TIABC Applauds Appointment of New Board of Directors for Destination BC  

On Thursday January 31, 2013 Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training announced the appointment of the Board of Directors of the new Destination BC. "We are extremely pleased with the calibre of the business people who have indicated their willingness to serve on this first Board," said TIABC Chair Lana Denoni, "because it is these individuals who will be accountable to the tourism industry and tax payers for the success of this new provincial marketing corporation." Click here for more details.

The following is also information on Destination BC:

On Monday, November 5 at the HOST 2012 conference, Premier Christy Clark Announced Destination BC. TIABC applauded this announcement,  Click here for Media Release PDF

At the conference, a technical briefing on Destination BC was given by Minister Bell and TIABC Task Force Chair Dave Butler. The powerpoint slides from this presentation are now available in PDF format located here.

TIABC's PDMO Task Force also issued a Communique providing details on the Provincial Destination Marketing Organization which can be accessed via the TIABC Twitter feed here.

The BC government has posted a Notice of Position to seek applications from prospective candidates for the new Destination BC board of directors. Access the notice here.