collaboration: Showcasing partnerships with stakeholders to amplify benefits for visitors and locals, while enhancing Manitoba’s tourism offerings. Tourism has the power to create lasting positive change. This category celebrates the visionaries who make it happen! 👉 Want to know more or nominate someone? https://lnkd.in/gVzY9uTs #ThisIsTourism #SocialImpact #WinnipegManitobaTourismAwards #TourismAwards  #ExploreMB Tourism Winnipeg

Manitoba’s reputation as a culinary destination is growing!❤️🍓 Culinary Tourism Alliance featured several Manitoban foodie experiences in their 2025 Holiday Gift Guide including a maker spotlight on Abiding Citizen ✨, a local company creating craft cocktail ingredients, namely small-batch bitters and shrubs based in Winnipeg. Who else made the list? 🍽️Dan’s Diner, Churchill 🥗RAW:almond, Winnipeg 🥞The Canadian Birch Company, Beaconia  🥂Dead Horse Cider Company, Winkler 🔗 Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/e2GeAnQY

Tourism in Manitoba is a vibrant and vital industry, employing over 25,000 people, both directly and indirectly, in 2023.✨ It’s an industry that supports diverse communities, including young people, newcomers and Indigenous people, creating opportunities across the province. 🎣🏕️🏙️ However, the future of the tourism workforce is changing. The pandemic, inflation and evolving policies have significantly impacted Manitoba's and Canada’s tourism workforce, bringing challenges such as labour shortages and shifting competitiveness. Join Tourism HR Canada for a free webinar to learn more about these workforce issues and what’s ahead for tourism employment. Let’s shape the future of Manitoba’s tourism workforce together. 💖 #ThisIsTourism #ExploreMB #TourismJobs

You did it! 🥟🎉 Manitobans have checked in over 1,000 times using the Manitoba Perogy Trail, unlocking a donation to Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre! ✨ We marked the milestone earlier today at a celebratory event with the trail’s sponsor, Rob Naleway, owner of Perogy Planet Main Street, presenting a $5,000 cheque to Yulia Zmerzla, Executive Director of Oseredok, which will help support the centre’s efforts to preserve and share Ukrainian heritage in Manitoba. "We’re so excited to see the community come together to support local businesses and celebrate Ukrainian culture in Manitoba,” said Naleway. “Our donation is a small way to give back to the community that has given so much to Manitoba and to ensure that these stories, flavours and traditions continue to thrive." "This donation will make a significant impact on our programming, allowing us to continue sharing and celebrating Ukrainian culture in Manitoba. We’re deeply grateful to Perogy Planet, Travel Manitoba and everyone who participated in the Manitoba Perogy Trail,” said Zmerzla. "For many cultures, food is about connection and sharing traditions. In Manitoba, Ukrainian food holds a special place in our hearts and few dishes capture that as universally as perogies,” said Cody Chomiak, CDME, Vice President of Marketing. “The Manitoba Perogy Trail was a unique initiative that resonated with Manitobans and visitors to the province. We’re thrilled to see the success of this trail and initiatives like these that bring people together, highlight Manitoba’s rich cultural mosaic and make meaningful connections through shared experiences.”    🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eMEiGKbc #ExploreMB #ManitobaPerogyTrail #Ukraine #CultureandHeritage

Over the past 14 weeks, Travel Manitoba was pleased to have Jillian Recksiedler making a difference through her secondment to the @United Way Winnipeg’s Sponsored Campaign Associate program.✨ The leadership program brings together passionate individuals, on loan from supportive employers, to organize hundreds of workplace campaigns across the city. Along the way, participants deepen their understanding of Winnipeg’s challenges and discover the vital role we all play in building a healthier, more equitable community. ❤️ At the end of the program, each participant receives accreditation through the University of Manitoba. Travel Manitoba has proudly supported United Way Winnipeg’s workplace campaigns for the past two years, and we’re thrilled to have taken part in this impactful initiative. Jillian, thank you for representing us so well and for your dedication to making a positive impact in our city! #WeAreAllWpg #ExploreMB 

🎉 Celebrating Manitoba Tourism at TIAC Congress 2024! Travel Manitoba and our incredible tourism community had a fantastic time at the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s Congress in Vancouver, December 3-5, held at the Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Wall Centre Hotel. 🏆 Congratulations to Wild Loon Adventure Company and owner Garrett Fache for winning the Sustainable Tourism Award at the #CanadianTourismAwards! This recognition celebrates their dedication to showcasing Manitoba’s Heritage Rivers and backcountry waterways while honouring the land and the Indigenous communities who have traveled these paths for centuries. 👏 A special congratulations to Churchill Wild’s co-founders, Mike and Jeanne Reimer, who received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Churchill Wild has redefined adventure tourism with its pioneering polar bear safari, offering guests the rare opportunity to safely walk among polar bears in the breathtaking sub-arctic landscape. 💡 Travel Manitoba’s Cody Chomiak, CDME, Vice-President of Marketing, contributed to an insightful panel about the strength of brand and the future of tourism alongside Raymond Ludwin from Air Canada and Wendy Kubota, ABC from tentree and moderated by Gloria Loree from Destination Canada. What an inspiring few days celebrating the best of Canadian tourism and showcasing Manitoba’s excellence on the national stage! #TourismAwards #TIACCongress2024  #ThisIsTourism #ExploreMB #SustainableTourism