Our Corporate Partners

RTOWN Thompson Okanagan

operates Resort TV service, an innovative communication tool giving businesses an entertaining and exciting televised medium to promote their products to millions of resort visitors.  Broadcasting on both RTOWN Digital Signage (screens in high-traffic public locations) and RTOWN Television (broadcast into hotel and resort guest rooms), RTOWN Thompson Okanagan televises local information such as daily events and activities, live weather, current mountain conditions, resort information, entertainment and dining guides, and advertising packages for businesses.  Its network reaches more than 647,000 visitors and local residents in Vernon and Kelowna each month – and as a TOTA corporate partner and official supplier for hospitality televised services, RTOWN is rapidly expanding its services and installations to Summerland, Penticton and a number of other locations throughout the Thompson Okanagan region.  In 2010 RTOWN won as ‘New Business of the Year’ at the Vernon Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Excellence Awards.     Click HERE for more information.

Kelowna International Airport (YLW)

is the 10th busiest airport in Canada, serving approximately 1.4 million arriving and departing passengers each year.  A recent study shows that YLW’s total economic impact in 2010 provided for 2,730 jobs, $140 million in wages, and $610 million in total economic output.  The airport offers 62 daily non-stop commercial flights with Air Canada, WestJet, Alaska Airlines, Central Mountain Air, and Northwestern Air – linking the region to Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Seattle, Victoria, Prince George, Edmonton, and Red Deer, plus seasonal service to the U.S. and Mexico.  As a TOTA corporate partner, YLW is helping to support the region’s tourism industry and, in particular, supplies airport services tailored to support regional gateway promotions and familiarization tours for visiting travel trade and travel media representatives.     Click HERE for more information.

Britec Computer Systems

is a major Canadian IT company with offices in Kelowna and six other major cities across the country.  It offers client support, accounting software, custom applications, hardware and network systems.  As a TOTA corporate partner, Britec works to provide leading-edge IT solutions for the organization and its stakeholders, putting the power of the latest computer-based applications to work on behalf of the region’s tourism industry.  It is also the official supplier of IT solutions for TOTA.  Britec’s mission is to integrate computer systems in order to provide computer systems support which is efficient, economical and effective.  The company specializes in the design, implementation, operation, and administration of corporate computing environments, using expertise that spans networks, applications, databases, internet, e-commerce, desktops, servers, communication technologies, support and training.  Britec’s ‘Business Software Development Unit’ offers specialized services in custom database programming, automation of key business functions, process optimization, documentation, and training.     Click HERE for more information.

Air Canada

is the country’s largest full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market, and the international market to and from Canada.  In 2010 the airline and its regional partners carried more than 32 million passengers, offering direct passenger service to more than 175 destinations on five continents.  As a corporate partner with TOTA, Air Canada serves as the organization’s official air transportation supplier and helps to supports the tourism industry throughout the region.     Click HERE for more information.

TELUS

is a leading Canadian telecommunications company with 12.7 million customer connections through its wide range of communications products and services including wireless, data, Internet, voice, television, entertainment and video.  TELUS has been recognized as one of Canada's most valuable Brands.  In 2011 the company invested more than $600 million in British Columbia to extend the reach and speed of its advanced wireline and wireless broadband services.  TELUS also offers leading business applications and services including Unified Communications, Data Centre Solutions, Security Solutions, Collaboration Solutions and Customer Experience Management Solutions.  Through its strategic partnership with TOTA, TELUS is the official supplier of communications solutions for the organization and for other tourism-related businesses in the Thompson Okanagan – helping the region’s tourism industry to connect with its potential customers across Canada and around the world.     Click HERE for more information.

Global Okanagan...Home of the CHBC NEWS

• Global Okanagan is the most watched channel in the Okanagan Valley
• Global and CHBC NEWS programming reaches 70% of Okanagan residents every week...222,300 18+
• Our newscasts reach 181,400 viewers multiple times every week
• Global Okanagan is on SHAW DIRECT and HD on SHAW CABLE channel 211
• chbcnews.ca has more video news content than any other local website
• Television commercials help to make other media more effective due to imagery recall of commercials

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British Columbia Hospitality Foundation

was formed in 2006 to help long-time wine agent Michael Willingham with a costly surgery and rehabilitation time.  This revealed the need to establish a trust fund to help others – and now BCHF provides financial support to individuals from B.C.’s hospitality industry coping with extraordinary costs arising from a serious medical or health crisis (accident, injury, disability, long-term illness, surgery and rehabilitation).  The fund also awards scholarships and bursaries to hospitality and culinary students.  The Foundation’s goal is to grow to be the charity of choice in the food, beverage and hospitality industry by raising awareness and building an ongoing, self-sustaining trust fund.  To achieve this BCHF builds strategic alliances with community and corporate stakeholders and industry associations; organizes and facilitates fundraising initiatives and events; and distributes funds to individuals who need support during times of critical health or medical crisis.  Click HERE for more information.