HOTEL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA CONFERENCE (HAC)

2014 DATE & LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED

The Hotel Association of Canada is a national organization that represents 8,400+ hotels, more than 450,000 rooms and over $16-billion in revenue. The Conference provides an opportunity for those involved in the operations of lodging enterprises (mid and senior levels) and many industry suppliers, to gain timely insights into industry trends and current practices.

www.hacconference.ca

EXPECTED AUDIENCE: 400

canadian tourism marketing summit (ctms)

2014 DATE & LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED

The Canadian Tourism Marketing Summit examines the importance of (and the required activities) supporting tourism marketing, with a focus on bringing international visitors to Canada as well as domestic travel. This event is held in conjunction with the Hotel Association of Canada’s Annual Conference (HAC) in order to broaden the interest and corresponding delegate attendance base. The audience focus for this event will include not only the hotelier community attending the previous day’s HAC conference, but also the widest possible cross section of businesses involved in tourism marketing including:

DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS, RESERVATION SYSTEM SUPPLIERS, ATTRACTIONS, TRAVEL CONSOLIDATORS, CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW VENUES, PUBLIC/GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRMS, TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, ADVERTISING AGENCIES, TOUR PACKAGERS/ WHOLESALERS, TRAVEL AGENCIES, ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, EVENTS AND FESTIVALS, CONSULTANTS AND ADVISORS, SPORTS AND RECREATION OPERATORS AND MEDIA.

Content is the driver for attendance. Past conference topics include; shock waves that will impact global tourism in the 21st century, trends in consumer marketing, strategies for consumer engagement, BRAND USA and its effect on the Canadian tourism marketplace, loyalty marketing, brand awareness via social media, and niche areas for product development i.e weekend travellers, sport tourism, eco-tourism, culinary tourism, LGBT market.

www.cdntourismmarketing.ca

EXPECTED AUDIENCE: 250

CANADIAN HOTEL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE (CHIC)

MAY 28+29, 2013 | Hilton Toronto Hotel

The Canadian Hotel Investment Conference provides the opportunity for senior executives and lodging industry experts to gain timely insights into the hotel investment market. This Conference is a vehicle for delegates to reflect on the various issues that impact the industry and discuss future opportunities and trends through in-depth, interactive sessions that are uniquely Canadian. A portion of the proceeds from the conference are donated to Canadian hospitality and tourism education programs to promote the long term commitment to education and well trained hospitality industry professionals. Over the past 16 years, the conference has raised more than $1,500,000.

www.hotelinvest.ca

EXPECTED AUDIENCE: 400

CANADIAN RESTAURANT INVESTMENT SUMMIT (CRIS)

MAY 29+30, 2013 | Hilton Toronto Hotel

The Canadian Restaurant Investment Summit is an annual investment and economic conference driven by GE Capital’s commitment to provide restaurateurs, lenders, and investors with the resources, knowledge and vision to help make better restaurant and franchise investment decisions. Senior-level executives and food service industry experts will gain from timely insights by leading financial and economic analysts. The Canadian Restaurant Investment Summit will explore issues that impact the restaurant investment community and discuss future opportunities and trends through in-depth, interactive sessions that are uniquely Canadian.

www.restaurantinvest.ca

EXPECTED AUDIENCE: 300

VO-CON | The Vacation Ownership CONference

OCTOBER 22+23, 2013 | Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver

The Canadian Resort Development Association (CRDA) is pleased to announce VO-CON, the Canadian Vacation Ownership industry’s premiere business conference. This newly reformatted event will be dedicated to all aspects of the timeshare, fractional and vacation ownership sectors. Focused on “the business of vacations” the event will feature networking, the latest information and will attract resort development, vacation exchange, shared-ownership sales and marketing, hospitality management, design, finance and legal professionals. VO-CON’s program is being developed based on significant feedback from the Association members and the industry.

www.vocon.ca

EXPECTED AUDIENCE: 150

Western Canadian Hotel & Resort Investment Conference (WCH&RIC)

OCTOBER 23+24, 2013 | Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver

The Western Canadian Hotel & Resort Investment Conference provides a year-end perspective on resort and urban lodging, with a western focus. Those involved in the development and/or operation of recreational/resort real estate or active in the hotel and urban-based investment market benefit from interactive sessions and timely insights into investment activity and the potential within the Western Canadian market. The event also provide a unique opportunity for lenders/investors, architects, designers, hospitality consultants, lawyers to gain better perspective on this rapidly evolving industry.

www.hotel-resortinvest.ca

EXPECTED AUDIENCE: 300