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19th Annual Red Carpet Tour – Register Now!
It’s Red Carpet Tour time again! The 19th annual RCT is a Familiarization Tour for local meeting and conference planners. Its a full day of site inspections for local hotels, venues and operators, to keep local planners up to date on new product, updates and...
Canadian Meetings and Events Expo
On October 19-20, 2021, YCB with partners travelled to Toronto to attend the first industry event held since March 2020, the Canadian Meetings and Events Expo (CMEE). While Ontario gatherings were limiting attendees/vendors to 1000 at the Toronto Metro Convention...
PCMA Virtual Education Session Sponsorship
On October 14, 2021, YCB hosted the 2nd Virtual Event as part of the PCMA Education Sessions. The focus of the session was on emotional wellbeing and aimed to assist in creating personal calmness during the continued COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring Rosina Mete, MSc, RP,...
MPI BC – Venue Walk
On September 23, 2021, YCB joined 49 other MPI BC members/planners from Vancouver to tour 6 locations in downtown Vancouver. The 6 stops were at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Bentall Centre 4, Hilton Vancouver, Commodore Ballroom and Orpheum...
September Fall FAM Tour 2021 Recap
September 14-17, YCB hosted three guests (one from Vancouver, BC and two from Toronto, ON) for a busy and exciting 4-day FAM tour of Whitehorse and surrounding areas. This FAM tour helped familiarize key decision makers who are better equip to sell the Yukon as a...
Private FAM Tour – Fédération nationale des conseils scolaires francophones
On August 26-29, YCB hosted a private FAM Tour to two clients looking to host their group in Whitehorse next year. FAM Tours allow an oppourtunity for the clients to experience Yukon first hand before moving forward with their planning and signing contracts. Many...
Institute of Public Administration of Canada Sponsorship
On Monday, August 23, 2021, the Yukon Convention Bureau partnered with Bhangra Dancing, Gurdeep Pandher of Yukon to host a virtual social event for the annual Conference of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. Between two sessions of 'Beginning Bhangra...
Extension of Summer Red Carpet Tour – Whitehorse Hotels
On Thursday, July 22, 2021, YCB hosted our two Red Carpet Guests to visit four hotels in Whitehorse. Thank you to our partners, the Days Inn Whitehorse, Skky Hotel, Edgewater Hotel and Best Western Gold Rush Inn, for accommodating our site tours and sharing details...